What public reporting says
A group of China-based attackers, who conducted a number of spear phishing attacks in 2013.
APT12 threat group
APT12 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 5 attack techniques, and to attacks on private sector and government organisations, with 2 countries and victims named. This free profile shows how it works and who it targets, so you can judge the risk to you.
- Attack techniques
- 5
- Countries and victims named
- 2
- Thought to operate from
- China
- Suspected backing
- China
- Motive
- Espionage
- Other names
- 10
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview
Who is APT12?
APT12 has 10 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
NUMBERED PANDATG-2754BeeBusGroup 22DynCalcCalc TeamDNSCalcCrimson IronIXESHEBRONZE GLOBE
Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.
How it works
How does APT12 attack? Stage by stage.
Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 5 linked to APT12, laid out from first look to final blow. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Pick a stage to see them. Public reporting also lists 4 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.
Stage 4 of 15
2 techniquesRunning code
Running their own programs or commands on a machine they reached.
- T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
- T1204User Execution
Targets
Who does APT12 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 (2)
- 01Taiwan
- 02Japan
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APT12 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 5 attack techniques, and to attacks on private sector and government organisations, with 2 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places APT12 as operating from China, with suspected state backing. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.
In public reporting, sectors named include private sector and government, and 2 countries and victims are named, including Taiwan and Japan.
Public reporting links APT12 to 5 attack techniques. Most of them are about running code, keeping contact with their servers and getting in.
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