HOMETHREATSSwiftSlicer
APT / THREAT GROUP

SwiftSlicer

3
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to ESET, this is a wiper written in Go, that was deployed against an Ukrainian organization on January 25th 2023 through Group Policy, which suggests that the attackers had taken control of the victim’s Active Directory environment.

Threat Analysis

SwiftSlicer is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

External References

→https://twitter.com/ESETresearch/status/1618960022150729728
→https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/security-insider/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/A-year-of-Russian-hybrid-warfare-in-Ukraine_MS-Threat-Intelligence-1.pdf
→https://www.welivesecurity.com/2023/01/27/swiftslicer-new-destructive-wiper-malware-ukraine/

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases3

Also Known As

win.swiftslicerJaguarBladeSwiftSlicer

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.swiftslicer

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.
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