Thunderbolt Jackal
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THUNDERBOLT JACKAL is the Turkish nationalist hacktivist group commonly known as Ayyıldız Tim. The group conducts both opportunistic and targeted operations in support of the Turkish government, and claims that its activity dates back to 2002. Known Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) used by the group include distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, website defacements, and social med...
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Thunderbolt Jackal
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Turkey, Middle East
Community Identifiers
Ayyıldız Tim
Objective
Denial Of Service, defacement
Motivation
Hacktivism
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