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APT-C-12 threat group

APT-C-12 is an espionage group. Public reporting links it to attacks on private sector, government and military organisations. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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Attack techniques
0
Public reports
2
Thought to operate from
Not known
Motive
Espionage
Other names
3
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is APT-C-12?

APT-C-12 has 3 other names in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.

Also known as

Sapphire MushroomBlue MushroomNuclearCrisis

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

What public reporting says

According to 360 TIC the actor has carried out continuous cyber espionage activities since 2011 on key units and departments of the Chinese government, military industry, scientific research, and finance. The organization focuses on information related to the nuclear industry and scientific research. The targets were mainly concentrated in mainland China...[M]ore than 670 malware samples have been collected from the group, including more than 60 malicious plugins specifically for lateral movement; more than 40 C2 domain names and IPs related to the organization have also been discovered.

Public reports about APT-C-12 (2)

Targets

Who does APT-C-12 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.

Sectors (5)

Private sectorGovernmentMilitaryScientific ResearchFinance
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Countries and victims named (0)

No countries named in public reporting yet.

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APT-C-12 is an espionage group. Public reporting links it to attacks on private sector, government and military organisations.

In public reporting, sectors named include private sector, government, military, scientific research and finance.

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