Threat actor
Zarya
Last fetched
Zarya is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques and also known as 1 other name.
Also known as
UAC-0109
Description
Zarya is a pro-Russian hacktivist group that emerged in March 2022. Initially operating as a special forces unit under the command of Killnet, Zarya has since become an independent entity. The group is primarily known for engaging in Denial-of-Service attacks, website defacement campaigns, and data leaks. Zarya targets government agencies, service providers, critical infrastructure, and civil service employees, both domestically and internationally.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Zarya in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Zarya today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Zarya has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/killnet-new-capabilities-older-tactics
- https://www.cyfirma.com/?post_type=out-of-band&p=17397
- https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/the-week-in-security-possible-colonial-pipeline-2.0-ransomware-hurts-small-american-eateries
- https://channellife.com.au/story/the-increasing-presence-of-pro-russia-hacktivists
- https://socradar.io/dark-web-profile-killnet-russian-hacktivist-group/
- https://cip.gov.ua/services/cm/api/attachment/download?id=60068
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Related pages
Pivot from Zarya into its techniques, tactics and any attributed infrastructure.
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 25Techniques 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 1000Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.
MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
LIMIT 25Or query Whisper from your own LLM workflow via the Whisper MCP server.