What public reporting says
This threat actor targets Uighurs—a minority ethnic group located primarily in northwestern China—and devices from Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi, for espionage purposes.
HenBox threat group
HenBox is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on civil society 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.
- Attack techniques
- 0
- Countries and victims named
- 1
- Thought to operate from
- China
- Suspected backing
- China
- Motive
- Espionage
- Other names
- None
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Overview
Who is HenBox?
HenBox 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.
Public reports about HenBox (1)
Targets
Who does HenBox 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.
Countries and victims named (1)
- 01Uighurs
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HenBox is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on civil society organisations, with 1 country or victim named.
Public reporting places HenBox 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 civil society, and 1 countries and victims are named, including Uighurs.
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