Cybercrime
TA499
Also known as Vovan, Lexus
1mentions, 7 days
2mentions, 30 days
Nov 3, 2026last mentioned
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.
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
No leak-site posts on record for this group.
Recent activity
- BYD sold more EVs last month than the US did all quarterhn · Nov 3, 2026
- Behind the scenes at the NeXT Computer officehn · Oct 26, 2026
References
From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.