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SharpPanda

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reference profile · reported nexus: CN (not nationality)

SharpPanda, an APT group originating from China, has seen a rise in its cyber-attack operations starting from at least 2018. The APT group utilizes spear-phishing techniques to obtain initial access, employing a combination of outdated Microsoft Office document vulnerabilities, novel evasion techniques, and highly potent backdoor malware.

Source-reported aliases: Sharp Dragon. Associations do not prove equivalence.

Target geography

Catalog-listed countries (associations, not attack counts): 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://blog.cyble.com/2023/06/01/sharppanda-apt-campaign-expands-its-arsenal-targeting-g20-nations/

https://www.rewterz.com/rewterz-news/rewterz-threat-alert-sharppanda-chinese-apt-group-targets-southeast-asian-government-active-iocs

https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/chinese-apt-group-targets-southeast-asian-government-with-previously-unknown-backdoor/

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://research.checkpoint.com/2024/sharp-dragon-expands-towards-africa-and-the-caribbean/

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