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Aurora Panda

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AURORA PANDA is a high capability adversary with a nexus to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This actor has targeted numerous private sector, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies worldwide since at least 2009 through spear phishing, Strategic Web Compromise, and targeted attacks against public facing infrastructure. This adversary has demonstrated significant technical and ...

  • Aurora Panda

  • China, East Asia, Asia

Community Identifiers

Ragebeast, HELIUM, LadyBoyle, Tailgater, Group 72, BRONZE KEYSTONE, Hidden Lynx, Heart Typhoon, APT17, Operation Aurora, Axiom, Deputy Dog

Objective

Intelligence Gathering

Motivation

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