Threat Actor Profile
Description
Metador is a suspected cyber espionage group that was first reported in September 2022. Metador has targeted a limited number of telecommunication companies, internet service providers, and universities in the Middle East and Africa. Security researchers named the group Metador based on the "I am meta" string in one of the group's malware samples and the expectation of Spanish-language responses from C2 servers.(Citation: SentinelLabs Metador Sept 2022)
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First Seen
Unknown
Last Updated
Unknown
Active Status
ActiveCreated
April 29, 2026
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (9)
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{'aliases': ['Metador'],
'created': '2023-01-25T23:57:51.818Z',
'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'description': '[Metador](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1013) is a '
'suspected cyber espionage group that was first reported in '
'September 2022. '
'[Metador](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1013) has targeted '
'a limited number of telecommunication companies, internet '
'service providers, and universities in the Middle East and '
'Africa. Security researchers named the group '
'[Metador](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1013) based on the '
'"I am meta" string in one of the group\'s malware samples and '
'the expectation of Spanish-language responses from C2 '
'servers.(Citation: SentinelLabs Metador Sept 2022)',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G1013',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1013'},
{'description': 'Ehrlich, A., et al. (2022, '
'September). THE MYSTERY OF METADOR | '
'AN UNATTRIBUTED THREAT HIDING IN '
'TELCOS, ISPS, AND UNIVERSITIES. '
'Retrieved January 23, 2023.',
'source_name': 'SentinelLabs Metador Sept 2022',
'url': 'https://assets.sentinelone.com/sentinellabs22/metador#page=1'}],
'id': 'intrusion-set--bfc5ddb3-4dfb-4278-8928-020e1b3feddd',
'modified': '2024-04-11T00:46:59.526Z',
'name': 'Metador',
'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'intrusion-set',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
'x_mitre_contributors': ['Massimiliano Romano, BT Security',
'Sittikorn Sangrattanapitak'],
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}