APT29 G0016
Also known as IRON RITUAL, IRON HEMLOCK, NobleBaron, Dark Halo, NOBELIUM, UNC2452.
APT29 is threat group that has been attributed to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). They have operated since at least 2008, often targeting government networks in Europe and NATO member countries, research institutes, and think tanks. APT29 reportedly compromised the Democratic National Committee starting in the summer of 2015.
Documented targeting: Government, Education & Research, NGO & Political
Methodology
Relevance is a match on your industry sector and technology stack against the MITRE ATT&CK v19.1 group graph (174 groups, 821 software families, 56 campaigns). It is computed deterministically from that data, with no language model in the request path. It is a relevance match, not threat-intelligence probability data: it tells you which documented actors and techniques are worth emulating for an org like yours, not a forecast that any specific group will act.
TurboPentest can autonomously exercise 7 of 119 of this actor's documented techniques today (6%). 27 are out of scope for automated testing (social engineering, denial of service, physical).
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These counts are computed from the vendored MITRE ATT&CK graph and the published coverage map, and are reproducible from source.
In-scope techniques to emphasize
Known software
Mimikatz, PsExec, HAMMERTOSS, Net, CozyCar, PinchDuke, GeminiDuke, CosmicDuke, MiniDuke, OnionDuke, SeaDuke, CloudDuke, Tasklist, Systeminfo, ipconfig, PowerDuke, POSHSPY, Cobalt Strike, meek, Tor.
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Launch this pentestFrequently asked questions
Who is APT29 (G0016)?
APT29 is threat group that has been attributed to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). They have operated since at least 2008, often targeting government networks in Europe and NATO member countries, research institutes, and think tanks. APT29 reportedly compromised the Democratic National Committee starting in the summer of 2015.
What sectors does APT29 target?
Based on MITRE ATT&CK, APT29 has been observed targeting Government, Education & Research, NGO & Political.
Can TurboPentest test for APT29?
TurboPentest can autonomously exercise 7 of 119 of this actor's documented techniques today. 75 more need internal or assumed-breach access (the Adversarial-Depth tier), and the rest are out of scope for automated testing.
What does it cost to emulate APT29?
An Audit-Ready pentest starts at $99 per target. If it surfaces zero actionable findings, your next pentest is free.
Reviewed by
Michel Chamberland, Founder & CEO of IntegSec. CISSP, OSCP, OSCE, with 20+ years in offensive security, alumni of IBM X-Force Red and Trustwave SpiderLabs.
Last reviewed July 30, 2026.