- Category
- State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
- Origin
- Russia(medium confidence)
- Agency named
- GRU, Military Intelligence, Unit 74455
- Sources
- 1 source carries it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-1209 · seashell-blizzard-subgroup
What it is
This object reflects ATT&CK Technique and other relationships associated with an unnamed "subgroup" of the Russia-linked Seashell Blizzard group, known for a multiyear initial access operation dubbed the "BadPilot" campaign.<sup>[Microsoft Security Blog February 12 2025]</sup>
Seashell Blizzard is a high-impact threat actor linked to the Russian Federation, conducting global activities on behalf of Russian Military Intelligence Unit 74455 (GRU). Its operations range from espionage to information operations and cyber-enabled disruptions, including destructive attacks and manipulation of industrial control systems (ICS). According to Microsoft researchers, Seashell Blizzard "overlaps with" groups tracked as Sandworm Team, APT44, and other names.<sup>[Microsoft Security Blog February 12 2025]</sup>
Attribution
Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.
Western sources
- ThreatActor.info (Malpedia et al.)Russia
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- Archelaus Beta
- Blizzard
- Cyber Eye RAT
- CyberGate
- SEASHARPEE
- SHIPSHAPE