Sector16
A novice pro-Russia hacktivist group that emerged in January 2025 through work with Z-Pentest. It claims on Telegram to have broken into US energy facilities.
- Alert level
- 1/ 5
- Reports & advisories (90 days)
- 0
- Known exploited CVEs
- 0
- Personal data leaked (disclosed)
- None confirmed
Attribution
- Assessed that members may receive indirect Russian government support — US CISA, FBI, NSA and international partners
How they attack
Entry
Exposed remote-control screens
Like finding a factory control panel left unlocked by the roadside and fiddling with the knobs.
Goal
Tampering with equipment and bragging
Like turning the dials on a control panel, filming it, and boasting online that the damage was huge.
Sources
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Leak counts only add up figures disclosed by the affected companies or authorities, never the attackers' own claims. We do not list victim names or link to leak sites.
The alert level is calculated automatically from reports and advisories in the last 90 days, known exploited vulnerabilities, and whether the group has targeted Japan.
Updated 2026-10-23 · daily