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APT18

Also reported as TG-0416, Wekby, Satin Typhoon, Wisp Team, DYNAMITE PANDA and 24 other names. Linked to China by four sources.

Reports
213
Last reported
Known CVEs
129
Techniques in ATT&CK
12
Origin
China
ID
G0026
Merge evidence
47 alias matches

Reports per quarter

  1. 2008 Q4: 1 report
  2. 2009 Q1: no reports
  3. 2009 Q2: no reports
  4. 2009 Q3: no reports
  5. 2009 Q4: no reports
  6. 2010 Q1: no reports
  7. 2010 Q2: no reports
  8. 2010 Q3: no reports
  9. 2010 Q4: no reports
  10. 2011 Q1: no reports
  11. 2011 Q2: no reports
  12. 2011 Q3: no reports
  13. 2011 Q4: no reports
  14. 2012 Q1: no reports
  15. 2012 Q2: no reports
  16. 2012 Q3: no reports
  17. 2012 Q4: 1 report
  18. 2013 Q1: 5 reports
  19. 2013 Q2: 2 reports
  20. 2013 Q3: 1 report
  21. 2013 Q4: no reports
  22. 2014 Q1: 1 report
  23. 2014 Q2: no reports
  24. 2014 Q3: 1 report
  25. 2014 Q4: no reports
  26. 2015 Q1: 2 reports
  27. 2015 Q2: 2 reports
  28. 2015 Q3: 5 reports
  29. 2015 Q4: no reports
  30. 2016 Q1: 1 report
  31. 2016 Q2: 10 reports
  32. 2016 Q3: 2 reports
  33. 2016 Q4: 2 reports
  34. 2017 Q1: 2 reports
  35. 2017 Q2: 5 reports
  36. 2017 Q3: no reports
  37. 2017 Q4: 2 reports
  38. 2018 Q1: 2 reports
  39. 2018 Q2: 2 reports
  40. 2018 Q3: 2 reports
  41. 2018 Q4: no reports
  42. 2019 Q1: 1 report
  43. 2019 Q2: 2 reports
  44. 2019 Q3: 5 reports
  45. 2019 Q4: 6 reports
  46. 2020 Q1: 9 reports
  47. 2020 Q2: 3 reports
  48. 2020 Q3: 8 reports
  49. 2020 Q4: 6 reports
  50. 2021 Q1: 9 reports
  51. 2021 Q2: 4 reports
  52. 2021 Q3: 6 reports
  53. 2021 Q4: 2 reports
  54. 2022 Q1: 9 reports
  55. 2022 Q2: 15 reports
  56. 2022 Q3: 8 reports
  57. 2022 Q4: 9 reports
  58. 2023 Q1: 7 reports
  59. 2023 Q2: 3 reports
  60. 2023 Q3: 6 reports
  61. 2023 Q4: 1 report
  62. 2024 Q1: 7 reports
  63. 2024 Q2: 4 reports
  64. 2024 Q3: 3 reports
  65. 2024 Q4: 1 report
  66. 2025 Q1: 7 reports
  67. 2025 Q2: no reports
  68. 2025 Q3: 1 report
  69. 2025 Q4: 2 reports
  70. 2026 Q1: 2 reports
  71. 2026 Q2: 16 reports
Dated reports, 2008 Q4 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. APT 4, Maverick Panda, Wisp Team

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

  2. Ghost RAT (Malware Family)

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

  3. Council on Foreign Relations

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

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  1. Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

  2. Demonstrating_Hustle

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

  3. Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

    date in the title fromORKL

  4. yir-cyber-threats-annex-download.pdf

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  5. Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

    date in the title fromORKL

  6. Mustang Panda PlugX - 45.251.240.55 Pivot

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  7. PowerPoint Presentation

    file creation date Ganesan, Brittany (OS/ASA) (CTR) fromORKL

  8. Is APT 27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People !

    date in the CCS '25 data Yoroi fromCCS '25 data

  9. Reviving MuddyC3 Used by MuddyWater (IRAN) APT

    date in the CCS '25 data Shells.Systems fromORKLCCS '25 data

  10. Analytics

    Malpedia library date Positive Technologies fromORKLCCS '25 data

  11. BLOG SERIES_Huge Fan of Your Work

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

  12. APT41: A Dual Espionage and Cyber Crime Operation

    file creation date FireEye fromORKL

  13. Analytics

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  14. Operation-Taskmasters-2019-eng

    date in the CCS '25 data Positive Technologies fromORKLCCS '25 data

  15. report_APT41

    file creation date fromORKL

  16. Into the Fog - The Return of ICEFOG APT

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  17. Advanced Persistent Threat Groups

    date in the title fromORKL

  18. APT18

    date in the title fromORKL

  19. A Tale of Two Targets

    date in the title fromORKL

  20. threatconnect-discovers-chinese-apt-activity-in-europe

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

  21. security_report_20160613.pdf

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  22. CVE-2015-2545: overview of current threats - Securelist

    file creation date fromORKL

  23. CVE-2015-2545: overview of current threats

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

  24. CVE-2015-2545- overview of current threats

    date in the title fromORKL

  25. New Wekby Attacks Use DNS Requests As Command and Control Mechanism

    date in the CCS '25 data Palo Alto fromORKLCCS '25 data

  26. Ghosts in the Endpoint

    date in the title fromORKL

  27. rpt-mtrends-2016.pdf

    file creation date fromORKL

  28. HTExploitTelemetry

    Malpedia library date FireEye fromORKLCCS '25 data

  29. Uncovering the Seven Pointed Dagger

    Malpedia library date Arbor Networks fromORKLCCS '25 data

  30. Afghan Government Compromise_ Browser Beware _ Volexity Blog

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

  31. rpt-m-trends-2015.pdf

    file creation date fromORKL

  32. Research, News, and Perspectives

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  33. Who is Samurai Panda

    date in the title fromORKL

  34. Who is Anchor Panda

    date in the title fromORKL

  35. Mandiant_APT1_Report

    file creation date Mandiant fromORKL

  36. HOW CHINA WILL USE CYBER WARFARE TO LEAPFROG IN MILITARY COMPETITIVENESS

    file creation date Jason Fritz fromORKL

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