Threat actor
Rostelecom
Last fetched
Rostelecom is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Rostelecom is one of the largest providers of Russia's telecommunications infrastructure. It offers services such as broadband internet, mobile telephony, IPTV, and cybersecurity solutions. As a state-owned enterprise, Rostelecom primarily services government sectors. Apart from cloud-based video surveillance systems, the company also deploys Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology. Rostelecom is a SORM (System for Operative Investigative Activities) provider, facilitating state surveillance by enabling Russian authorities to monitor communications.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Rostelecom in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Rostelecom today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Rostelecom has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.laprensani.com/2025/04/25/english/3464946-nicaraguas-dictatorship-will-work-with-rostelecom-a-u-s-sanctioned-russian-cybersecurity-firm
- https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/17/mass-survellience-in-russia-expands-rapidly-since-ukraine-invasion-mt-russian-a82151
- https://www.biometricupdate.com/202502/russia-spends-1b-on-video-surveillance-purchases
- https://slate.com/technology/2022/04/russia-rostec-rostelecom-internet-national-security.html
- https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/impact-and-limits-sanctions-russias-telecoms-industry
- https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/28/5353466/russia-turns-sochi-into-a-surveillance-state-ahead-of-winter-olympics
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Related pages
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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.