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APT15

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reference profile · reported nexus: CN (not nationality)

This threat actor uses phishing techniques to compromise the networks of foreign ministries of European countries for espionage purposes.

Source-reported aliases: VIXEN PANDA, Ke3Chang, Playful Dragon, Metushy, Lurid, Social Network Team, Royal APT, BRONZE PALACE, BRONZE DAVENPORT, BRONZE IDLEWOOD, NICKEL, G0004, Red Vulture, Nylon Typhoon, Mirage, RIVER CASTLE. Associations do not prove equivalence.

Target geography

Catalog-listed countries (associations, not attack counts): India · United Kingdom · Germany

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Historical casebook

No dated record curated yet; absence does not establish inactivity.

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References

Pinned source catalog

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/09/forced-to-adapt-xslcmd-backdoor-now-on-os-x.html

https://github.com/nccgroup/Royal_APT

https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/mirage

https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/wp-operation-ke3chang.pdf

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/operation-ke3chang-resurfaces-with-new-tidepool-malware/

https://research.nccgroup.com/2018/03/10/apt15-is-alive-and-strong-an-analysis-of-royalcli-and-royaldns/

https://www.intezer.com/miragefox-apt15-resurfaces-with-new-tools-based-on-old-ones/

https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0004/

https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/bronze-palace

https://www.mandiant.com/resources/insights/apt-groups

https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/cybersecurity/cyber-threat-intelligence/cyber-year-in-retrospect/yir-cyber-threats-report-download.pdf

https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RWMFIi

https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Themen/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen/Cyber-Sicherheitslage/Analysen-und-Prognosen/Threat-Intelligence/Aktive_APT-Gruppen/aktive-apt-gruppen_node.html

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/updated-cyber-threat-actor-naming-system/

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