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An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a stealthy threat actor, typically a state or state-sponsored group, which gains unauthorized access to a computer network and remains undetected for an extended period.
Double Dragon [a] is a hacker group with alleged ties to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS). [4] Classified as an advanced persistent threat, the organization was named by the United States Department of Justice in September 2020 in relation to charges brought against five Chinese and two Malaysian nationals for allegedly compromising more than 100 companies around the world.
APT40, also known as BRONZE MOHAWK (by Secureworks), [1] FEVERDREAM, G0065, GADOLINIUM (formerly by Microsoft), [2] Gingham Typhoon [3] (by Microsoft), GreenCrash, Hellsing (by Kaspersky), [4] Kryptonite Panda (by Crowdstrike), Leviathan (by Proofpoint), [5] MUDCARP, Periscope, Temp.Periscope, and Temp.Jumper, is an advanced persistent threat operated by the Hainan State Security Department, a ...
Reverse Deception: Organized Cyber Threat Counter-Exploitation is a book by Sean Bodmer, Max Kilger, Gregory Carpenter, and Jade Jones. It investigates methods and criteria to address organizational responses to Advanced Persistent Threats [3] and cyber deception. [4]
APT33 reportedly uses a dropper program designated DropShot, which can deploy a wiper called ShapeShift, or install a backdoor called TurnedUp. [1] The group is reported to use the ALFASHELL tool to send spear-phishing emails loaded with malicious HTML Application files to its targets.
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Charming Kitten, also called APT35 (by Mandiant), Phosphorus or Mint Sandstorm (by Microsoft), [1] Ajax Security (by FireEye), [2] and NewsBeef (by Kaspersky [3] [4]), is an Iranian government cyberwarfare group, described by several companies and government officials as an advanced persistent threat.
A report by the computer security firm Mandiant stated that PLA Unit 61398 is believed to operate under the 2nd Bureau of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department (GSD) Third Department (总参三部二局) [1] and that there is evidence that it contains, or is itself, an entity Mandiant calls APT1, part of the advanced persistent threat that has attacked a broad range of ...