{
  "id": "apt28",
  "name": "APT28",
  "aliases": [
    "Fancy Bear",
    "Forest Blizzard",
    "Sofacy",
    "Sednit",
    "STRONTIUM"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "State-sponsored cyber threat group",
  "status": "active",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "summary": "Cyber threat group attributed to Russia's GRU 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS), military unit 26165.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "GRU 85th GTsSS, military unit 26165",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0007"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2004,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0007"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2004"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0007",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0007"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Governments, militaries, political campaigns, international organizations",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0007"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "campaigns",
      "v": "2016 DNC compromise; Nearest Neighbor campaign (2022–2024)",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0007"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Initial draft entry from cited open sources"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Added identification art"
    }
  ],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "payloads": [],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/apt28.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0007": {
      "title": "APT28, Group G0007",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0007/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    }
  }
}