Curious Gorge threat group

Curious Gorge is an espionage group thought to operate from China. Public reporting links it to attacks on government, military and logistics organisations, with 4 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
4
Thought to operate from
China
Motive
Espionage
Other names
1
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is Curious Gorge?

Curious Gorge has 1 other name 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

UNC3742

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

What public reporting says

Curious Gorge, a group TAG attributes to China's PLA SSF, has conducted campaigns against government and military organizations in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. The actor has remained active against government, military, logistics and manufacturing organizations in Ukraine, Russia and Central Asia. In Russia, long running campaigns against multiple government organizations have continued, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over the past week, TAG identified additional compromises impacting multiple Russian defense contractors and manufacturers and a Russian logistics company.

Targets

Who does Curious Gorge 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 (4)

GovernmentMilitaryLogisticsDefense Contractor
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Countries and victims named (4)

  1. 01Ukraine
  2. 02Russia
  3. 03Kazakhstan
  4. 04Mongolia
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Curious Gorge is an espionage group thought to operate from China. Public reporting links it to attacks on government, military and logistics organisations, with 4 countries and victims named.

Public reporting places Curious Gorge 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 government, military, logistics and defense contractor, and 4 countries and victims are named, including Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

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