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MUSLIM CYBER ARMY

MUSLIM CYBER ARMY

ID: 611ee6332c9b37b8843cc039ad732f29
Hacktivist Group Hacktivism
Threat types: Defacement
Indonesia
Updated: 2026-01-13
Created: 2025-10-16
Progress: 47% Completeness: 45% Freshness: 50%
Operation zone: —
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MCA — — —
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MITRE ATT&CK®
confidence: medium
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Muslim Cyber Army (MCA) — Indonesian online network spotlighted in 2018 for coordinated disinformation/harassment; police arrests documented; more IO/astroturfing than classic defacement crew.


Technique Technique name Tactics Evidence
T1585 Establish Accounts TA0042
  • 2018-03-13 — Guardian: arrests tied to MCA; operation used fake accounts and propaganda to influence politics. · ref
  • 2018-03-01 — Washington Post: 14 suspected members arrested; network used hacking, misinformation and hate speech. · ref
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Last updated: 2025-10-17T21:07:06+00:00
Muslim Cyber Army

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified / Open Source


Executive Summary

The Muslim Cyber Army (MCA) is primarily an information operations network exposed in 2018 for fake accounts, coordinated propaganda and online harassment, with police arrests documented. It differs from classic Indonesian defacement crews; treat it as an IO/astroturfing actor. Confidence: medium (major media corroboration).

  • T1585 — Establish Accounts (personas/botnets): large-scale sockpuppetry and propaganda distribution.


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