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Lotus Panda

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LOTUS PANDA is a targeted intrusion adversary with a suspected nexus to the People's Republic of China (PRC). CrowdStrike first identified LOTUS PANDA operations following repeated attacks targeting Taiwanese government entities in 2013. Historically, LOTUS PANDA operations were primarily focused on Taiwanese entities in the government, defense, and energy sectors. More recently, CrowdStrike has i...

  • Lotus Panda

  • China, East Asia, Asia

Community Identifiers

Raspberry Typhoon, Thrip, Billbug, Elise, Lotus Blossom

Objective

Intelligence Gathering

Motivation

State-Sponsored

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