UserSec
- First seen
- 2022-01-01 00:00:00
- Origin
- RU
- Primary motivation
- ideology
- Sophistication
- intermediate
- Resource level
- team
- Actor type
- hacktivist
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:07:21
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector defense-and-aerospace
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:de country_code:pl country_code:fr country_code:uk
Context
UserSec is a pro-Russian hacking group that has been active since at least 2022. The group is known for its DDoS attacks and has collaborated with other pro-Russian hacking groups. In May 2023, UserSec announced a cyber campaign targeting NATO member states and joined forces with KillNet to launch attacks against NATO.
Reports & references
- therecord.media — Scandinavian Airlines Cyberattack Anonymous Sudan (report)
- blog.cyble.com — Notable Ddos Attack Tools And Services Supporting Hacktivist Operations In 2023 (report)
- socradar.io — Cyber Shadows Pact Darknet Parliament Killnet Anonymous Sudan Revil (report)
- socradar.io — Dark Peep 2 War And A Piece Of Hilarity (report)