Cyber threats / Threat actors

Sowbug

Sponsor not attributed · ATT&CK G0054
2
APAC targets
9
Techniques
0
Incidents
0
News · 30d
Profile
Also known as: G0054

Sowbug has been conducting highly targeted cyber attacks against organizations in South America and Southeast Asia and appears to be heavily focused on foreign policy institutions and diplomatic targets. Sowbug has been seen mounting classic espionage attacks by stealing documents from the organizations it infiltrates.

ATT&CK techniques · 9
Execution
Stealth
Credential Access
Discovery
Collection
Incidents attributed
  • No incident in the register is attributed to this actor.
In the news
  • No Asia-Pacific article names this actor yet.
Targets
Elsewhere: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Sectors: Government
Relevance to the EU
EU relevance: Medium
Targets government in Malaysia, where the EU has Governance & Rule of Law projects
17 EU cooperation projects in the Asia-Pacific countries this actor targets:
Development Cooperation
4
Trade & Investment
3
Infrastructure & Transport
2
Governance & Rule of Law
2
Education & Skills
2
Peace & Security
1
Research & Innovation
1
Digital & ICT
1
Threats to the EU →
References
Sources: MISP, MITRE