Turla

State-sponsored cyber threat groupTrackedPending verification

Also known as: IRON HUNTER, Group 88, Waterbug, WhiteBear, Snake, Krypton, Venomous Bear, Secret Blizzard, BELUGASTURGEON

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System

TypeState-sponsored cyber threat group

Alternative designationsIRON HUNTER, Group 88, Waterbug, WhiteBear, Snake, Krypton, Venomous Bear, Secret Blizzard, BELUGASTURGEON

ProliferationOrigin country only

Active since2004At least 2004Med^[1]

MITRE ATT&CK IDG0010High^[1]

Capabilities

ATT&CK techniques used68ATT&CK v20.1High^[1]

Malware and toolsArp, Carbon, certutil, ComRAT, Crutch, Empire, Epic, Gazer, HyperStack, IronNetInjector, Kazuar, KOPILUWAK, LightNeuron, LunarLoader, LunarMail, LunarWeb, Mimikatz, Mosquito, NBTscan, nbtstat and 10 more30 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CKHigh^[1]

Attribution and activity

Attributed sponsorRussia's Federal Security Service (FSB)High^[1]

Notes

Turla is a cyber espionage threat group that has been attributed to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). They have compromised victims in over 50 countries since at least 2004, spanning a range of industries including government, embassies, military, education, research and pharmaceutical companies. Turla is known for conducting watering hole and spearphishing campaigns, and leveraging in-house tools and malware, such as Uroburos. Description adapted from MITRE ATT&CK®, © The MITRE Corporation, used under the ATT&CK Terms of Use.

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Operators

Russia

Sources

Turla, Group G0010, MITRE ATT&CK
Published/updated 2026-07-31 · Tier 2 · checked 2026-11-08

Change log

2026-11-08 Entry created from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v20.1 (group G0010)