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MoleratsG0021 state

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aka Molerats, Operation Molerats, Gaza Cybergang, Gaza Hackers Team, Extreme Jackal, Moonlight, ALUMINUM SARATOGA, G0021, BLACKSTEM

Last updated: 2026-08-20

0attributed CVEs
25ATT&CK techniques
0.0IDF score (tooling uniqueness)
0exclusive CVEs
—years active

About this actor

[Molerats](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0021) is an Arabic-speaking, politically-motivated threat group that has been operating since 2012. The group's victims have primarily been in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.(Citation: DustySky)(Citation: DustySky2)(Citation: Kaspersky MoleRATs April 2019)(Citation: Cybereason Molerats Dec 2020)

Source: MITRE ATT&CK

Names & naming systems

Each vendor coins its own name for the same actor. Where a name follows a known scheme we attribute it; the rest are listed honestly as unclassified.

MITRE ATT&CKG-number catalogue id

G0021

CrowdStrikenation-animal names

Extreme Jackal

Secureworkscolour-metal names

ALUMINUM SARATOGA

Unclassifiedno scheme matched

MoleratsOperation MoleratsGaza CybergangGaza Hackers TeamMoonlightBLACKSTEM

How we know this

Data origin
MITRE ATT&CK Imported from the MITRE ATT&CK STIX bundle as an intrusion-set object.
Techniques
MITRE ATT&CK STIX mappings — 25 ATT&CK techniques on file.
Named victims
None on file.

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Activity timeline

No activity events recorded.

Profile

CVERiskCVSSEPSSPublishedProducts
No attributed CVEs.

Mitigating controls (NIST 800-53)

ControlTechniques coveredCoverage
CM-217 / 2568%
CM-617 / 2568%
SI-417 / 2568%
CM-713 / 2552%
SI-313 / 2552%
CA-712 / 2548%
AC-311 / 2544%
AC-610 / 2540%
SI-210 / 2540%
AC-29 / 2536%
SI-79 / 2536%
AC-48 / 2532%
CM-88 / 2532%
RA-58 / 2532%
SC-78 / 2532%

Co-occurring actors

None.

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