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UAC-0099

UAC-0099 is a Russia-attributed threat actor group with an ideological motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 8 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 3 countries, including Ukraine and Denmark. It uses 17 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

Origin
Russia
Techniques
17
Exploited CVEs
No CVE data
Record updated

Who They Target.

How They Operate · MITRE ATT&CK.

17 techniques across 6 of 14 tactics

Reconnaissance2

T1071.001
Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols
T1082
System Information Discovery

Resource Development·

Initial Access3

T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1566
Phishing
T1566.002
Phishing: Spearphishing Link

Execution7

T1053
Scheduled Task/Job
T1053.005
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059.001
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
T1059.005
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Visual Basic
T1219
Remote Access Tools
T1574.002
Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Side-Loading

Persistence1

T1547.001
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Privilege Escalation·

Defense Evasion3

T1027
Obfuscated Files or Information
T1036.005
Masquerading: Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
T1497.001
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion: System Checks

Credential Access·

Discovery·

Lateral Movement·

Collection1

T1113
Screen Capture

Command and Control·

Exfiltration·

Impact·

Vulnerabilities Linked To Their Tools.

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Arsenal · Malware And Tools.

  • BPFDoormalware
  • BurnyBearmalware
  • DRAGSTAREmalware
  • LONEPAGEmalware
  • LunchPokemalware
  • MATCHBOILmalware
  • MATCHWOKmalware
  • PteroBoxmalware
  • PteroDespairmalware
  • PteroGraphinmalware
  • PteroQuarkmalware
  • PteroSandmalware
  • PteroStewmalware
  • PteroTicklemalware
  • Eziriz .NET Reactortool
  • Notepad++tool
  • WinRARtool

Campaigns.

  1. UAC-0099 MATCHBOIL and MATCHWOK Espionage Campaign
  2. UAC-0099 MATCHBOIL Espionage Campaign

About UAC-0099.

A threat actor first documented in June 2023, known for targeting Ukrainian entities for espionage purposes. Identified as a state-aligned cyber espionage group.

Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.