APT21 threat group
APT21 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and military organisations, with 15 countries and victims named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.
- Attack techniques
- 0
- Countries and victims named
- 15
- Thought to operate from
- China
- Suspected backing
- China
- Motive
- Espionage
- Other names
- 3
Who is APT21?
APT21 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
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Public reports about APT21 (8)
- Nettraveler Is Running Red Star APT Attacks Compromise High Profile Victimssecurelist.com (opens in a new tab)
- Nettravelercfr.org (opens in a new tab)
- Kaspersky Lab Uncovers Operation Nettraveler a Global Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Government…kaspersky.com · 2013 (opens in a new tab)
- Nettraveler Gets a Makeover for 10th Anniversarykaspersky.com · 2014 (opens in a new tab)
- Nettraveler Spear Phishing Email Targets Diplomat of Uzbekistanpaloaltonetworks.com (opens in a new tab)
- Nettraveler APT Targets Russian European Interestsproofpoint.com (opens in a new tab)
- Chinese Cyberspies Pivot to Russia in Wake of Obama Xi Pactdarkreading.com (opens in a new tab)
- APT Groupsmandiant.com (opens in a new tab)
Who does APT21 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 (15)
- 01Mongolia
- 02Kazakhstan
- 03Tajikistan
- 04Germany
- 05United Kingdom
- 06India
- 07Kyrgyzstan
- 08South Korea
- 09United States
- 10Chile
- 11Russia
- 12China
- 13Spain
- 14Canada
- 15Morocco
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APT21 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and military organisations, with 15 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places APT21 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 and military, and 15 countries and victims are named, including Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Germany.
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