APT18 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 11 attack techniques, and to attacks on government, private sector and civil society organisations, with 1 country or victim named. This free profile shows how it works and who it targets, so you can judge the risk to you.
APT18 has 6 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
Wekby was described by Palo Alto Networks in a 2015 report as: 'Wekby is a group that has been active for a number of years, targeting various industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, aerospace, defense, and high tech. The group is known to leverage recently released exploits very shortly after those exploits are available, such as in the case of HackingTeams Flash zero - day exploit.'
Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 11 linked to APT18, 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 7 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.
Making sure they keep access after a restart or a password change.
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)
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APT18 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 11 attack techniques, and to attacks on government, private sector and civil society organisations, with 1 country or victim named.
Public reporting places APT18 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 1 countries and victims are named, including United States.
Public reporting links APT18 to 11 attack techniques. Most of them are about staying in, taking control and hiding.
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