What public reporting says
Antlion is a Chinese state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group, who has been targeting financial institutions in Taiwan. This persistent campaign has lasted over the course of at least 18 months.
Antlion threat group
Antlion is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting links it to attacks on financial organisations, with 1 country or victim named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.
- Attack techniques
- 0
- Countries and victims named
- 1
- Thought to operate from
- China
- Other names
- None
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Overview
Who is Antlion?
Antlion is tracked under one name in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.
Public reports about Antlion (1)
Targets
Who does Antlion go after?
The sectors and places named in public reporting about this group. If yours is on the list, it is worth knowing how they work and which flaws they use.
Countries and victims named (1)
- 01Taiwan
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Antlion is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting links it to attacks on financial organisations, with 1 country or victim named.
Public reporting places Antlion as operating from China. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.
In public reporting, sectors named include financial, and 1 countries and victims are named, including Taiwan.
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