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SHADOW-AETHER-015

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SHADOW-AETHER-015 is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.

Description

SHADOW-AETHER-015 is a highly adaptable cybercriminal group known for identity abuse and cloud compromise, primarily targeting identity and access management systems like Okta and Azure AD/Entra ID. They employ sophisticated social engineering techniques, including vishing and help-desk impersonation, to gain access to legitimate credentials. Their operations involve multi-pressure extortion tactics, such as data theft, ransomware, and employee intimidation, while leveraging MFA fatigue and token theft to bypass authentication controls. The group has been linked to the "0ktapus" phishing campaign and is most active in English-speaking countries, with a focus on sectors rich in sensitive data.

Techniques by tactic

No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for SHADOW-AETHER-015 in WhisperGraph.

Attributed infrastructure

None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to SHADOW-AETHER-015 today — this states the absence of a published link, not that SHADOW-AETHER-015 has no infrastructure.

References

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Related pages

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Queries

Resolves the slug to this actor, merging every duplicate node sharing the same name.


MATCH (a:ACTOR)
WHERE a.name =~ $pattern OR any(x IN a.aliases WHERE x =~ $pattern)
RETURN a.id AS id, a.name AS name, a.aliases AS aliases, a.description AS description,
       a.references AS references, a.campaigns AS campaigns
LIMIT 25
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Techniques this actor uses, grouped by the tactic each one serves.


MATCH (a:ACTOR {name: $name})-[:USES_TECHNIQUE]->(t:ATTACK_PATTERN)
OPTIONAL MATCH (t)-[:USES_TACTIC]->(tac:ATTACK_PATTERN)
RETURN t.id AS techniqueId, t.name AS techniqueName, tac.id AS tacticId, tac.name AS tacticName
LIMIT 1000
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Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.


MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
LIMIT 25
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