# Storm-0473: threat group profile

> Storm-0473 is a threat group thought to operate from Kazakhstan. Public reporting about it is still limited. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack techniques | 0 |
| Thought to operate from | Kazakhstan |
| Other names | 1 |
| Public reports | 4 |

## Who is Storm-0473?

Storm-0473 is a threat group thought to operate from Kazakhstan. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

UNC2849

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

### What public reporting says

> Storm-0473 (Tomiris) is a threat actor that has been active since at least 2019. They primarily target government and diplomatic entities in the Commonwealth of Independent States region, with occasional victims in other regions being foreign representations of CIS countries. Tomiris uses a wide variety of malware implants, including downloaders, backdoors, and file stealers, developed in different programming languages. They employ various attack vectors such as spear-phishing, DNS hijacking, and exploitation of vulnerabilities. There are potential ties between Tomiris and Turla, but they are considered separate threat actors with distinct targeting and tradecraft by Kaspersky.

## Public reports about Storm-0473

- https://securelist.com/darkhalo-after-solarwinds-the-tomiris-connection/104311/
- https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q1-2022/106351/
- https://securelist.com/tomiris-called-they-want-their-turla-malware-back/109552/
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/04/frequent-freeloader-part-i-secret-blizzard-compromising-storm-0156-infrastructure-for-espionage/

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is Storm-0473?

Storm-0473 is a threat group thought to operate from Kazakhstan. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Where is Storm-0473 thought to be based?

Public reporting places Storm-0473 as operating from Kazakhstan. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

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