Threat actor
APT33
Last fetched
APT33 is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 31 techniques and also known as 11 other names.
Also known as
HOLMIUM, Elfin, Peach Sandstorm, APT 33, MAGNALLIUM, Refined Kitten, COBALT TRINITY, G0064, ATK35, TA451, BLEAK ION
Description
[APT33](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0064) is a suspected Iranian threat group that has carried out operations since at least 2013. The group has targeted organizations across multiple industries in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea, with a particular interest in the aviation and energy sectors.(Citation: FireEye APT33 Sept 2017)(Citation: FireEye APT33 Webinar Sept 2017)
Techniques by tactic
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to APT33 today — this states the absence of a published link, not that APT33 has no infrastructure.
References
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0064
- https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/10703/275683
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/intelligence/microsoft-threat-actor-naming?view=o365-worldwide
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/06/18/inside-microsoft-threat-protection-mapping-attack-chains-from-cloud-to-endpoint/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/09/apt33-insights-into-iranian-cyber-espionage.html
- https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/elfin-apt33-espionage
- https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/more-than-a-dozen-obfuscated-apt33-botnets-used-for-extreme-narrow-targeting/
- https://symantec-blogs.broadcom.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/elfin-apt33-espionage
- https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/cobalt-trinity
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0064/
- https://threatconnect.com/blog/research-roundup-activity-on-previously-identified-apt33-domains/
- https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/apt-33
- https://dragos.com/media/2017-Review-Industrial-Control-System-Threats.pdf
- https://dragos.com/adversaries.html
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/09/14/peach-sandstorm-password-spray-campaigns-enable-intelligence-collection-at-high-value-targets/
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/updated-cyber-threat-actor-naming-system/
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Related pages
Pivot from APT33 into its techniques, tactics and any attributed infrastructure.
Queries
Resolves the slug to this actor, merging every duplicate node sharing the same name.
MATCH (a:ACTOR)
WHERE a.name =~ $pattern OR any(x IN a.aliases WHERE x =~ $pattern)
RETURN a.id AS id, a.name AS name, a.aliases AS aliases, a.description AS description,
a.references AS references, a.campaigns AS campaigns
LIMIT 25Techniques this actor uses, grouped by the tactic each one serves.
MATCH (a:ACTOR {name: $name})-[:USES_TECHNIQUE]->(t:ATTACK_PATTERN)
OPTIONAL MATCH (t)-[:USES_TACTIC]->(tac:ATTACK_PATTERN)
RETURN t.id AS techniqueId, t.name AS techniqueName, tac.id AS tacticId, tac.name AS tacticName
LIMIT 1000Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.
MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
LIMIT 25Or query Whisper from your own LLM workflow via the Whisper MCP server.