APT17 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 2 attack techniques, and to attacks on government, private sector and civil society organisations, with 11 countries and victims named. This free profile shows how it works and who it targets, so you can judge the risk to you.
APT17 has 11 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.
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Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.
What public reporting says
FireEye described APT17 in a 2015 report as: 'APT17, also known as DeputyDog, is a China based threat group that FireEye Intelligence has observed conducting network intrusions against U.S. government entities, the defense industry, law firms, information technology companies, mining companies, and non-government organizations.'
Public reports about APT17 (13)
Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 2 linked to APT17, 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 1 more specific variation of them, called sub-techniques.
Setting up accounts, servers and tools to use in the attack.
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 (11)
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APT17 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 2 attack techniques, and to attacks on government, private sector and civil society organisations, with 11 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places APT17 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 government, private sector and civil society, and 11 countries and victims are named, including United States, Netherlands, Italy and Japan.
Public reporting links APT17 to 2 attack techniques. Most of them are about preparing tools and infrastructure.
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