Threat Actor Profile
High
APT
Description
Sowbug is a threat group that has conducted targeted attacks against organizations in South America and Southeast Asia, particularly government entities, since at least 2015. (Citation: Symantec Sowbug Nov 2017)
Confidence Score
Known Aliases
Sowbug
Tags
mitre-attack
stix-2.1
intrusion-set
First Seen
Unknown
Last Updated
Unknown
Active Status
ActiveCreated
April 29, 2026
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (9)
Indicators of Compromise
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STIX Data
{'aliases': ['Sowbug'],
'created': '2018-01-16T16:13:52.465Z',
'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'description': '[Sowbug](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0054) is a threat '
'group that has conducted targeted attacks against '
'organizations in South America and Southeast Asia, '
'particularly government entities, since at least 2015. '
'(Citation: Symantec Sowbug Nov 2017)',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0054',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0054'},
{'description': '(Citation: Symantec Sowbug Nov 2017)',
'source_name': 'Sowbug'},
{'description': 'Symantec Security Response. (2017, '
'November 7). Sowbug: Cyber espionage '
'group targets South American and '
'Southeast Asian governments. '
'Retrieved November 16, 2017.',
'source_name': 'Symantec Sowbug Nov 2017',
'url': 'https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/sowbug-cyber-espionage-group-targets-south-american-and-southeast-asian-governments'}],
'id': 'intrusion-set--d1acfbb3-647b-4723-9154-800ec119006e',
'modified': '2025-04-25T14:49:21.603Z',
'name': 'Sowbug',
'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'intrusion-set',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
'x_mitre_contributors': ['Alan Neville, @abnev'],
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}