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SUNSPOT

The MITRE Corporation · Published 12/01/2021 17:14 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:06 Family

Essential information

Confidence
100/100
Is family
Yes
Published
12/01/2021 17:14
Modified
27/03/2026 01:06
Revoked
No
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation
Related entities
12 attack patterns (mitre), 1 intrusion sets (apt), 1 campaign, 1 reports, 1 campaigns

Description

[SUNSPOT](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0562) is an implant that injected the [SUNBURST](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0559) backdoor into the SolarWinds Orion software update framework. It was used by [APT29](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0016) since at least February 2020.(Citation: CrowdStrike SUNSPOT Implant January 2021)

Marking (TLP)

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