TA499, also known as Vovan and Lexus, is a Russia-aligned threat actor that has aggressively engaged in email campaigns since at least 2021. The threat actor’s campaigns attempt to convince high-profile North American and European government officials as well as CEOs of prominent companies and celebrities into participating in recorded phone calls or video chats.
The same group is tracked under different names by different vendors.
| Vendor | Name |
|---|---|
| OSINT | Vovan |
| OSINT | Lexus |
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Indicators from free threat feeds (abuse.ch ThreatFox, AlienVault OTX) attributed to TA499. Each row shows why it was linked and where it came from.
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Open-source reports about this actor collected from MISP Galaxy.