Altoufan Team
Intelligence Profile
ALTOUFAN TEAM is a politically motivated hacktivist group with anti-Zionism, anti-monarchy, and pro-14-February movement sentiments. They have targeted government agencies and organizations in Bahrain and Israel, claiming to support political causes in the region. The group has employed techniques such as credential theft to compromise systems, as demonstrated by their attack on Bahrain's Social Insurance Organization. ALTOUFAN maintains a presence on social media platforms to disseminate their messages and showcase their activities.
Threat Analysis
Altoufan Team is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of hacktivism.
As a hacktivist-aligned entity, Altoufan Team conducts operations driven by ideological, political, or social grievances, typically through website defacements, DDoS attacks, and the leaking of sensitive data to advance a public narrative.