Threat Actor

Saint Bear

Saint Bear is a Russian-nexus threat actor active since early 2021, primarily targeting entities in Ukraine and Georgia. The group is notable for a specific remote access tool, Saint Bot, and information stealer, OutSteel in campaigns. Saint Bear typically relies on phishing or web staging of malicious documents and related file types for initial access, spoofing government or related entities. Saint Bear has previously been confused with Ember Bear operations, but analysis of behaviors, tools, and targeting indicates these are distinct clusters.

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Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--674582ec-51c4-42ce-b409-797239e37a2a
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-02T12:53:29+00:00
Origin source
attack_description
Type
intrusion-set
Origin country
RU

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (18)

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Code Signing (T1553.002)

Adversaries may create, acquire, or steal code signing materials to sign their malware or tools. Code signing provides a level of authenticity on a bi

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Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059)

Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries. These interfaces and languages provide ways of intera

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Disable or Modify Tools (T1685)

Adversaries may disable, degrade, or tamper with security tools or applications (e.g., endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, intrusion detectio

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Email Addresses (T1589.002)

Adversaries may gather email addresses that can be used during targeting. Even if internal instances exist, organizations may have public-facing email

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Encrypted/Encoded File (T1027.013)

Adversaries may encrypt or encode files to obfuscate strings, bytes, and other specific patterns to impede detection. Encrypting and/or encoding file

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Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203)

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code. Vulnerabilities can exist in software due to unsecure coding

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Impersonation (T1684.001)

Adversaries may impersonate a trusted person or organization in order to persuade and trick a target into performing some action on their behalf. For

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JavaScript (T1059.007)

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution. JavaScript (JS) is a platform-independent scripting language (compiled just

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Malicious File (T1204.002)

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to ope

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Malicious Link (T1204.001)

An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to cl

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Modify Registry (T1112)

Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry as part of a variety of other techniques to aid in defense evasion, persistence, and execution. Ac

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PowerShell (T1059.001)

Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environ

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Software Packing (T1027.002)

Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code. Software packing is a method of compressing or

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Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001)

Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious attachment in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing attachment is a sp

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Upload Malware (T1608.001)

Adversaries may upload malware to third-party or adversary controlled infrastructure to make it accessible during targeting. Malicious software can in

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Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion (T1497)

Adversaries may employ various means to detect and avoid virtualization and analysis environments. This may include changing behaviors based on the re

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Web Services (T1583.006)

Adversaries may register for web services that can be used during targeting. A variety of popular websites exist for adversaries to register for a web

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Windows Command Shell (T1059.003)

Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution. The Windows command shell (cmd) is the prima

Software & Tools (2)

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OutSteel [malware]

OutSteel is a file uploader and document stealer developed with the scripting language AutoIT that has been

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Saint Bot [malware]

Saint Bot is a.NET downloader that has been used by Saint Bear si

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