What public reporting says
A China-based actor that targets foreign embassies to collect data on government, defence, and technology sectors.
APT27 threat group
APT27 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected backing from Unknown. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and private sector 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
- Unknown
- Motive
- Espionage
- Other names
- 14
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview
Who is APT27?
APT27 has 14 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
GreedyTaotieTG-3390EMISSARY PANDATEMP.HippoRed PhoenixBudwormGroup 35ZipTokenIron TigerBRONZE UNIONLucky MouseG0027
Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.
Public reports about APT27 (22)
- Li To Loot Or Not To Loot That Is Not a Questionblackhat.com · PDF (opens in a new tab)
- Iran and Russia Blamed for State Sponsored Espionagearchive.org (opens in a new tab)
- Operation Pzchao a Possible Return of the Iron Tiger APTbitdefender.com · 2018 (opens in a new tab)
- Bitdefender Business 2017 WhitePaper PZCHAO Crea2452 En EN GenericUsebitdefender.com · 2017 · PDF (opens in a new tab)
- Iron Tigercfr.org (opens in a new tab)
- Chinese Cyber Espionage Group Hacked Government Data Centerbleepingcomputer.com (opens in a new tab)
- Bronze Unionsecureworks.com (opens in a new tab)
- Operation Iron Tiger Attackers Shift East Asia United Statestrendmicro.com (opens in a new tab)
Targets
Who does APT27 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)
- 01United States
- 02United Kingdom
- 03France
- 04Japan
- 05Taiwan
- 06India
- 07Canada
- 08China
- 09Thailand
- 10Israel
- 11Australia
- 12Republic of Korea
- 13Russia
- 14Iran
- 15Turkey
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APT27 is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected backing from Unknown. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and private sector organisations, with 15 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places APT27 as operating from China, with suspected backing from Unknown. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.
In public reporting, sectors named include government and private sector, and 15 countries and victims are named, including United States, United Kingdom, France and Japan.
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