Source assertions are not new attribution claims. No sole inventor or transitive actor-CVE inference. { "record": { "id": "ATTACK:ics:G0049", "title": "OilRig", "type": "IntrusionSet", "source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0049", "snapshot": "ics-attack-20.0.json", "status": "active", "rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads", "review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending", "stix_id": "intrusion-set--4ca1929c-7d64-4aab-b849-badbfc0c760d", "external_id": "G0049", "domain": "ics", "created": "2017-12-14T16:46:06.044Z", "modified": "2026-07-31T20:48:34.886Z", "version": "5.0", "aliases": [ "OilRig", "COBALT GYPSY", "IRN2", "APT34", "Helix Kitten", "Evasive Serpens", "Hazel Sandstorm", "EUROPIUM", "ITG13", "Earth Simnavaz", "Crambus", "TA452" ], "tactics": [ ], "source_references": [ { "source_name": "IRN2" }, { "source_name": "ITG13" }, { "source_name": "Hazel Sandstorm" }, { "source_name": "EUROPIUM" }, { "source_name": "OilRig" }, { "source_name": "TA452" }, { "source_name": "COBALT GYPSY" }, { "source_name": "Crambus" }, { "source_name": "Earth Simnavaz" }, { "source_name": "Helix Kitten" }, { "source_name": "Evasive Serpens" }, { "source_name": "Check Point APT34 April 2021", "url": "https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/irans-apt34-returns-with-an-updated-arsenal/" }, { "source_name": "ClearSky OilRig Jan 2017", "url": "http://www.clearskysec.com/oilrig/" }, { "source_name": "Trend Micro Earth Simnavaz October 2024", "url": "https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/j/earth-simnavaz-cyberattacks.html" }, { "source_name": "Palo Alto OilRig May 2016", "url": "http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/05/the-oilrig-campaign-attacks-on-saudi-arabian-organizations-deliver-helminth-backdoor/" }, { "source_name": "Palo Alto OilRig April 2017", "url": "http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/04/unit42-oilrig-actors-provide-glimpse-development-testing-efforts/" }, { "source_name": "Palo Alto OilRig Oct 2016", "url": "http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/10/unit42-oilrig-malware-campaign-updates-toolset-and-expands-targets/" }, { "source_name": "IBM ZeroCleare Wiper December 2019", "url": "https://securityintelligence.com/posts/new-destructive-wiper-zerocleare-targets-energy-sector-in-the-middle-east/" }, { "source_name": "Unit 42 QUADAGENT July 2018", "url": "https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/07/unit42-oilrig-targets-technology-service-provider-government-agency-quadagent/" }, { "source_name": "Crowdstrike Helix Kitten Nov 2018", "url": "https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/meet-crowdstrikes-adversary-of-the-month-for-november-helix-kitten/" }, { "source_name": "Microsoft Threat Actor Naming July 2023", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/intelligence/microsoft-threat-actor-naming?view=o365-worldwide" }, { "source_name": "Proofpoint Iranian Aligned Attacks JAN 2020", "url": "https://www.proofpoint.com/us/corporate-blog/post/iranian-state-sponsored-and-aligned-attacks-what-you-need-know-and-steps-protect" }, { "source_name": "FireEye APT34 Dec 2017", "url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/12/targeted-attack-in-middle-east-by-apt34.html" }, { "source_name": "Secureworks COBALT GYPSY Threat Profile", "url": "https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/cobalt-gypsy" }, { "source_name": "Symantec Crambus OCT 2023", "url": "https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/crambus-middle-east-government" }, { "source_name": "APT34" }, { "source_name": "Unit 42 Playbook Dec 2017", "url": "https://pan-unit42.github.io/playbook_viewer/" }, { "source_name": "Unit42 OilRig Playbook 2023", "url": "https://pan-unit42.github.io/playbook_viewer/?pb=evasive-serpens" } ] }, "assertions": [ { "id": "ics:relationship--3618a010-b94b-4974-b1be-7630d5c853c1", "subject": "ATTACK:ics:G0049", "predicate": "uses", "object": "ATTACK:ics:T0865", "asserted_by": "MITRE ATT&CK", "source_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitre-attack/attack-stix-data/c2494b29dd268c46a5d0ea0990553e4327cd2253/ics-attack/ics-attack-20.0.json", "snapshot": "ics-attack-20.0.json", "evidence_locator": "relationship--3618a010-b94b-4974-b1be-7630d5c853c1", "modified": "2026-07-31T20:48:35.322Z", "references": [ { "source_name": "Robert Falcone, Bryan Lee May 2016", "url": "https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/the-oilrig-campaign-attacks-on-saudi-arabian-organizations-deliver-helminth-backdoor/" } ], "qualification": "Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. 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