Tonto Team
threat actorCNalso known as
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ATT&CK
BRONZE HUNTLEY · CactusPete · Earth Akhlut · Karma Panda · Tonto Team
MISP
BRONZE HUNTLEY · COPPER · CactusPete · Earth Akhlut · KARMA PANDA · LONE CASTLE · PLA Unit 65017 · Red Beifang · TAG-74 · Tonto Team
Tonto Team is a Chinese-speaking APT group that has been active since at least 2013. They primarily target military, diplomatic, and infrastructure organizations in Asia and Eastern Europe. The group has been observed using various malware, including the Bisonal RAT and ShadowPad. They employ spear-phishing emails with malicious attachments as their preferred method of distribution.
resolved ATT&CK groups
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techniques used (15)
ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.
software used (6)
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/researchers-claim-china-trying-to-hack-south-korea-missile-defense-efforts/
- https://docs.huihoo.com/rsaconference/usa-2014/anf-t07b-the-art-of-attribution-identifying-and-pursuing-your-cyber-adversaries-final.pdf
- https://securelist.com/cactuspete-apt-groups-updated-bisonal-backdoor/97962/
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-secret-weapon-in-south-korea-missile-fight-hackers-1492766403
- https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/pwc-cyber-threats-2020-a-year-in-retrospect.pdf
- https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/summit/cds-2019/presentations/cds19-executive-s08-achievement-unlocked.pdf
- https://www.welivesecurity.com/2021/03/10/exchange-servers-under-siege-10-apt-groups/
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/g/supply-chain-attack-targeting-pakistani-government-delivers-shad.html