CNChinaconfidence: 50G0019

NaikonNaikon

Also known as: PLA Unit 78020 · OVERRIDE PANDA · Camerashy · BRONZE GENEVA · G0019 · Naikon · BRONZE STERLING · G0013

Origin
CN
Known aliases
8
Target sectors
2
Attribution
State-sponsored

Profile

Kaspersky described Naikon in a 2015 report as: 'The Naikon group is mostly active in countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, and Nepal, hitting a variety of targets in a very opportunistic way.'

Aliases· 8

PLA Unit 78020OVERRIDE PANDACamerashyBRONZE GENEVANaikonBRONZE STERLING
G0019G0013

Target sectors· 2

GovernmentPrivate sector

Known victims· 14

  • India
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Vietnam
  • Myanmar
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Philippines
  • South Korea
  • United States

MITRE ATT&CK Group crosswalk

G0019

References

  1. https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/69953/the-naikon-apt/
  2. https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/03/spear-phishing-the-news-cycle-apt-actors-leverage-interest-in-the-disappearance-of-malaysian-flight-mh-370.html
  3. https://media.kasperskycontenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2018/03/07205555/TheNaikonAPT-MsnMM1.pdf
  4. https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/naikon-targeted-attacks
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925164035/https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/bkdr_rarstone-new-rat-to-watch-out-for/
  6. https://threatconnect.com/blog/tag/naikon/
  7. https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0019/
  8. https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/bronze-geneva

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