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Sandworm

Nation-state Sabotage Russia Active

Aliases: Voodoo Bear · Seashell Blizzard · APT44 · Telebots · Iridium

Also seen as: SANDWORM

Mentions
4
First seen
21 Jul 2026
Last seen
23 Oct 2026

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Threat focus:
supply chainespionage / apt
Sector / region:
ManufacturingDACH

Origin

Russia — Russian military intelligence (GRU Unit 74455)

Profile

Sandworm is a Russia-linked threat actor group known for destructive attacks against Ukraine. Recent reporting highlights the use of a new mesh network backdoor in a destructive attack and collaboration with other Russian hackers to wipe data at a Ukrainian grain firm. The group has also chained Cisco vulnerabilities to deploy Cyclops Blink malware, and there are indications of SANDWORM_MODE related to AI toolchain supply chain attacks.

Affected vendors

Cisco

Targeted sectors

TechnologyAI DevelopmentNetworkingSoftware DevelopmentagriculturetechnologyFood and agricultureInformation technology

Targeted regions

Europe

Targeted countries

Ukraine

Associated malware / tools

SANDWORM_MODECyclops Blink

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Recent activity

ESC

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