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G0090: WIRTE

WIRTE is a cyberespionage actor, believed to be a subgroup of the Hamas-affiliated Gaza Cybergang, that has been active since at least August 2018. WIRTE has targeted diplomatic, financial, military, legal, and technology organizations across the Middle East, North Africa, and in Europe to gather intelligence. WIRTE has remained persistently active despite the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and has expanded their operations to include wiper malware attacks against Israeli targets.[1][2][3][4]

EnterpriseG0090GroupObject v3.0Modified
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Security context for executives and security teams

Automation confidenceMedium

WIRTE matters because ATT&CK describes it as a long-running cyberespionage group focused on intelligence collection against diplomatic, financial, military, legal, and technology organizations across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe, with reporting that it has also expanded into wiper malware against Israeli targets. For leaders, this makes WIRTE less a single malware problem and more a test of whether the organization can detect social engineering, script-based execution, command-and-control, data staging, exfiltration, and potentially destructive activity before operations or sensitive information are affected.

Executive priority

Prioritize WIRTE as a regional and sector-relevant threat model where the organization has exposure to the named geographies or sectors, supports government/diplomatic/legal/technology missions, or has Israeli/Middle East operational dependencies. The decision value is in validating resilience: are email and endpoint controls reducing user-driven execution, are SOC teams seeing PowerShell/VB/cmd activity and web-based C2, are cloud-storage synchronization tools such as Rclone governed, and are IR plans prepared for both espionage and wiper-style disruption scenarios? This can also support audit and compliance evidence by showing coverage for collection, exfiltration, and destructive malware readiness.

Technical view

ATT&CK provides no official detection text for the group, so defenders should build coverage from the relationships. WIRTE is linked to Empire, Ferocious, LitePower, Rclone, Havoc, IronWind, SameCoin, and AshTag, plus techniques including malicious links/files, PowerShell, Windows Command Shell, Visual Basic, web protocols for C2, ingress tool transfer, local data staging, local email collection, exfiltration over C2, obfuscation/compression/deobfuscation, masquerading by legitimate resource name/location, and Native API use. SOC validation should therefore focus on Windows script execution, suspicious command-line patterns, unexpected downloader/backdoor behavior, cloud-sync/file-transfer activity, web egress anomalies, staged archives or local collection paths, and destructive/wiper indicators where SameCoin relevance is in scope.

Likely telemetry

  • Email security and user-click/open events for malicious links and files
  • Endpoint process creation and command-line logging for PowerShell, cmd, VB/VBS, .NET, and script hosts
  • PowerShell script block/module/transcription logs where available
  • EDR telemetry for process ancestry, file writes, persistence-like behavior, and masqueraded names or locations
  • Network proxy, DNS, firewall, and TLS metadata for web-protocol C2 and unusual outbound destinations

Detection direction

  • Do not treat the group object as a signature source; ATT&CK supplies no official detection guidance for WIRTE, so detection must be relationship-driven and validated against local telemetry.
  • Tune for suspicious combinations: user-opened content followed by PowerShell/VBS/cmd execution, downloader activity, web egress, tool transfer, local staging, and exfiltration-like traffic.
  • Review allowlists for legitimate administration frameworks and open-source C2/post-exploitation tools; Empire and Havoc can create false positives in red-team or admin contexts but are material when seen on unmanaged endpoints or unusual hosts.
  • Baseline Rclone and other cloud-sync usage; distinguish sanctioned backup/sync workflows from unusual command-line use, new destinations, abnormal transfer volume, or execution from temporary/user-writable paths.
  • Hunt for masquerading and obfuscation rather than exact names only, since related techniques include command obfuscation, compression, deobfuscation, and matching legitimate resource names or locations.

