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EMBER BEAR is a Russia-based adversary assessed with moderate confidence to be attributable to the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Главное разведывательное управление, abbreviated to ГРУ/GRU). Specific targeted intrusion activity conducted by EMBER BEAR has been attributed by Western intelligence agencies to Military Unit 29155 (a.k.a. 161st Spe...

  • Ember Bear

  • Russian Federation, Eastern Europe, Europe

Community Identifiers

Cadet Blizzard, Lorec Bear, Nascent Ursa, DEV-0586, UAC-0056, Lorec53, Bleeding Bear, Saint Bear, UNC2589, Frozen Vista

Objective

Intelligence Gathering, defacement, Destruction

Motivation

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