APT32 is an espionage group thought to operate from Vietnam, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 55 attack techniques, and to attacks on government, private sector and civil society organisations, with 6 countries and victims named. This free profile shows how it works and who it targets, so you can judge the risk to you.
APT32 has 16 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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What public reporting says
Cyber espionage actors, now designated by FireEye as APT32 (OceanLotus Group), are carrying out intrusions into private sector companies across multiple industries and have also targeted foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. FireEye assesses that APT32 leverages a unique suite of fully-featured malware, in conjunction with commercially-available tools, to conduct targeted operations that are aligned with Vietnamese state interests.
Public reports about APT32 (13)
Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 55 linked to APT32, 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 51 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.
Mapping the network, accounts and data once inside.
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 (6)
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APT32 is an espionage group thought to operate from Vietnam, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 55 attack techniques, and to attacks on government, private sector and civil society organisations, with 6 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places APT32 as operating from Vietnam, 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 6 countries and victims are named, including China, Germany, United States and Vietnam.
Public reporting links APT32 to 55 attack techniques. Most of them are about looking around, hiding and running code.
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