DragonForce
- Origin
- MY
- Primary motivation
- ideology
- Sophistication
- intermediate
- Resource level
- team
- Actor type
- hacktivist
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:10:16
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector media-and-entertainment
Targeted regions: country_code:in country_code:il
Context
DragonForce is a hacktivist group based in Malaysia that has been involved in cyberattacks targeting government institutions and commercial organizations in India. They have also targeted websites affiliated with Israel and have shown support for pro-Palestinian causes. The group has been observed using defacement attacks, distributed denial-of-service attacks, and data leaks as part of their campaigns. DragonForce Malaysia has demonstrated an ability to adapt and evolve their tactics over time.
Reports & references
- darkowl.com — Hacktivist Groups Use Defacements In The Israel Hamas Conflict (report)
- blog.radware.com — India One Of The Most Targeted Countries For Hacktivist Groups (report)
- securitybrief.asia — Dragonforce Malaysia Attacks Israeli Institutions Radware (report)
- radware.com — Opisrael A Decade In Review (report)
- blog.radware.com — This Was H1 2022 Part 3 Beyond The War (report)
- fortinet.com — Guidance On Hacktivist Operation Opspatuk By Dragonforce (report)
Attributed from
- DragonForce SimpleHelp Vulnerabilities MSP Attack (campaign)