Inception
Inception is a Russia-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 13 sectors, including Government and Manufacturing, in 54 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. It uses 91 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and exploits 7 known CVEs.
Also known as
- Inception Framework
- Cloud Atlas
- Oxygen
- ATK 116
- Blue Odin
- The Rocra
- Clean Ursa
- G0100
- Operation “RedOctober”
- Operation “Cloud Atlas”
- Origin
- Russia
- Techniques
- 91
- Exploited CVEs
- 7
- First seen
- Jan 1, 2014
- Last seen
- Aug 12, 2019
- Record updated
Who They Target.
Sectors · 13
Countries · 54
Labelsespionagemena
About Inception.
Inception is a cyber espionage group active since at least 2014. The group has targeted multiple industries and governmental entities primarily in Russia, but has also been active in the United States and throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.