APT29

Threat Actor
40 incidents First seen 2026-02-23 Last seen 2026-10-16
Overview

APT29 is threat group that has been attributed to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). They have operated since at least 2008, often targeting government networks in Europe and NATO member countries, research institutes, and think tanks. APT29 reportedly compromised the Democratic National Committee starting in the summer of 2015. In April 2021, the US and UK governments attributed the SolarWinds Compromise to the SVR; public statements included citations to APT29, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes. Industry reporting also referred to the actors involved in this campaign as UNC2452, NOBELIUM, StellarParticle, Dark Halo, and SolarStorm.

Threat ecosystem
Actors Malware Campaigns CVEs
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At a glance
peak priority 190 87 techniques 49 tools & malware in ATT&CK since 2017-05-31 updated 2026-07-31 · v6.2
Activity by month (incidents)
2026-022026-10
Sectors targeted
government · 13technology · 8hospitality · 7defense · 6health · 5finance · 4manufacturing · 4cryptocurrency · 3energy · 3aerospace · 2
Countries targeted
RU · 18DE · 11GB · 11AT · 10BE · 10CH · 10BG · 9PL · 9UA · 9CY · 8CZ · 8DK · 8
Origin
RU · 27UA · 7CA · 5CN · 5DE · 5AT · 4
Kinds of incident
State-Sponsored & Espionage · 15Malware & Botnets · 7Data Breach · 5Phishing & Social Engineering · 5Exploited Vulnerability · 4Ransomware & Extortion · 4
Techniques seen in incidents
Phishing · 24Espionage · 19Exfiltration · 12Ransomware · 12Social Engineering · 12T1588.001 - Malware · 11T1059.007 - JavaScript · 9T1059.001 - PowerShell · 8T1588.006 - Vulnerabilities · 8Impersonate · 7Reconnaissance · 7Impersonation · 6Lateral Movement · 6Privilege Escalation · 6
Related malware
Sednit · 3Sofacy · 3Qilin · 2Adwind · 1AlienSpy · 1Emissary · 1FakeUpdates · 1Havoc · 1
Related CVEs
CVE-2025-66376 · 4CVE-2025-48700 · 2CVE-2009-0238 · 1CVE-2017-7921 · 1CVE-2019-5736 · 1CVE-2020-7796 · 1CVE-2022-0492 · 1CVE-2023-6895 · 1CVE-2024-21626 · 1CVE-2025-21042 · 1
ATT&CK techniques by tactic (87)
reconnaissance T1595.002 Vulnerability Scanning
resource development T1583.006 Web Services T1586.002 Email Accounts T1586.003 Cloud Accounts T1587.001 Malware T1587.003 Digital Certificates T1588.002 Tool
initial access T1078 Valid Accounts T1078.003 Local Accounts T1078.004 Cloud Accounts T1133 External Remote Services T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application T1199 Trusted Relationship T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1566.002 Spearphishing Link T1566.003 Spearphishing via Service
execution T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation T1053.005 Scheduled Task T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.006 Python T1059.009 Cloud API T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File T1651 Cloud Administration Command
persistence T1037 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts T1037.004 RC Scripts T1053.005 Scheduled Task T1078 Valid Accounts T1078.003 Local Accounts T1078.004 Cloud Accounts T1098.002 Additional Email Delegate Permissions T1098.005 Device Registration T1133 External Remote Services T1136.003 Cloud Account T1505.003 Web Shell T1546.003 Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription T1546.008 Accessibility Features T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder T1556.007 Hybrid Identity
privilege escalation T1037 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts T1037.004 RC Scripts T1053.005 Scheduled Task T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1078 Valid Accounts T1078.003 Local Accounts T1078.004 Cloud Accounts T1098.002 Additional Email Delegate Permissions T1098.005 Device Registration T1546.003 Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription T1546.008 Accessibility Features T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder T1548.002 Bypass User Account Control
