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RedGolf threat group

RedGolf is a threat group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on aviation, automotive and education organisations. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.

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Public reports
2
Thought to operate from
China
Suspected backing
China
Other names
None
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is RedGolf?

RedGolf 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

Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has identified a large cluster of new operational infrastructure associated with use of the custom Windows and Linux backdoor KEYPLUG. We attribute this activity to a threat activity group tracked as RedGolf, which is highly likely to be a Chinese state-sponsored group. RedGolf closely overlaps with threat activity reported in open sources under the aliases APT41/BARIUM and has likely carried out state-sponsored espionage activity in parallel with financially motivated operations for personal gain from at least 2014 onward.

Public reports about RedGolf (2)

Targets

Who does RedGolf 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 (7)

AviationAutomotiveEducationIntergovernmentalMedia and EntertainmentInformation TechnologyReligious Organizations
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Countries and victims named (0)

No countries named in public reporting yet.

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RedGolf is a threat group thought to operate from China, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on aviation, automotive and education organisations.

Public reporting places RedGolf 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 aviation, automotive, education, intergovernmental and media and entertainment.

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