BarbWire
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Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
2023-12-14 ⋅ SentinelOne ... Gaza Cybergang | Unified Front Targeting Hamas Opposition BarbWire ... ; 2022-04-06 ⋅ Cybereason ... Operation Bearded Barbie: APT-C-23 Campaign Targeting Israeli Officials ... BarbWire
Techniques & procedures
1 distinct technique documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Stealth
1 techniqueThe malware implementation is embedded either in the macros or in the documents themselves, often in Base64-encoded form... The BarbWire samples used as part of Operation Bearded Barbie are reported to implement a custom base64 algorithm... modifies Base64 strings by adding an extra character that is removed before decoding.
IOCs tracked for this family
3 indicators attributed across vendor reports, sandbox runs, and researcher write-ups. Full values are available in Mallory.
IPs, domains, and DNS infrastructure linked to this family.
File hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256) from samples and reports.
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A backdoor used in Operation Bearded Barbie against Israeli targets in law enforcement, military, and emergency services. It uses modified Base64 string obfuscation and is related to the earlier Big Bang backdoor.
BarbWire is discussed as a named malware/tool used in campaigns attributed to Gaza/Arid Viper activity targeting Hamas opposition and Israeli officials.
The version that knows your environment.
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Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.