Gamaredon
Gamaredon, also known as Primitive Bear and Actinium (by Microsoft) is a Russian advanced persistent threat that has been active since at least 2013.[1][2]
Motivation
Cyber espionage appears to be the main goal of the group,[1]; unlike most APTs, Gamaredon broadly targets all users all over the globe (in addition to also focusing on certain victims, especially Ukrainian organizations[3]) and appears to provide services for other APTs.[2] For example, the InvisiMole threat group has attacked select systems that Gamaredon had earlier compromised and fingerprinted.[3]
Tactics
The group frequently uses spear phishing techniques with malicious code attachments that download remote templates containing malware.[1]
Malware used by the group includes Pterodo, PowerPunch, ObfuMerry, ObfuBerry, DilongTrash, DinoTrain, and DesertDown.[1]
Ukraine
On 19 January 2022, they attempted to compromise a Western government entity in Ukraine.[1]
References
- Kyle Alspach (4 February 2022). "Microsoft discloses new details on Russian hacker group Gamaredon". VentureBeat. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Warren Mercer; Vitor Ventura (23 February 2021). "Gamaredon - When nation states don't pay all the bills". Cisco. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Charlie Osborne (21 March 2022). "Ukraine warns of InvisiMole attacks tied to state-sponsored Russian hackers". ZDNet. Retrieved 9 May 2022.