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Gamaredon Group

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reference profile · reported nexus: RU (not nationality)

Unit 42 threat researchers have recently observed a threat group distributing new, custom developed malware. We have labelled this threat group the Gamaredon Group and our research shows that the Gamaredon Group has been active since at least 2013. In the past, the Gamaredon Group has relied heavily on off-the-shelf tools. Our new research shows the Gamaredon Group have made a shift to custom-developed malware. We believe this shift indicates the Gamaredon Group have improved their technical capabilities.

Source-reported aliases: ACTINIUM, DEV-0157, Blue Otso, BlueAlpha, G0047, IRON TILDEN, PRIMITIVE BEAR, Shuckworm, Trident Ursa, UAC-0010, Winterflounder, Aqua Blizzard, Actinium. Associations do not prove equivalence.

Target geography

Catalog-listed countries (associations, not attack counts): Ukraine · Germany

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Historical casebook

No dated record curated yet; absence does not establish inactivity.

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References

Pinned source catalog

https://www.lookingglasscyber.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Operation_Armageddon_Final.pdf

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit-42-title-gamaredon-group-toolset-evolution

https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0047

https://github.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/tree/master/Russia/APT/Gamaredon

https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/Report2020CrowdStrikeGlobalThreatReport.pdf

https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/06/18/digging-up-invisimole-hidden-arsenal

https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/shuckworm-gamaredon-espionage-ukraine

https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/02/04/actinium-targets-ukrainian-organizations

https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/06/11/gamaredon-group-grows-its-game

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/gamaredon-primitive-bear-ukraine-update-2021

https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2019-1212.pdf

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/atoms/tridentursa

https://cert.gov.ua/article/1229152

https://cert.gov.ua/article/971405

https://cert.gov.ua/article/40240

https://cert.gov.ua/article/39386

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