UAT-8616 is a highly sophisticated cyber threat actor attributed by Cisco Talos, with evidence of activity dating back to at least 2023. They have been observed exploiting CVE-2026-20127 in the wild and previously exploited CVE-2022-20775 by escalating to root user access through a software version downgrade. Their operations indicate a focus on targeting network edge devices to establish persistent footholds in high-value organizations, including Critical Infrastructure sectors.
The same group is tracked under different names by different vendors.
| Vendor | Name |
|---|---|
| Various | UAT-8616 |
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Every report in the Global Intel Library that names UAT-8616, newest first. Open any report to see the full analysis with provenance.
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Indicators from free threat feeds (abuse.ch ThreatFox, AlienVault OTX) attributed to UAT-8616. 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.