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APT12

Also reported as Calc Team, Hexagon Typhoon, IXESHE, DynCalc, BeeBus and 16 other names. Linked to China by four sources.

Reports
66
Last reported
Known CVEs
55
Techniques in ATT&CK
5
Origin
China
ID
G0005
Merge evidence
31 alias matches

Reports per quarter

  1. 2012 Q3: 1 report
  2. 2012 Q4: 1 report
  3. 2013 Q1: 2 reports
  4. 2013 Q2: 4 reports
  5. 2013 Q3: 1 report
  6. 2013 Q4: 3 reports
  7. 2014 Q1: 3 reports
  8. 2014 Q2: 1 report
  9. 2014 Q3: 6 reports
  10. 2014 Q4: 1 report
  11. 2015 Q1: no reports
  12. 2015 Q2: no reports
  13. 2015 Q3: 1 report
  14. 2015 Q4: 2 reports
  15. 2016 Q1: 7 reports
  16. 2016 Q2: 8 reports
  17. 2016 Q3: 2 reports
  18. 2016 Q4: 2 reports
  19. 2017 Q1: no reports
  20. 2017 Q2: 1 report
  21. 2017 Q3: no reports
  22. 2017 Q4: 1 report
  23. 2018 Q1: 2 reports
  24. 2018 Q2: no reports
  25. 2018 Q3: no reports
  26. 2018 Q4: no reports
  27. 2019 Q1: no reports
  28. 2019 Q2: no reports
  29. 2019 Q3: no reports
  30. 2019 Q4: no reports
  31. 2020 Q1: 1 report
  32. 2020 Q2: no reports
  33. 2020 Q3: no reports
  34. 2020 Q4: no reports
  35. 2021 Q1: no reports
  36. 2021 Q2: no reports
  37. 2021 Q3: 3 reports
  38. 2021 Q4: no reports
  39. 2022 Q1: 1 report
  40. 2022 Q2: no reports
  41. 2022 Q3: 1 report
  42. 2022 Q4: 2 reports
  43. 2023 Q1: no reports
  44. 2023 Q2: no reports
  45. 2023 Q3: no reports
  46. 2023 Q4: no reports
  47. 2024 Q1: no reports
  48. 2024 Q2: no reports
  49. 2024 Q3: no reports
  50. 2024 Q4: no reports
  51. 2025 Q1: no reports
  52. 2025 Q2: 2 reports
  53. 2025 Q3: no reports
  54. 2025 Q4: no reports
  55. 2026 Q1: no reports
  56. 2026 Q2: 7 reports
Dated reports, 2012 Q3 to 2026 Q2.

Techniques seen in the last two years

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Counts come from technique IDs in the actor's report text. “Reports only” means reports name the technique but MITRE ATT&CK® does not list it for this actor.

Also listed by ATT&CK

CVEs named in reports

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KEV marks a CVE in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, and “ransomware” marks one that the catalog records as used in ransomware campaigns.

Reports

  1. CrowdCasts Monthly: You Have an Adversary Problem

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

  2. Numbered Panda

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

  3. Operation-Blockbuster-Report

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

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  1. The Rise of Earth Aughisky: Tracking the Campaigns Taidoor Started

    date in the CCS '25 data Kaspersky fromORKLCCS '25 data

  2. Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

    date in the title fromORKL

  3. Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

    date in the title fromORKL

  4. Advanced Persistent Threat Groups

    date in the title fromORKL

  5. ICIT-Brief-China-Espionage-Dynasty

    date in the CCS '25 data Debra Obyrne fromORKLCCS '25 data

  6. Please Read

    date in the CCS '25 data FireEye and Microsoft fromORKLCCS '25 data

  7. In The Wild- Mobile Malware Implements New Features

    date in the title fromORKL

  8. IXESHE Derivative IHEATE Targets Users in America

    date in the CCS '25 data Trend Micro fromORKLCCS '25 data

  9. Cisco Talos Blog: Research Spotlight: Needles in a Haystack

    file creation date fromORKL

  10. Operation Beebus

    file creation date FireEye fromORKL

  11. RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: NEEDLES IN A HAYSTACK

    file creation date Cisco fromORKL

  12. Taiwan Presidential Election: A Case Study on Thematic Targeting

    date in the CCS '25 data PWC fromORKLCCS '25 data

  13. Operation-Blockbuster-Loaders-Installers-and-Uninstallers-Report

    date in the CCS '25 data Novetta fromORKLCCS '25 data

  14. Operation-Blockbuster-Tools-Report

    date in the CCS '25 data Novetta fromORKLCCS '25 data

  15. Operation Blockbuster

    date in the CCS '25 data Novetta fromORKLCCS '25 data

  16. Operation-Blockbuster-Destructive-Malware-Report

    date in the CCS '25 data Novetta fromORKLCCS '25 data

  17. Operation-Blockbuster-RAT-and-Staging-Report

    date in the CCS '25 data Novetta fromORKLCCS '25 data

  18. Dissecting the Malware Involved in the INOCNATION Campaign

    file creation date Fidelis fromORKL

  19. HTExploitTelemetry

    Malpedia library date FireEye fromORKLCCS '25 data

  20. Darwin’s Favorite APT Group

    date in the title fromORKL

  21. Darwin’s Favorite APT Group | FireEye Blog

    date in the CCS '25 data FireEye fromORKLCCS '25 data

  22. Survival of the Fittest: New York Times Attackers Evolve Quickly | FireEye Blog

    date in the CCS '25 data FireEye fromORKLCCS '25 data

  23. Microsoft Word - ASERT Threat Intelligence Brief 2014-07 Illuminating Etumbot APT.docx

    date in the CCS '25 data Arbor Networks fromORKLCCS '25 data

  24. Iran and Russia blamed for state-sponsored espionage

    date in the title fromORKL

  25. Iran and Russia blamed for statesponsored espionage

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  26. Iran and Russia blamed for state-sponsored espionage

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  27. CrowdCasts Monthly- You Have an Adversary Problem

    date in the title fromORKL

  28. CrowdCasts Monthly: You Have an Adversary Problem

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  29. 2Q Report on Targeted Attack Campaigns

    file creation date Trend Micro fromORKL

  30. Who is Samurai Panda

    date in the title fromORKL

  31. Who is Clever Kitten

    date in the title fromORKL

  32. Whois Numbered Panda

    date in the title fromORKL

  33. IXESHE: An APT Campaign

    file creation date Trend Micro fromORKL

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