{
  "id": "gamaredon-group",
  "name": "Gamaredon Group",
  "aliases": [
    "IRON TILDEN",
    "Primitive Bear",
    "ACTINIUM",
    "Armageddon",
    "Shuckworm",
    "DEV-0157",
    "Aqua Blizzard",
    "NastyShrew"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Suspected state-linked cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "summary": "Gamaredon Group is a suspected Russian cyber espionage group that has targeted military, law enforcement, judiciary, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations in Ukraine since at least 2013. The name Gamaredon Group derives from a misspelling of the word \"Armageddon,\" found in early campaigns.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Suspected Russian group",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0047"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2013,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0047"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2013"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0047",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0047"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Gamaredon Group is a suspected Russian cyber espionage group that has targeted military, law enforcement, judiciary, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations in Ukraine since at least 2013.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0047"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 70,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0047"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "Ping, PowerPunch, Pteranodon, QuietSieve, Reg, Remcos",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0047"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "6 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "Gamaredon Group is a suspected Russian cyber espionage group that has targeted military, law enforcement, judiciary, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations in Ukraine since at least 2013. The name Gamaredon Group derives from a misspelling of the word \"Armageddon,\" found in early campaigns. In November 2021, the Ukrainian government publicly attributed Gamaredon Group to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 18, an assessment later supported by multiple independent cybersecurity researchers. Description adapted from MITRE ATT&CK®, © The MITRE Corporation, used under the ATT&CK Terms of Use.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v20.1 (group G0047)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/gamaredon-group.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0047": {
      "title": "Gamaredon Group, Group G0047",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0047/",
      "published": "2026-10-01",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}