Nomadic Octopus
IntrusionSet · ATTACK:enterprise:G0133
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{
"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:G0133",
"title": "Nomadic Octopus",
"type": "IntrusionSet",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0133",
"snapshot": "enterprise-attack-20.0.json",
"status": "active",
"rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
"review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
"stix_id": "intrusion-set--fed4f0a2-4347-4530-b0f5-6dfd49b29172",
"external_id": "G0133",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2021-08-24T17:04:27.002Z",
"modified": "2026-07-31T18:48:30.218Z",
"version": "1.0",
"aliases": [
"Nomadic Octopus",
"DustSquad"
],
"tactics": [
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "DustSquad"
},
{
"source_name": "Nomadic Octopus"
},
{
"source_name": "ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018",
"url": "https://www.virusbulletin.com/uploads/pdf/conference_slides/2018/Cherepanov-VB2018-Octopus.pdf"
},
{
"source_name": "Securelist Octopus Oct 2018",
"url": "https://securelist.com/octopus-infested-seas-of-central-asia/88200/"
},
{
"source_name": "SecurityWeek Nomadic Octopus Oct 2018",
"url": "https://www.securityweek.com/russia-linked-hackers-target-diplomatic-entities-central-asia"
},
{
"source_name": "Security Affairs DustSquad Oct 2018",
"url": "https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/77165/apt/russia-linked-apt-dustsquad.html"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (8)
First 80 shown here; the complete set is in this record’s JSON and plaintext. Each relationship retains its source and locator. No inferred relationships are added.
ATTACK:enterprise:G0133 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0340
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0c9329e5-eb38-4887-b434-d6a3a69f2205
Security Affairs DustSquad Oct 2018 · Securelist Octopus Oct 2018 · ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0133 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1059.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--35615dc6-1793-4d6a-b778-b3f0ab6e46dc
ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0133 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1036
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--3cc1b62f-5059-4fb1-be06-72bb13498002
Securelist Octopus Oct 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0133 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1566.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9c7679e8-2be6-4cbb-a7f4-8583162366b3
Security Affairs DustSquad Oct 2018 · ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0133 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1204.002
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--9ef511b5-ecdb-4f11-97f6-0046ec25af84
Securelist Octopus Oct 2018 · ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0133 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1105
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--b5ba9aa4-f2dd-4433-994b-bfe4c7c972fe
ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0133 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1564.003
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c9076ac7-11d9-44fc-91dc-0f927d62497f
ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018ATTACK:enterprise:G0133 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1059.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--fc9d110c-be6f-4976-90f9-1efde4a668e5
ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018