This article is about the threat actor. For the butterfly, see Parnassius epaphus. For the element, see Potassium.
Red Apollo
Formation
c. 2003–2005[1]
Type
Advanced persistent threat
Purpose
Cyberespionage, cyberwarfare
Region
China
Methods
Zero-days, Phishing, backdoor (computing), RAT, Keylogging
Official language
Chinese
Parent organization
Tianjin State Security Bureau of the Ministry of State Security
Formerly called
APT10 Stone Panda MenuPass RedLeaves CVNX POTASSIUM
Red Apollo (also known as APT 10 (by Mandiant), MenuPass (by Fireeye), Stone Panda (by Crowdstrike), and POTASSIUM (by Microsoft))[1][2] is a Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage group which has operated since 2006. In a 2018 indictment, the United States Department of Justice attributed the group to the Tianjin State Security Bureau of the Ministry of State Security.[3]
The team was designated an advanced persistent threat by Fireeye, who reported that they target aerospace, engineering, and telecom firms and any government that they believe is a rival of China.
Fireeye stated that they could be targeting intellectual property from educational institutions such as a Japanese university and is likely to expand operations into the education sector in the jurisdictions of nations that are allied with the United States.[4] Fireeye claimed that they were tracked since 2009, however because of the low-threat nature they had posed, they were not a priority. Fireeye now describes the group as "a threat to organizations worldwide."[4]
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^Kozy, Adam (2018-08-30). "Two Birds, One STONE PANDA". Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
^"Two Chinese Hackers Associated With the Ministry of State Security Charged with Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns Targeting Intellectual Property and Confidential Business Information". United States Department of Justice. 2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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