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Inception Framework threat group

Inception Framework is an espionage group thought to operate from Russia, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and private sector organisations, with 21 countries and victims named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.

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Attack techniques
0
Countries and victims named
21
Thought to operate from
Russia
Suspected backing
Russia
Motive
Espionage
Other names
6
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is Inception Framework?

Inception Framework has 6 other names in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.

Also known as

Clean UrsaCloud AtlasOXYGENG0100ATK116Blue Odin

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

What public reporting says

This threat actor uses spear-phishing techniques to target private-sector energy, defense, aerospace, research, and media organizations and embassies in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, for the purpose of espionage.

Public reports about Inception Framework (21)

Targets

Who does Inception Framework go after?

The sectors and places named in public reporting about this group. If yours is on the list, it is worth knowing how they work and which flaws they use.

Sectors (2)

GovernmentPrivate sector
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Countries and victims named (21)

  1. 01Afghanistan
  2. 02Armenia
  3. 03Azerbaijan
  4. 04Belarus
  5. 05Belgium
  6. 06Czech Republic
  7. 07Greece
  8. 08India
  9. 09Iran
  10. 10Italy
  11. 11Kazakhstan
  12. 12Kenya
  13. 13Malaysia
  14. 14Russia
  15. 15South Africa
  16. 16Suriname
  17. 17Turkmenistan
  18. 18Ukraine
  19. 19United Kingdom
  20. 20United States
  21. 21Vietnam
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Inception Framework is an espionage group thought to operate from Russia, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and private sector organisations, with 21 countries and victims named.

Public reporting places Inception Framework as operating from Russia, with suspected state backing. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

In public reporting, sectors named include government and private sector, and 21 countries and victims are named, including Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus.

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