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APT20

Also reported as TH3Bug, Crawling Taurus, VIOLIN PANDA, RIDGE CASTLE, APT 20 and 2 other names. Linked to China by three sources.

Reports
181
Last reported
Known CVEs
144
Origin
China
ID
apt20
Merge evidence
9 alias matches

Reports per quarter

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

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. Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

  2. Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

  3. Poison Ivy (Malware Family)

    date ORKL added it fromORKL

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  1. Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

    date in the title fromORKL

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

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  3. Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

    date in the title fromORKL

  4. Mustang Panda PlugX - 45.251.240.55 Pivot

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  5. Malpedia Page for family Sidewinder

    date in the title fromORKL

  6. Group-IB_Hi-Tech_Crime_Trends_2020-2021_en

    file creation 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. 2020.02.22_APT_threat_report_2019_CN_version

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  10. Reviving MuddyC3 Used by MuddyWater (IRAN) APT

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

  11. 201912_Report_Operation_Wacao

    date in the CCS '25 data Fox-IT fromORKLCCS '25 data

  12. Analytics

    Malpedia library date Positive Technologies fromORKLCCS '25 data

  13. Shikata Ga Nai Encoder Still Going Strong

    date in the title fromORKL

  14. APT41: A Dual Espionage and Cyber Crime Operation

    file creation date FireEye fromORKL

  15. report_APT41

    file creation date fromORKL

  16. Into the Fog - The Return of ICEFOG APT

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  17. rpt-mtrends-2019.pdf

    file creation date fromORKL

  18. rpt-mtrends-2019

    file creation date fromORKL

  19. Advanced Persistent Threat Groups

    date in the title fromORKL

  20. security_report_20160613.pdf

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  21. HTExploitTelemetry

    Malpedia library date FireEye fromORKLCCS '25 data

  22. Uncovering the Seven Pointed Dagger

    Malpedia library date Arbor Networks fromORKLCCS '25 data

  23. Microsoft Word - 2015-02-XX -Scanbox II - TLPWHITE.docx

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

  24. Poison Ivy Malware Analysis | FireEye

    file creation date fromORKL

  25. Poison Ivy: Assessing Damage And Extracting Intelligence

    file creation date FireEye fromORKL

  26. CrowdCasts Monthly: You Have an Adversary Problem

    Malpedia library date fromORKL

  27. PIVY-Appendix

    file creation date fromORKL

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