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Pirate Panda

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PIRATE PANDA is a China-based adversary primarily associated with targeting government and political entities—particularly those involved in South China Sea disputes and the Chinese near-abroad—as well as dissidents, Nongovernmental organization (NGO) and Nonprofit organizations (NPO), and technology sector organizations. CrowdStrike first observed PIRATE PANDA activity in April 2013.  PIRATE PAND...

  • Pirate Panda

  • China, East Asia, Asia

Community Identifiers

APT23, KeyBoy, Tropic Trooper

Objective

Intelligence Gathering

Motivation

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