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APT28: Geofencing as a Targeting Signal (CVE-2026-21509 Campaign)

SS
Synaptic Systems
Published February 3, 2026Original Report

Threat Actors

Diamond Model

SOCIAL AXISTECHNOLOGY AXISADVERSARYAPT28INFRASTRUCTUREunknownCAPABILITYunknownVICTIMunknown
Adversary(1)
Infrastructure
Capability
Victim

Attack Flow6 steps · MITRE ATT&CK mapped

Initial AccessTA0001·T1190
1/6
Exploit Public-Facing Application
ActionExploit Office vulnerability
APT28 leverages CVE-2026-21509, a vulnerability in Microsoft Office, as an initial access vector.

Indicators of Compromise

6 indicators

TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
SHA256fd3f13db41cd5b442fa26ba8bc0e9703ed243b3516374e3ef89be71cbf07436bMediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA256b2ba51b4491da8604ff9410d6e004971e3cd9a321390d0258e294ac42010b546MediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA2565a17cfaea0cc3a82242fdd11b53140c0b56256d769b07c33757d61e0a0a6ec02MediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA256969d2776df0674a1cca0f74c2fccbc43802b4f2b62ecccecc26ed538e9565eaeMediumScore 53/100First seen
CVECVE-2026-21509HighScore 79/100First seen
SHA256c91183175ce77360006f964841eb4048cf37cb82103f2573e262927be4c7607fMediumScore 53/100First seen

IOC Relationship Graph

6 total IOCs
SHA256CVE
SHA2565CVE1Actors1APT28: Geofencing as a Targeting Signal (CVE-2026-21509 Campaign)REPORTfd3f13db41cd5b442fa2…b2ba51b4491da8604ff9…5a17cfaea0cc3a82242f…969d2776df0674a1cca0…c91183175ce77360006f…CVE-2026-21509APT28
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