Sowbug is an espionage group with suspected backing from Unknown. Public reporting links it to 9 attack techniques, and to attacks on government organisations, with 6 countries and victims named. This free profile shows how it works and who it targets, so you can judge the risk to you.
Sowbug has 1 other name in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.
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What public reporting says
Sowbug has been conducting highly targeted cyber attacks against organizations in South America and Southeast Asia and appears to be heavily focused on foreign policy institutions and diplomatic targets. Sowbug has been seen mounting classic espionage attacks by stealing documents from the organizations it infiltrates.
Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 9 linked to Sowbug, laid out from first look to final blow. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Pick a stage to see them. Public reporting also lists 4 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.
Mapping the network, accounts and data once inside.
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.
Countries and victims named (6)
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Sowbug is an espionage group with suspected backing from Unknown. Public reporting links it to 9 attack techniques, and to attacks on government organisations, with 6 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places Sowbug as a group with suspected backing from Unknown. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.
In public reporting, sectors named include government, and 6 countries and victims are named, including Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil and Brunei.
Public reporting links Sowbug to 9 attack techniques. Most of them are about looking around, gathering data and stealing passwords.
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