Hacker groupG0016
APT29
Also tracked as IRON RITUAL, IRON HEMLOCK, NobleBaron, Dark Halo, NOBELIUM, UNC2452, YTTRIUM, The Dukes, Cozy Bear, CozyDuke, SolarStorm, Blue Kitsune, UNC3524, Midnight Blizzard
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.
- Known attack methods
- 66
- Origin
- Russia
- First seen
- 2008
- Last seen
- 2021-01
- Source
- MITRE ATT&CK
How they break in
Techniques MITRE has documented this group using, mapped onto the ATT&CK matrix. Each one is a behaviour you can look for in your own logs, and a control you can test.
Used by this groupNot documented for this groupIn brackets: sub-techniques this group uses, of those that exist.
Reconnaissance
12 techniques · 1 used
Resource Development
9 techniques · 4 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 3 used
Execution
20 techniques · 6 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 6 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques · 3 used
Stealth
30 techniques · 5 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 3 used
Credential Access
17 techniques · 5 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 2 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques · 2 used
Collection
17 techniques · 2 used
Command and Control
18 techniques · 5 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques
Reconnaissance1
Resource development6
Initial access5
Execution9
Persistence8
Privilege escalation4
Stealth10
Defense impairment3
Credential access7
Lateral movement2
Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
BoomBoxCloudDukeCobalt StrikeCosmicDukeCozyCarEnvyScoutFatDukeFoggyWebGeminiDukeGoldFinderGoldMaxHAMMERTOSSLiteDukeMiniDukeNativeZoneOnionDukePOSHSPYPinchDukePolyglotDukePowerDukeQUIETEXITRaindropRegDukeSUNBURSTSUNSPOTSeaDukeSibotSoreFangTEARDROPTrailBlazerVaporRageWellMailWellMessreGeorg
Tools
Legitimate or dual-use software the group is documented using. Most of it is software your own administrators use too, which is the point.
AADInternalsAdFindBloodHoundImpacketMimikatzNetPsExecROADToolsSDeleteSliverSysteminfoTasklistToripconfigmeek
Campaigns
Operation GhostSolarWinds Compromise