Between November 26, 2015, and December 1, 2015, known and suspected China-based APT groups launched several spear-phishing attacks targeting Japanese...

Threat Actor Profile

APT16

State-sponsored threat group originating from CN. Suspected sponsor: China. Known to target Private sector. Uses 2 known MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

2 TTPs Mapped 1 Industries Tracked Real-Time Alerts

Actor Overview

Origin Country
CN
Suspected Sponsor
China
Incident Types
Espionage
Known Techniques
2 TTPs

Target Industries

Private sector

Suspected Victims

JapanTaiwan

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

T1584T1584.004

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Actor Details

Primary Name
APT16
Known Aliases
SVCMONDR, G0023
Data Source
Precursor Intelligence
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