Cyber Threat Actor: 3301

The threat actor known by the alias 3301 operates from the United States of America and has been identified primarily through a single publicly reported incident. The group uses the pseudonym 3301 when claiming responsibility for its activities and has not been linked to any other aliases in the available sources. Its known location within the United States is the only geographic detail provided, with no further information about infrastructure, headquarters, or operational bases. The actor’s public statements frame its actions as a response to specific social issues, indicating a motive rooted in ideological opposition rather than financial gain.

In the 2015‑07‑26 incident targeting Planned Parenthood, 3301 employed a Blind SQL injection technique to extract website databases and employee contact information while attempting to deface the site, a effort that failed due to backend configuration constraints. The actor’s tooling style appears centered on web application exploitation, with no referenced malware families or custom toolsets in the reported case. The strategic objective demonstrated in this operation was politically motivated retaliation against the organization’s practices, coupled with an intent to disclose internal communications as a form of disruption and publicity. No state nexus, criminal consortium affiliation, or additional campaigns are documented in the source material, leaving the Planned Parenthood breach as the sole confirmed operation attributed to 3301. The victim’s response included an internal investigation and engagement with federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and the Department of Justice. This incident remains the only concrete evidence of the actor’s capabilities and behavior as recorded in open sources.