# Silence group: threat group profile

> Silence group is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack techniques | 0 |
| Thought to operate from | Not known |
| Other names | 2 |
| Public reports | 3 |

## Who is Silence group?

Silence group is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

Silence, WHISPER SPIDER

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

### What public reporting says

> a relatively new threat actor that’s been operating since mid-2016 Group-IB has exposed the attacks committed by Silence cybercriminal group. While the gang had previously targeted Russian banks, Group-IB experts also have discovered evidence of the group's activity in more than 25 countries worldwide. Group-IB has published its first detailed report on tactics and tools employed by Silence. Group-IB security analysts' hypothesis is that at least one of the gang members appears to be a former or current employee of a cyber security company. The confirmed damage from Silence activity is estimated at 800 000 USD. Silence is a group of Russian-speaking hackers, based on their commands language, the location of infrastructure they used, and the geography of their targets (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Poland, and Kazakhstan). Although phishing emails were also sent to bank employees in Central and Western Europe, Africa, and Asia). Furthermore, Silence used Russian words typed on an English keyboard layout for the commands of the employed backdoor. The hackers also used Russian-language web hosting services.

## Public reports about Silence group

- https://reaqta.com/2019/01/silence-group-targeting-russian-banks/
- https://www.group-ib.com/blog/silence
- https://securelist.com/the-silence/83009/

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### Who is Silence group?

Silence group is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

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