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APT40

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Leviathan is an espionage actor targeting organizations and high-value targets in defense and government. Active since at least 2014, this actor has long-standing interest in maritime industries, naval defense contractors, and associated research institutions in the United States and Western Europe.

Source-reported aliases: TEMP.Periscope, TEMP.Jumper, Leviathan, BRONZE MOHAWK, GADOLINIUM, KRYPTONITE PANDA, G0065, ATK29, TA423, Red Ladon, ITG09, MUDCARP, ISLANDDREAMS, Gingham Typhoon, ISLAND CASTLE. Associations do not prove equivalence.

Target geography

Catalog-listed countries (associations, not attack counts): United States of America · Hong Kong · Cambodia · Belgium · Germany · Philippines · Malaysia · Norway · Saudi Arabia · Switzerland · United Kingdom

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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.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/leviathan-espionage-actor-spearphishes-maritime-and-defense-targets

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/03/suspected-chinese-espionage-group-targeting-maritime-and-engineering-industries.html

https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/apt-40

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/03/apt40-examining-a-china-nexus-espionage-actor.html

https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinese-threat-actor-tempperiscope/

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/07/chinese-espionage-group-targets-cambodia-ahead-of-elections.html

https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0065/

https://www.crowdstrike.com/resources/reports/2019-crowdstrike-global-threat-report/

https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/Report2020CrowdStrikeGlobalThreatReport.pdf

https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2020/01/09/what-is-the-hainan-xiandun-technology-development-company

https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2020/01/10/who-is-mr-gu

https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2020/01/13/who-else-works-for-this-cover-company-network

https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2020/01/14/who-is-mr-ding

https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2020/01/15/hainan-xiandun-technology-company-is-apt40

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

https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-774.022020

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