{ "id": "fe20f5b2-9c0f-4ba4-a25d-db12662a16f3", "created_at": "2026-04-06T00:20:52.689558Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T03:37:32.746123Z", "deleted_at": null, "sha1_hash": "9973b9298564a5d5b107b5531f30c7e3d2e220c3", "title": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia", "llm_title": "", "authors": "", "file_creation_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_modification_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_size": 46312, "plain_text": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia\nArchived: 2026-04-05 17:59:57 UTC\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool SUNSPOT\n Tool: SUNSPOT\nNames SUNSPOT\nCategory Malware\nType Rootkit\nDescription\n(CrowdStrike) SUNSPOT is StellarParticle’s malware used to insert the SUNBURST\nbackdoor into software builds of the SolarWinds Orion IT management product.\nSUNSPOT monitors running processes for those involved in compilation of the Orion\nproduct and replaces one of the source files to include the SUNBURST backdoor code.\nSeveral safeguards were added to SUNSPOT to avoid the Orion builds from failing,\npotentially alerting developers to the adversary’s presence.\nInformation MITRE ATT\u0026CK Last change to this tool card: 30 December 2022\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\nAll groups using tool SUNSPOT\nChanged Name Country Observed\nAPT groups\n APT 29, Cozy Bear, The Dukes 2008-Feb 2025\n1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=1d748959-f07e-49b8-acd5-ce46dbaee5d8\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=1d748959-f07e-49b8-acd5-ce46dbaee5d8\nPage 1 of 1", "extraction_quality": 1, "language": "EN", "sources": [ "ETDA" ], "references": [ "https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=1d748959-f07e-49b8-acd5-ce46dbaee5d8" ], "report_names": [ "listgroups.cgi?u=1d748959-f07e-49b8-acd5-ce46dbaee5d8" ], "threat_actors": [ { "id": "b43e5ea9-d8c8-4efa-b5bf-f1efb37174ba", "created_at": "2022-10-25T16:07:24.36191Z", 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