{
  "id": "velvet-ant",
  "name": "Velvet Ant",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "UNK",
  "category": "Unattributed cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [],
  "summary": "Velvet Ant is a threat actor operating since at least 2021. Velvet Ant is associated with complex persistence mechanisms, the targeting of network devices and appliances during operations, and the use of zero day exploits.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Not attributed by ATT&CK",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1047"
      ],
      "conf": "low"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2021,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1047"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2021"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G1047",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1047"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Velvet Ant is associated with complex persistence mechanisms, the targeting of network devices and appliances during operations, and the use of zero day exploits.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1047"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 22,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1047"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "Impacket, PlugX",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1047"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "2 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "Velvet Ant is a threat actor operating since at least 2021. Velvet Ant is associated with complex persistence mechanisms, the targeting of network devices and appliances during operations, and the use of zero day exploits. 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 G1047)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/velvet-ant.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g1047": {
      "title": "Velvet Ant, Group G1047",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1047/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}