Threat actor
Max
Last fetched
Max is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Max is a state-backed messaging application developed by a subsidiary of VK, a Russian social network with ties to powerful Kremlin figures. The app represents Russia's effort to create a homegrown alternative to foreign messaging platforms like WhatsApp. According to security experts, Max is designed with surveillance capabilities in mind, it would share private user data with authorities and aims to enable extensive surveillance through centralized data collection and monitoring. The Russian government will require the Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones and tablets sold in the country.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Max in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Max today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Max has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/27/russia-max-whasapp-messaging/
- https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/tech/max-messenger-app-russia-smartphones-intl
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/08/26/kremlin-whatsapp-rival-is-designed-to-spy-on-users/
- https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/28/everything-you-need-to-know-about-max-russias-state-backed-answer-to-whatsapp-a90356
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/inside-max-the-new-kremlin-controlled-messenger-in-russia/105683386
- https://english.spbu.ru/news-events/news/st-petersburg-state-university-becomes-first-russia-adopt-national-messenger-max
- https://russiapost.info/society/maximal_control
- https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/10/russia-super-app-max/684524/
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Related pages
Pivot from Max 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.