Threat Actor Profile
High APT
Description

BlackOasis is a Middle Eastern threat group that is believed to be a customer of Gamma Group. The group has shown interest in prominent figures in the United Nations, as well as opposition bloggers, activists, regional news correspondents, and think tanks. (Citation: Securelist BlackOasis Oct 2017) (Citation: Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017) A group known by Microsoft as NEODYMIUM is reportedly associated closely with BlackOasis operations, but evidence that the group names are aliases has not been identified. (Citation: CyberScoop BlackOasis Oct 2017)

Confidence Score
90%
Known Aliases
BlackOasis
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 (1)
T1027 - Obfuscated Files or Information
Defense Evasion
Indicators of Compromise

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STIX Data
{'aliases': ['BlackOasis'],
 'created': '2018-04-18T17:59:24.739Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': '[BlackOasis](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0063) is a '
                'Middle Eastern threat group that is believed to be a customer '
                'of Gamma Group. The group has shown interest in prominent '
                'figures in the United Nations, as well as opposition '
                'bloggers, activists, regional news correspondents, and think '
                'tanks. (Citation: Securelist BlackOasis Oct 2017) (Citation: '
                'Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017) A group known by Microsoft as '
                '[NEODYMIUM](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0055) is '
                'reportedly associated closely with '
                '[BlackOasis](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0063) '
                'operations, but evidence that the group names are aliases has '
                'not been identified. (Citation: CyberScoop BlackOasis Oct '
                '2017)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0063',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0063'},
                         {'description': '(Citation: Securelist BlackOasis Oct '
                                         '2017) (Citation: Securelist APT '
                                         'Trends Q2 2017)',
                          'source_name': 'BlackOasis'},
                         {'description': "Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & "
                                         'Analysis Team. (2017, October 16). '
                                         'BlackOasis APT and new targeted '
                                         'attacks leveraging zero-day exploit. '
                                         'Retrieved February 15, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Securelist BlackOasis Oct 2017',
                          'url': 'https://securelist.com/blackoasis-apt-and-new-targeted-attacks-leveraging-zero-day-exploit/82732/'},
                         {'description': "Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & "
                                         'Analysis Team. (2017, August 8). APT '
                                         'Trends report Q2 2017. Retrieved '
                                         'February 15, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017',
                          'url': 'https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2017/79332/'},
                         {'description': 'Bing, C. (2017, October 16). Middle '
                                         'Eastern hacking group is using '
                                         'FinFisher malware to conduct '
                                         'international espionage. Retrieved '
                                         'February 15, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'CyberScoop BlackOasis Oct 2017',
                          'url': 'https://www.cyberscoop.com/middle-eastern-hacking-group-using-finfisher-malware-conduct-international-espionage/'}],
 'id': 'intrusion-set--da49b9f1-ca99-443f-9728-0a074db66850',
 'modified': '2025-04-25T14:49:40.224Z',
 'name': 'BlackOasis',
 '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': '1.0'}
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