APT / THREAT GROUP

Void Balaur

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Void Balaur is a highly active hack-for-hire / cyber mercenary group with a wide range of known target types across the globe. Their services have been observed for sale to the public online since at least 2016. Services include the collection of private data and access to specific online email and social media services, such as Gmail, Outlook, Telegram, Yandex, Facebook, Instagram, and business emails.

Threat Analysis

Void Balaur is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

External References

→https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/the-sprawling-infrastructure-of-a-careless-mercenary/

→https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/countering-hack-for-hire-groups/

→https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/white_papers/wp-void-balaur-tracking-a-cybermercenarys-activities.pdf

→https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2020/03/targeted-surveillance-attacks-in-uzbekistan-an-old-threat-with-new-techniques/

→https://equalit.ie/deflect-labs-report-6/

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases1

SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

Void Balaur

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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