Inception used a file hunting plugin to collect .txt, .pdf, .xls or .doc files from the infected host.4
group
Inception G0100
- Created
- 8 May 2020
- Last modified
- 31 July 2026
- Aliases
- Inception · Inception Framework · Cloud Atlas
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.[1][2][3]
22
Techniques57th pct
10
Tactics59th pct
3
Tools & malware47th pct
0
CampaignsNone recorded
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference G0100
Inception has encrypted malware payloads dropped on victim machines with AES and RC4 encryption.5
Inception has used a reconnaissance module to identify active processes and other associated loaded modules.6
Inception has used PowerShell to execute malicious commands and payloads.78
Inception has used VBScript to execute malicious commands and payloads.910
Inception has used specific malware modules to gather domain membership.11
Standing G0100
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this group touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 176 ATT&CK groups only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques2257th pct
57th percentile · 57% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many Enterprise techniques or fewer.
Tactics1059th pct
59th percentile · 59% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many tactics spanned or fewer.
Tools & malware347th pct
47th percentile · 53% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more tools and malware.
Campaigns089% tie · 4 values
89% of the population shares a single value across only 4 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique24med60th pct
60th percentile · 60% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many detection rules per technique or fewer.
Tests / technique4.5med
Detection coverage G0100
798 distinct rules cover the 22 techniques recorded for this group. The 862 technique-to-rule mappings resolve to 798 distinct rules, because one rule can cover several techniques. 558 Sigma · 240 Splunk.
21 covered by at least one rule1 with no coverage798 distinct rules in total
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