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FIN8G0061 unknown

aka FIN8, Syssphinx, ATK113, G0061, PUNCH COMET

Last updated: 2026-08-20

0attributed CVEs
56ATT&CK techniques
0.0IDF score (tooling uniqueness)
0exclusive CVEs
—years active

About this actor

[FIN8](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0061) is a financially motivated threat group that has been active since at least January 2016, and known for targeting organizations in the hospitality, retail, entertainment, insurance, technology, chemical, and financial sectors. In June 2021, security researchers detected [FIN8](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0061) switching from targeting point-of-sale (POS) devices to distributing a number of ransomware variants.(Citation: FireEye Obfuscation June 2017)(Citation: FireEye Fin8 May 2016)(Citation: Bitdefender Sardonic Aug 2021)(Citation: Symantec FIN8 Jul 2023)

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

G0061

MandiantFIN financially-motivated

FIN8

Unclassifiedno scheme matched

SyssphinxATK113PUNCH COMET

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 — 56 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-638 / 5668%
SI-438 / 5668%
CM-236 / 5664%
SI-332 / 5657%
AC-626 / 5646%
CM-726 / 5646%
AC-324 / 5643%
CA-724 / 5643%
AC-223 / 5641%
SC-723 / 5641%
AC-420 / 5636%
AC-518 / 5632%
CM-516 / 5629%
IA-216 / 5629%
SI-715 / 5627%

Co-occurring actors

None.

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