Threat actor
Synesis
Last fetched
Synesis is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Synesis, a Belarusian technology firm, has gained notoriety for its role in the development and deployment of facial recognition systems used by Russian authorities to monitor and suppress dissent. Its flagship product, the Kipod platform, has been instrumental in tracking political activists and protesters, particularly in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The system has been integrated into Moscow's extensive surveillance network, which utilizes advanced algorithms to identify individuals in real-time, often leading to preemptive detentions of those critical of the government. Despite sanctions by the U.S, EU and the UK, reports indicate that Synesis continues to operate with support from technology belonging to major U.S firms, like Nvidia and Intel, which power the performance and efficiency of its algorithms. Synesis has been able to access U.S. technology through various channels, including third-party distributors. These components enable Synesis to process large volumes of data quickly and accurately, facilitating real-time facial recognition and identification.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Synesis in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Synesis today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Synesis has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-russia-detentions/
- https://www.biometricupdate.com/202103/police-facial-recognition-use-in-belarus-greece-myanmar-raises-rights-data-privacy-concerns
- https://euroradio.fm/en/synesis-linked-aleksin-and-presidential-administration
- https://www.ft.com/content/b60c332e-4f99-11e7-bfb8-997009366969
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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.