credential access T1003.002 Security Account Manager T1003.004 LSA Secrets T1110.001 Password Guessing T1110.003 Password Spraying T1528 Steal Application Access Token T1556.007 Hybrid Identity T1621 Multi-Factor Authentication Request Generation T1649 Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates
discovery T1016.001 Internet Connection Discovery T1087.004 Cloud Account
lateral movement T1021.007 Cloud Services T1550.003 Pass the Ticket
collection T1005 Data from Local System T1114.002 Remote Email Collection
command and control T1090.002 External Proxy T1090.003 Multi-hop Proxy T1090.004 Domain Fronting T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer T1568 Dynamic Resolution T1573 Encrypted Channel T1665 Hide Infrastructure
stealth T1027.001 Binary Padding T1027.002 Software Packing T1027.006 HTML Smuggling T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location T1070.004 File Deletion T1070.006 Timestomp T1078 Valid Accounts T1078.003 Local Accounts T1078.004 Cloud Accounts T1218.005 Mshta
defense impairment T1553.005 Mark-of-the-Web Bypass T1556.007 Hybrid Identity T1685.002 Disable or Modify Cloud Log
Tools & malware it uses
AADInternalsAdFindBloodHoundBoomBoxCloudDukeCobalt StrikeCosmicDukeCozyCarEnvyScoutFatDukeFoggyWebGeminiDukeGoldFinderGoldMaxHAMMERTOSSImpacketipconfigLiteDukemeekMimikatzMiniDukeNativeZoneNetOnionDukePinchDukePolyglotDukePOSHSPYPowerDukePsExecQUIETEXIT+19
Campaigns attributed to it
Operation GhostSolarWinds Compromise
Incident timeline
2026-10-16
Midnight Blizzard-Linked Hackers Use Claude AI to Rebuild Malware and Evade Detection
AlienVault OTX
2026-10-14
Ransomware gets personal: 'We-know-where-you-are kind of stuff'
2026-10-14
Ransomware gets personal: 'We-know-where-you-are kind of stuff'
2026-10-13
Union demands "Attack on certification documents, accounting for 3/10."
2026-10-06
Midnight Blizzard Abuses Hotel Wi-Fi Captive Portals to Deliver Malware and Steal Credentials
AlienVault OTX
2026-09-30
TeamViewer urges users to patch severe flaws “as soon as possible”
2026-09-24
CISA: Ransomware gangs now exploiting critical TeamCity flaw
2026-09-11
Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Use Claude to Rebuild Malware After Detection
2026-09-11
Anthropic caught Russia-linked spies using Claude in hacking operations
2026-09-04
Investigating Midnight Blizzard's AI Powered Infrastructure.
AlienVault OTX
2026-08-21
Fake Conferences, OAuth and WhatsApp: Inside Russia’s New Espionage Tactics
2026-08-03
Midnight Blizzard Targets Travelers via Captive Portals
2026-08-03
Russian hackers hijack hotel Wi-Fi networks to spy on travelers, Microsoft says
2026-08-01
Hijacked Hotel Wi-Fi Pushes Fake Updates to Deliver Surveillance Malware
2026-07-21
TeamViewer deberá abonar una multa de 240.000 euros tras sufrir un ciberataque y no comunicarlo
2026-06-08
When “Hi, This Is IT” Comes Through Microsoft Teams
2026-06-08
When “Hi, This Is IT” Comes Through Microsoft Teams
2026-06-04
ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Agents Gone Wrong, Sketchy C2 Tools, ClickFix Tricks, JS Backdoors & 20+ New Stories
2026-05-22
Paved With Intent: ROADtools and Nation-State Tactics in the Cloud
2026-05-22
Paved With Intent: ROADtools and Nation-State Tactics in the Cloud
2026-05-01
Microsoft fixes Remote Desktop warnings displaying incorrectly
2026-04-24
Over 10,000 Zimbra servers vulnerable to ongoing XSS attacks
2026-04-24
Chinese APT Abuses Multiple Cloud Tools to Spy on Mongolia
2026-04-16
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Defender 0-Day, SonicWall Brute-Force, 17-Year-Old Excel RCE and 15 More Stories
2026-04-14
Microsoft adds Windows protections for malicious Remote Desktop files
2026-04-03
CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM Can Now Ingest Microsoft Defender Telemetry
2026-03-25
The Kill Chain Is Obsolete When Your AI Agent Is the Threat
2026-03-25
Device Code Phishing Hits 340+ Microsoft 365 Orgs Across Five Countries via OAuth Abuse
2026-03-18
Second iOS exploit kit now in use by suspected Russian hackers
2026-02-24
UAC-0050 Targets European Financial Institution With Spoofed Domain and RMS Malware
2026-02-23
2025: The Untold Stories of Check Point Research