Mitigation priorities

  • Start with exposure scoping: determine whether the organization matches the sectors or regions described by ATT&CK and whether Windows, Android, cloud-storage, and cross-platform tooling are material in the environment.
  • Harden user-execution paths with email/link/file controls, attachment detonation, user reporting workflows, and restrictions on risky script execution where operationally feasible.
  • Improve endpoint visibility and control for PowerShell, cmd, VB/VBS, .NET execution, suspicious child processes, and execution from user-writable or temporary locations.
  • Govern cloud-sync and file-transfer tools, including approved-use policies, logging, egress controls, and alerting for unsanctioned Rclone-like behavior.
  • Prepare IR playbooks for both espionage and disruption: credential and mailbox investigation, data-staging/exfiltration review, malware containment, and wiper recovery decisions.
Additional notes and limits

The strongest defensive value comes from mapping WIRTE’s related software and techniques into control validation rather than relying on the group name. ATT&CK’s description supports cyberespionage, regional/sector targeting, continued activity, and a move into wiper malware; relationships support script-based execution, C2, exfiltration, local collection, tool transfer, and destructive tooling context. Local threat intelligence and environment scope are required before making attribution or exposure claims.

The supplied ATT&CK group object lists no platforms, tactics, labels, or official detection text. Platform and behavior guidance here is inferred only from the supplied relationship context, not from a complete intrusion procedure list. Detection quality depends on local logging, endpoint coverage, network visibility, asset scope, and whether the organization overlaps the described sectors or regions.

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

WIRTE

WIRTE is a cyberespionage actor, believed to be a subgroup of the Hamas-affiliated Gaza Cybergang, that has been active since at least August 2018. WIRTE has targeted diplomatic, financial, military, legal, and technology organizations across the Middle East, North Africa, and in Europe to gather intelligence. WIRTE has remained persistently active despite the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and has expanded their operations to include wiper malware attacks against Israeli targets.[1][2][3][4]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

26 rows
DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1059.001PowerShellSub-technique

WIRTE has used PowerShell for script execution.[1]

EnterpriseT1571Non-Standard Port

WIRTE has used HTTPS over ports 2083 and 2087 for C2.[2]

EnterpriseT1059.005Visual BasicSub-technique

WIRTE has used VBScript in its operations.[1]

EnterpriseT1114.001Local Email CollectionSub-technique

WIRTE has collected documents from victims' email accounts.[4]

EnterpriseT1204.002Malicious FileSub-technique

WIRTE has attempted to lure users into opening malicious documents including MS Word and Excel files, at times using a decoy document to encourage execution of malicious payloads.[2][3][4]

EnterpriseT1608.001Upload MalwareSub-technique

WIRTE has directed victims to malicious payloads staged on file sharing services.[4]

EnterpriseT1140Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

WIRTE has used Base64 to decode malicious VBS script.[1]

EnterpriseT1566.001Spearphishing AttachmentSub-technique

WIRTE has sent emails to intended victims with malicious MS Word and Excel attachments.[2]

EnterpriseT1059.003Windows Command ShellSub-technique

WIRTE has used the Windows command line as part of infection chains to open documents.[3]

EnterpriseT1204.001Malicious LinkSub-technique

WIRTE has used links embedded in emails to lure users into downloading malicious files.[3]

EnterpriseT1036.005Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationSub-technique

WIRTE has used security service provider naming conventions such as ESET and Kasperky ("Kaspersky Update Agent") in order to appear legitimate.[2][3]

EnterpriseT1074.001Local Data StagingSub-technique

WIRTE has staged collected documents of interest in `C:\Users\Public folder`.[4]

EnterpriseT1588.002ToolSub-technique

WIRTE has obtained and used Empire and Rclone for post-exploitation activities.[1][4]

EnterpriseT1586.002Email AccountsSub-technique

WIRTE has used compromised emails, including one belonging to an Israel-based technology reseller, to deliver targeted spearphishing messages.[3]

EnterpriseT1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

WIRTE has exfiltrated collected victim data to C2 infrastructure.[4]

EnterpriseT1583.001DomainsSub-technique

WIRTE has registered domains designed to mimic legitimate sites for use in phishing campaigns.[3][4]

EnterpriseT1071.001Web ProtocolsSub-technique

WIRTE has used HTTP for network communication.[1]

EnterpriseT1574.001DLLSub-technique

WIRTE has used RAR archives containing a legitimate executable and a lure document to execute malicious DLLs via sideloading.[3]

EnterpriseT1497.001System ChecksSub-technique

WIRTE has configured C2 servers to check location and user-agent strings for victim endpoints to prevent sending a payload to sandboxed environments.[4]

