Silence gained their name from the way that they operate. The group is known for gaining access and then operating quietly to remain undetected on a victim’s network for extended periods of time. Previously, the group’s operations have focused on financial institutions in Europe and Asia. Each time the group becomes active, they have expanded their geographic area of operations and the means by which they use social engineering to gain the initial access into victim’s networks. Because of this, it is vital that financial institutions implement training programs for all employees on how to recognize social engineering attempts and phishing emails. Constant monitoring of log files for patterns of attacker behavior and detecting threats on workstations and servers using Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools are also important means of detecting attacks and recovering from attacks as quickly as possible. More information can be found on this incident at https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-01-13-notorious-silence-hacking-group-targeting-banks-in-sub-saharan-africa/