Z-Pentest Alliance
Aliases: Z-Pentest
- Origin
- RU
- Primary motivation
- ideology
- Sophistication
- intermediate
- Resource level
- organization
- Actor type
- hacktivist, nation-state
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:25:52
Targeted industries: energy-and-utilities transportation-and-logistics government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:it country_code:il
Context
Z-Pentest Alliance is a pro-Russian hacktivist group known for targeting industrial control systems and operational technology systems, particularly in Italy and Israel. The group has claimed responsibility for various attacks, including gaining control of a water supply management system and disrupting aviation authorities' websites. Z-Pentest Alliance operates within a larger alliance of hacktivist groups, often collaborating on politically motivated operations, including DDoS campaigns. The group has been linked to the GRU and is associated with the NoName057 group, sharing tools and intelligence.
Reports & references
- socradar.io — Telegram Activity Timeline Iran Israel Us War (report)
- intel471.com — Winter Olympics 2026 Hacktivism Surges Ahead Of Protests And Suspected Sabotage (report)
- picussecurity.com — How Noname05716 Uses Ddosia To Attack Nato Targets (report)