{
  "version" : 1,
  "description": "Known or estimated adversary groups targeting organizations and employees. Adversary groups are regularly confused with their initial operation or campaign.",
  "authors": ["Alexandre Dulaunoy", "Florian Roth", "Various"],
  "type": "APT Groups",
  "groups"  : ["Comment Crew","Putter Panda","Sofacy","APT 29","Turla Group","Energetic Bear","Sandworm","Anunak","TeamSpy Crew","BuhTrap","Putter Panda","UPS","IXESHE","APT 16","Aurora Panda"],
  "details" : [
                        {
                        "group": "Comment Crew",
                        "description": "PLA Unit 61398 (Chinese: 61398部队, Pinyin: 61398 bùduì) is the Military Unit Cover Designator (MUCD)[1] of a People's Liberation Army advanced persistent threat unit that has been alleged to be a source of Chinese computer hacking attacks",
                        "refs": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLA_Unit_61398", "http://intelreport.mandiant.com/Mandiant_APT1_Report.pdf"],
                        "country": "CN",
                        "synonyms": ["Comment Panda","PLA Unit 61398", "APT 1","Advanced Persistent Threat 1","Byzantine Candor","Group 3","TG-8223"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "Putter Panda",
                        "refs": ["http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/assets/4589853/crowdstrike-intelligence-report-putter-panda.original.pdf"],
                        "country": "CN",
                        "synonyms": ["PLA Unit 61486", "APT 2", "Group 36"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "UPS",
                        "refs": ["https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/06/operation-clandestine-wolf-adobe-flash-zero-day.html"],
                        "country": "CN",
                        "synonyms": ["Gothic Panda","TG-0110","APT 3","Group 6"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "IXESHE",
                        "refs": ["http://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/whois-numbered-panda/"],
                        "country": "CN",
                        "synonyms": ["Numbered Panda", "TG-2754", "BeeBus", "Group 22", "DynCalc", "Crimson Iron"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "APT 16",
                        "refs": ["https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/12/the_eps_awakens.html"],
                        "country": "CN"
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "Aurora Panda",
                        "refs": ["http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/09/operation-deputydog-zero-day-cve-2013-3893-attack-against-japanese-targets.html"],
                        "country": "CN",
                        "synonyms": ["APT 17", "Deputy Dog", "Group 8"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "Sofacy",
                        "description": "The Sofacy Group (also known as APT28, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear and Sednit) is a cyber espionage group believed to have ties to the Russian government. Likely operating since 2007, the group is known to target government, military, and security organizations. It has been characterized as an advanced persistent threat.",
                        "refs": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofacy_Group"],
                        "country": "RU",
                        "synonyms": ["APT 28", "APT28", "Pawn Storm", "Fancy Bear", "Sednit"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "APT 29",
                        "refs": ["https://labsblog.f-secure.com/2015/09/17/the-dukes-7-years-of-russian-cyber-espionage/"],
                        "country": "RU",
                        "synonyms": ["Dukes", "Group 100", "Cozy Duke", "EuroAPT", "CozyBear", "CozyCar", "Cozer", "Office Monkeys"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "Turla Group",
                        "country": "RU",
                        "synonyms": ["Turla", "Snake", "Venomous Bear", "Group 88"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "Energetic Bear",
                        "country": "RU",
                        "synonyms": ["Dragonfly", "Crouching Yeti", "Group 24"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "Sandworm",
                        "refs": ["http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/"],
                        "country": "RU",
                        "synonyms": ["Sandworm Team"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "Anunak",
                        "description": "Groups targeting financial organizations or people with significant financial assets.",
                        "country": "RU",
                        "synonyms": ["Carbanak"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "TeamSpy Crew",
                        "refs": ["https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/35520/the-teamspy-crew-attacks-abusing-teamviewer-for-cyberespionage-8/"],
                        "country": "RU",
                        "synonyms": ["TeamSpy"]
                        },
                        {
                        "group": "BuhTrap",
                        "refs": ["http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/11/11/operathion-buhtrap-malware-distributed-via-ammyy-com/"],
                        "country": "RU",
                        "synonyms": [""]
                        }
              ]
}