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Velvet AntG1047 unknown

aka Velvet Ant

Last updated: 2026-08-20

0attributed CVEs
31ATT&CK techniques
0.0IDF score (tooling uniqueness)
0exclusive CVEs
—years active

About this actor

[Velvet Ant](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1047) is a threat actor operating since at least 2021. [Velvet Ant](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1047) is associated with complex persistence mechanisms, the targeting of network devices and appliances during operations, and the use of zero day exploits.(Citation: Sygnia VelvetAnt 2024A)(Citation: Sygnia VelvetAnt 2024B)

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

G1047

Unclassifiedno scheme matched

Velvet Ant

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 — 31 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
SI-429 / 3194%
CM-628 / 3190%
CM-225 / 3181%
CM-723 / 3174%
SI-323 / 3174%
CA-722 / 3171%
AC-320 / 3165%
AC-617 / 3155%
SI-716 / 3152%
AC-215 / 3148%
IA-214 / 3145%
SC-713 / 3142%
AC-412 / 3139%
AC-512 / 3139%
CM-512 / 3139%

Co-occurring actors

None.

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