HydraC2
HydraC2 is a high-reputation DDoS botnet operator active since August 2023. Reporting links HydraC2 to prior involvement with the Five Families group, which consists of GhostSec, Stormous, ThreatSec, SiegedSec, and Blackforums. The group was observed in the context of heightened Middle East cyber threat activity, and HydraC2, Killnet, and related actors were reported to have expressed support for the Iranian regime in private channels and on Telegram. HydraC2 is associated with DDoS activity focused on flooding targets with packets, typically UDP and sometimes TCP, to disrupt hospitals, aviation, defense, and government entities. In the cited reporting, HydraC2 was specifically tracked as part of likely retaliatory DDoS risk against regional and potentially US targets.
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Targeting
Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Who they target
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
- Health Care Equipment & Services
- Transportation
- Capital Goods
- Utilities
Tradecraft
1 distinct technique observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
Recent activity
1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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