Threat Actor Profile
High APT
Description

Gorgon Group is a threat group consisting of members who are suspected to be Pakistan-based or have other connections to Pakistan. The group has performed a mix of criminal and targeted attacks, including campaigns against government organizations in the United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, and the United States. (Citation: Unit 42 Gorgon Group Aug 2018)

Confidence Score
90%
Known Aliases
Gorgon Group
Tags
mitre-attack stix-2.1 intrusion-set
First Seen

Unknown

Last Updated

Unknown

Active Status
Active
Created

April 29, 2026

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (16)
T1105 - Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1055.002 - Portable Executable Injection
Defense Evasion
T1055.012 - Process Hollowing
Defense Evasion
T1112 - Modify Registry
Defense Evasion
T1140 - Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
Defense Evasion
T1562.001 - Disable or Modify Tools
Defense Evasion
T1564.003 - Hidden Window
Defense Evasion
T1059.001 - PowerShell
Execution
T1059.003 - Windows Command Shell
Execution
T1059.005 - Visual Basic
Execution
T1106 - Native API
Execution
T1204.002 - Malicious File
Execution
T1566.001 - Spearphishing Attachment
Initial Access
T1547.001 - Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
Persistence
T1547.009 - Shortcut Modification
Persistence
T1588.002 - Tool
Resource Development
Indicators of Compromise

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STIX Data 
{'aliases': ['Gorgon Group'],
 'created': '2018-10-17T00:14:20.652Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': '[Gorgon Group](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0078) is a '
                'threat group consisting of members who are suspected to be '
                'Pakistan-based or have other connections to Pakistan. The '
                'group has performed a mix of criminal and targeted attacks, '
                'including campaigns against government organizations in the '
                'United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, and the United States. '
                '(Citation: Unit 42 Gorgon Group Aug 2018)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0078',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0078'},
                         {'description': '(Citation: Unit 42 Gorgon Group Aug '
                                         '2018)',
                          'source_name': 'Gorgon Group'},
                         {'description': 'Falcone, R., et al. (2018, August '
                                         '02). The Gorgon Group: Slithering '
                                         'Between Nation State and Cybercrime. '
                                         'Retrieved August 7, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Unit 42 Gorgon Group Aug 2018',
                          'url': 'https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/08/unit42-gorgon-group-slithering-nation-state-cybercrime/'}],
 'id': 'intrusion-set--1f21da59-6a13-455b-afd0-d58d0a5a7d27',
 'modified': '2025-04-25T14:49:11.522Z',
 'name': 'Gorgon Group',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'intrusion-set',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_version': '1.5'}
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Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
Portable Executable Injection
Defense Evasion
Process Hollowing
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