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Turla

G00104 reports
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Export dossier:
4
Reports
12
Techniques
6
Tactics
6
Countries
47%
Hunt coverage
10
Aliases

Analyst assessment — key judgments

  • Signature techniques: T1059.001 (PowerShell), T1583.006 (Web Services), T1559 (Inter-Process Communication).
  • Primary targeting: RU, UA, IT, US.
  • Activity accelerating: 3 report(s) in last 30d vs 1 prior (+200%).
  • Recent movement: 17 new technique(s), 157 new infrastructure indicator(s) in the last 30 days.
  • Hunt coverage 47% of 17 observed techniques (9 gap(s)).
  • Assessment confidence: medium (61).

Activity & trend

AcceleratingLast 30d: 3 vs 1 prior (+200%)· first reported 2026-06-02 · last 2026-07-03
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Reporting timeline · 12 months

Movement — last 30 days

New techniques
T1059.001T1583.006T1559T1584.006T1053.005T1204.002T1588.006T1589.001T1047T1059.007T1574.014T1036
Targeting gained
BRITNL
New infrastructure
5d5c3e483c5e544260ce98fc29fbf1927141917cba2eee2b4d31107faccf3a39f5c6434ee5f7578faa3bc1257e1c9226c019797a00fd56edb1f468ac0a598510a0ec7a8e61eff3f445a7455b3aef9fbb7db9c688c620e54e8c69b7e52a7579fb90378881856abfa47d7745c0a3ef9dc81dba3e505491a260a44c867902c3296e1096268fa2b3d454c86cf851cb782319f2ab09d7e7a375a192508a5014aa2ee40041fd1b2358cd08dbcbc28ea8fc3d20894332174f536c2e1efeda05cba79f8b

Vulnerabilities in this actor's reporting · 1

Overview

Analyst triage
Intelligence summary

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.(Citation: Kaspersky Turla)(Citation: ESET Gazer Aug 2017)(Citation: CrowdStrike VENOMOUS BEAR)(Citation: ESET Turla Mosquito Jan 2018)(Citation: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA23-129A Snake Malware May 2023)

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