HOMETHREATSZ-Pentest Alliance
APT / THREAT GROUP HACKTIVISM

Z-Pentest Alliance

🇷🇺Russia-attributed
1
campaigns
2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 25, 2026

Intelligence Profile

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.

Threat Analysis

Z-Pentest Alliance is a known-sophistication threat actor attributed to Russia, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of hacktivism.

As a hacktivist-aligned entity, Z-Pentest Alliance 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.

Known Campaigns

Z-Pentest Alliance — Active Operations March 2026

Z-Pentest Alliance is a hacktivism threat actor attributed to Russia. 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 manageme...

ACTIVEMEDIUM2026

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Motivation hacktivism
Origin🇷🇺 Russia
Aliases2
SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

Z-PentestZ-Pentest Alliance

Research Links

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