What public reporting says
Lotus Blossom is a threat group that has targeted government and military organizations in Southeast Asia.
LOTUS PANDA threat group
LOTUS PANDA is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on military and government organisations, with 6 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
- 6
- Thought to operate from
- China
- Suspected backing
- China
- Motive
- Espionage
- Other names
- 10
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview
Who is LOTUS PANDA?
LOTUS PANDA has 10 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
Spring DragonST GroupDRAGONFISHBRONZE ELGINATK1G0030Red SalamanderLotus BLossomBillbugLotus Blossom
Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.
Public reports about LOTUS PANDA (13)
- The Spring Dragon APTsecurelist.com (opens in a new tab)
- Spring Dragon Updated Activitysecurelist.com (opens in a new tab)
- Lotus Blossomcfr.org (opens in a new tab)
- Operation Lotus Blossompaloaltonetworks.com (opens in a new tab)
- Accenture Security Elise Threat Analysisaccenture.com · PDF (opens in a new tab)
- Attack on French Diplomat Linked to Operation Lotus Blossompaloaltonetworks.com (opens in a new tab)
- Lotus Blossom Continues Asean Targetingrsa.com · 2018 (opens in a new tab)
- Accenture Security Dragonfish Threat Analysisaccenture.com · PDF (opens in a new tab)
Targets
Who does LOTUS PANDA 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 (6)
- 01Japan
- 02Philippines
- 03Hong Kong
- 04Indonesia
- 05Taiwan
- 06Vietnam
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LOTUS PANDA is an espionage group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on military and government organisations, with 6 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places LOTUS PANDA 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 military and government, and 6 countries and victims are named, including Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
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