EnterpriseT1566.002Spearphishing LinkSub-technique

WIRTE has sent targeted spearphishing emails with malicious links directing victims to malware downloads.[3]

EnterpriseT1684.001ImpersonationSub-technique

WIRTE has used utilized look-alike domains and graphics of trusted security solution providers to entice victims to click on phishing links.[3]

EnterpriseT1106Native API

WIRTE has used the `RtlIpv4StringToAddressA` to convert IP-formatted string to a byte array.[3]

EnterpriseT1218.010Regsvr32Sub-technique

WIRTE has used `regsvr32.exe` to trigger the execution of a malicious script.[1]

EnterpriseT1105Ingress Tool Transfer

WIRTE has downloaded PowerShell code from the C2 server to be executed.[1]

EnterpriseT1027.015CompressionSub-technique

WIRTE has compressed malicious files within RAR and ZIP archives for obfuscation. [3][4]

EnterpriseT1027.010Command ObfuscationSub-technique

WIRTE has XOR encrypted command line strings to conceal malware execution chains.[3]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

MalwareEnterprise

S9030: SameCoin

SameCoin is a multi-platform wiper with Windows and Android versions that has been used by WIRTE to target entities in the Middle East including in Israel.[1]

WindowsAndroid
ToolEnterprise

S0363: Empire

Empire is an open-source, cross-platform remote administration and post-exploitation framework that is publicly available on GitHub. While the tool itself is primarily written in Python, the post-exploitation agents are written in pure PowerShell for Windows and Python for Linux/macOS. Empire was one of five tools singled out by a joint report on public hacking tools being widely used by adversaries.[1][2][3]

LinuxmacOSWindows
MalwareEnterprise

S9029: IronWind

IronWind is a custom loader malware that has been in use since at least 2023 by actors including WIRTE to target entities in the Middle East.[1]

Windows
ToolEnterprise

S1040: Rclone

Rclone is a command line program for syncing files with cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, and MEGA. Rclone has been used in a number of ransomware campaigns, including those associated with the Conti and DarkSide Ransomware-as-a-Service operations.[1][2][3][4][5]

LinuxWindowsmacOS
MalwareEnterprise

S1229: Havoc

Havoc is an open-source post-exploitation command and control (C2) framework first released on GitHub in October 2022 by C5pider (Paul Ungur), who continues to maintain and develop it with community contributors. Havoc provides a wide range of offensive security capabilities and has been adopted by multiple threat actors to establish and maintain control over compromised systems.

LinuxmacOSWindows
MalwareEnterprise

S9031: AshTag

AshTag is a modular .NET backdoor with multiple features that has been used by WIRTE since at least 2025. AshTag is designed for persistence and remote command execution and can masquerade as a legitimate VisualServer utility.[1]

Windows
Relationship explorer

All related ATT&CK context

uses · TechniqueT1059.001: PowerShellEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1571: Non-Standard PortEnterpriseuses · MalwareS0680: LitePowerEnterpriseuses · MalwareS9030: SameCoinEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1059.005: Visual BasicEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1114.001: Local Email CollectionEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1204.002: Malicious FileEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1608.001: Upload MalwareEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1140: Deobfuscate/Decode Files or InformationEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1566.001: Spearphishing AttachmentEnterpriseuses · MalwareS0679: FerociousEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1059.003: Windows Command ShellEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1204.001: Malicious LinkEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1036.005: Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationEnterpriseuses · ToolS0363: EmpireEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1074.001: Local Data StagingEnterpriseuses · MalwareS9029: IronWindEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1588.002: ToolEnterpriseuses · ToolS1040: RcloneEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1586.002: Email AccountsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1041: Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1583.001: DomainsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1071.001: Web ProtocolsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1574.001: DLLEnterprise
Change history

Object version and sync metadata

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ATT&CK release
19.1
Object version
3.0
Created
Modified
Raw hash
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Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(1)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
19.13.0Current bundle9c8f97a703bc…
Raw source

Mirrored ATT&CK source object

The raw object is retained through the mirrored ATT&CK source bundle and object hash. The raw endpoint returns the exact object from the mirrored bundle when available.

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Source references

External references and citations

MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.

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