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APT44

Also known as:ELECTRUMSandworm Team - G0034

As of 2026-09-09, APT44 is a Russia-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 9 threats spanning ics scada, malware, threat intel. Also known as ELECTRUM, Sandworm Team - G0034. ATT&CK coverage spans 159 techniques across 26 tactics in 9 of 9 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1059 (Command and Scripting Interpreter), T1133 (External Remote Services), T1003 (OS Credential Dumping).

Tracked threats
93 critical · 5 high
First seen
2026-02-03
Last seen
2026-09-09
ATT&CK techniques
159across 9 of 9 threats
Related CVEs
2Referenced by its activity
Attribution
RussiaNation or origin
Nation: Russia · 9 tracked threat(s) · Categories: ICS_SCADA, MALWARE, THREAT_INTEL, APT

Activity timeline

APT44 appears in 9 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-02 with 3 reports.

ATT&CK techniques observed

159 techniques observed across 9 of 9 tracked threats · Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (12), Impact (11), Resource Development (11), Initial Access (10), Collection (9), Execution (9)
  • T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter — Executionobserved in 5 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1133 External Remote Services — Initial Accessobserved in 5 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1003 OS Credential Dumping — Credential Accessobserved in 4 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1021 Remote Services — Lateral Movementobserved in 4 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 4 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1036 Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 4 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1485 Data Destruction — Impactobserved in 4 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1005 Data from Local System — Collectionobserved in 3 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1046 Network Service Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 3 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1059.001 PowerShell — Executionobserved in 3 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1071 Application Layer Protocol — Command and Controlobserved in 3 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1078 Valid Accounts — Initial Accessobserved in 3 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1082 System Information Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 3 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1090 Proxy — Command and Controlobserved in 3 of 9 tracked threats
  • T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 3 of 9 tracked threats

Tracked threats

Related CVEs

2 CVEs referenced by tracked APT44 activity