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APT9 threat group

APT9 is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting links it to attacks on pharmaceuticals, healthcare and construction organisations, with 1 country or victim named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.

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Attack techniques
0
Countries and victims named
1
Thought to operate from
China
Other names
3
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is APT9?

APT9 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

NIGHTSHADE PANDARed PegasusGroup 27

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

What public reporting says

APT9 engages in cyber operations where the goal is data theft, usually focusing on the data and projects that make a particular organization competitive within its field. APT9 was historically very active in the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industry. We have observed this actor use spearphishing, valid accounts, as well as remote services for Initial Access. On at least one occasion, Mandiant observed APT9 at two companies in the biotechnology industry and suspect that APT9 actors may have gained initial access to one of the companies by using a trusted relationship between the two companies. APT9 use a wide range of backdoors, including publicly available backdoors, as well as backdoors that are believed to be custom, but are used by multiple APT groups.

Public reports about APT9 (6)

Targets

Who does APT9 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.

Sectors (5)

PharmaceuticalsHealthcareConstructionAerospaceDefense industrial base
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Countries and victims named (1)

  1. 01United States
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APT9 is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting links it to attacks on pharmaceuticals, healthcare and construction organisations, with 1 country or victim named.

Public reporting places APT9 as operating from China. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

In public reporting, sectors named include pharmaceuticals, healthcare, construction, aerospace and defense industrial base, and 1 countries and victims are named, including United States.

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