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StriderG0041 state

🇺🇸 US

aka Strider, ProjectSauron, Sauron, Project Sauron, G0041

Last updated: 2026-08-20

0attributed CVEs
6ATT&CK techniques
0.0IDF score (tooling uniqueness)
0exclusive CVEs
—years active

About this actor

[Strider](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0041) is a threat group that has been active since at least 2011 and has targeted victims in Russia, China, Sweden, Belgium, Iran, and Rwanda.(Citation: Symantec Strider Blog)(Citation: Kaspersky ProjectSauron Blog)

Source: MITRE ATT&CK

Names & naming systems

Each vendor coins its own name for the same actor. Where a name follows a known scheme we attribute it; the rest are listed honestly as unclassified.

MITRE ATT&CKG-number catalogue id

G0041

Unclassifiedno scheme matched

StriderProjectSauronSauronProject Sauron

How we know this

Data origin
MITRE ATT&CK Imported from the MITRE ATT&CK STIX bundle as an intrusion-set object.
Techniques
MITRE ATT&CK STIX mappings — 6 ATT&CK techniques on file.
Named victims
None on file.

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Activity timeline

No activity events recorded.

Profile

CVERiskCVSSEPSSPublishedProducts
No attributed CVEs.

Mitigating controls (NIST 800-53)

ControlTechniques coveredCoverage
CM-64 / 667%
CM-74 / 667%
SI-44 / 667%
CA-73 / 650%
CM-23 / 650%
AC-32 / 633%
AC-42 / 633%
SC-72 / 633%
SI-32 / 633%
AC-21 / 617%
AC-201 / 617%
AC-51 / 617%
AC-61 / 617%
AC-71 / 617%
CM-51 / 617%

Co-occurring actors

None.

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