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APT21APT21

Also known as: HAMMER PANDA · TEMP.Zhenbao · NetTraveler · APT21

Origin
CN
Known aliases
4
Target sectors
2
Attribution
State-sponsored

Profile

APT21 is a Chinese-attributed threat actor catalogued by MISP-Galaxy (MISP-Galaxy v341). The group is also tracked as HAMMER PANDA, TEMP.Zhenbao, NetTraveler. Operational targeting focuses on the Government and Military sectors. Documented victim organisations include Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and 12 other named victims.

Aliases· 4

HAMMER PANDATEMP.ZhenbaoNetTravelerAPT21

Target sectors· 2

GovernmentMilitary

Known victims· 15

  • Mongolia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • India
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • South Korea
  • United States
  • Chile
  • Russia
  • China

References

  1. https://securelist.com/blog/research/35936/nettraveler-is-running-red-star-apt-attacks-compromise-high-profile-victims/
  2. https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/nettraveler
  3. https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2013_kaspersky-lab-uncovers--operation-nettraveler--a-global-cyberespionage-campaign-targeting-government-affiliated-organizations-and-research-institutes
  4. https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2014_nettraveler-gets-a-makeover-for-10th-anniversary
  5. https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/nettraveler-spear-phishing-email-targets-diplomat-of-uzbekistan/
  6. https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/nettraveler-apt-targets-russian-european-interests
  7. http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/chinese-cyberspies-pivot-to-russia-in-wake-of-obama-xi-pact/d/d-id/1324242
  8. https://www.mandiant.com/resources/insights/apt-groups

Related by meaning· 6

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Sourced from MISP-Galaxy Threat Actor cluster. Curated by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.