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Earth Berberoka threat group

Earth Berberoka is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting links it to attacks on gambling websites, information technology and electronics manufacturers organisations, with 5 countries and victims 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
5
Thought to operate from
China
Other names
1
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is Earth Berberoka?

Earth Berberoka 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

GamblingPuppet

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

What public reporting says

According to TrendMicro, Earth Berberoka is a threat group originating from China that mainly focuses on targeting gambling websites. This group's campaign uses multiple malware families that target the Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms that have been attributed to Chinese-speaking actors. Aside from using tried-and-tested malware families that have been upgraded, such as PlugX and Gh0st RAT, Earth Berberoka has also developed a brand-new complex, multistage malware family, which has been dubbed PuppetLoader.

Public reports about Earth Berberoka (10)

Targets

Who does Earth Berberoka 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)

Gambling WebsitesInformation technologyElectronics ManufacturersEducation
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Countries and victims named (5)

  1. 01China
  2. 02United States
  3. 03Hong Kong
  4. 04Malaysia
  5. 05Taiwan
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Earth Berberoka is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting links it to attacks on gambling websites, information technology and electronics manufacturers organisations, with 5 countries and victims named.

Public reporting places Earth Berberoka 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 gambling websites, information technology, electronics manufacturers and education, and 5 countries and victims are named, including China, United States, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

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