APT23
threat actorCN01
also known as
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
ATT&CK
KeyBoy · Pirate Panda · Tropic Trooper
MISP
APT23 · BRONZE HOBART · Earth Centaur · KeyBoy · PIRATE PANDA · Red Orthrus · Tropic Trooper
TrendMicro described Tropic Trooper in a 2015 report as: 'Taiwan and the Philippines have become the targets of an ongoing campaign called Operation TropicTrooper. Active since 2012, the attackers behind the campaign haveset their sights on the Taiwanese government as well as a number of companies in the heavy industry. The same campaign has also targeted key Philippine military agencies.'
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techniques used (40)
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software used (6)
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references
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- https://blog.rapid7.com/2013/06/07/keyboy-targeted-attacks-against-vietnam-and-india/
- http://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/rhetoric-foreshadows-cyber-activity-in-the-south-china-sea/
- https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/Report2020CrowdStrikeGlobalThreatReport.pdf
- http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/11/unit42-tropic-trooper-targets-taiwanese-government-and-fossil-fuel-provider-with-poison-ivy/
- http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-operation-tropic-trooper.pdf
- https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/tropic-trooper-new-strategy/
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-tropic-trooper-targets-taiwanese-government-and-fossil-fuel-provider-with-poison-ivy/
- https://blog.lookout.com/titan-mobile-threat