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Grayling threat group

Grayling is a threat group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on biomedical, government and information technology 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.

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Attack techniques
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Countries and victims named
4
Thought to operate from
China
Suspected backing
China
Other names
None
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is Grayling?

Grayling is tracked under one 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.

What public reporting says

Grayling activity was first observed in early 2023, when a number of victims were identified with distinctive malicious DLL side-loading activity. Grayling appears to target organisations in Asia, however one unknown organisation in the United States was also targeted. Industries targeted include Biomedical, Government and Information Technology. Grayling use a variety of tools during their attacks, including well known tools such as Cobalt Strike and Havoc and also some others.

Public reports about Grayling (1)

Targets

Who does Grayling 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 (3)

BiomedicalGovernmentInformation technology
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Countries and victims named (4)

  1. 01Taiwan
  2. 02United States
  3. 03Vietnam
  4. 04Solomon Islands
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Grayling is a threat group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on biomedical, government and information technology organisations, with 4 countries and victims named.

Public reporting places Grayling as operating from China, 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 biomedical, government and information technology, and 4 countries and victims are named, including Taiwan, United States, Vietnam and Solomon Islands.

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