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TEMPER PANDA (ac4bce1f-b3ec-4c44-bd36-b6cc986b319b)

China-based cyber threat group. It has previously used newsworthy events as lures to deliver malware and has primarily targeted organizations involved in financial, economic, and trade policy, typically using publicly available RATs such as PoisonIvy, as well as some non-public backdoors. This threat actor targets prodemocratic activists and organizations in Hong Kong, European and international financial institutions, and a U.S.-based think tank.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
TEMPER PANDA (ac4bce1f-b3ec-4c44-bd36-b6cc986b319b) Threat Actor admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 1
admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 2
Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
BUBBLEWRAP - S0043 (123bd7b3-675c-4b1a-8482-c55782b20e2b) Malware admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e) Attack Pattern admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern 2
admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 2
Systeminfo - S0096 (7fcbc4e8-1989-441f-9ac5-e7b6ff5806f1) mitre-tool admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set System Service Discovery - T1007 (322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa) Attack Pattern 2
admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern 2
LOWBALL - S0042 (2a6f4c7b-e690-4cc7-ab6b-1f821fb6b80b) Malware admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63) Attack Pattern admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
ipconfig - S0100 (294e2560-bd48-44b2-9da2-833b5588ad11) mitre-tool admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
netstat - S0104 (4664b683-f578-434f-919b-1c1aad2a1111) mitre-tool admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475) Attack Pattern admin@338 - G0018 (16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756) Intrusion Set 2
Permission Groups Discovery - T1069 (15dbf668-795c-41e6-8219-f0447c0e64ce) Attack Pattern Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern 3
BUBBLEWRAP - S0043 (123bd7b3-675c-4b1a-8482-c55782b20e2b) Malware Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern 3
BUBBLEWRAP - S0043 (123bd7b3-675c-4b1a-8482-c55782b20e2b) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 3
BUBBLEWRAP - S0043 (123bd7b3-675c-4b1a-8482-c55782b20e2b) Malware System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 3
Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e) Attack Pattern Account Discovery - T1087 (72b74d71-8169-42aa-92e0-e7b04b9f5a08) Attack Pattern 3
Domain Account - T1087.002 (21875073-b0ee-49e3-9077-1e2a885359af) Attack Pattern Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool 3
Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool Password Policy Discovery - T1201 (b6075259-dba3-44e9-87c7-e954f37ec0d5) Attack Pattern 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool Remote System Discovery - T1018 (e358d692-23c0-4a31-9eb6-ecc13a8d7735) Attack Pattern 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool Domain Account - T1136.002 (7610cada-1499-41a4-b3dd-46467b68d177) Attack Pattern 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool System Service Discovery - T1007 (322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa) Attack Pattern 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool Network Share Connection Removal - T1070.005 (a750a9f6-0bde-4bb3-9aae-1e2786e9780c) Attack Pattern 3
Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e) Attack Pattern Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool 3
Network Share Discovery - T1135 (3489cfc5-640f-4bb3-a103-9137b97de79f) Attack Pattern Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool 3
SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541) Attack Pattern Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool 3
Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool Additional Local or Domain Groups - T1098.007 (3e6831b2-bf4c-4ae6-b328-2e7c6633b291) Attack Pattern 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool System Time Discovery - T1124 (f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077) Attack Pattern 3
Domain Groups - T1069.002 (2aed01ad-3df3-4410-a8cb-11ea4ded587c) Attack Pattern Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool 3
Net - S0039 (03342581-f790-4f03-ba41-e82e67392e23) mitre-tool System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475) Attack Pattern 3
User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 3
Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 3
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern 3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
Systeminfo - S0096 (7fcbc4e8-1989-441f-9ac5-e7b6ff5806f1) mitre-tool System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 3
LOWBALL - S0042 (2a6f4c7b-e690-4cc7-ab6b-1f821fb6b80b) Malware Bidirectional Communication - T1102.002 (be055942-6e63-49d7-9fa1-9cb7d8a8f3f4) Attack Pattern 3
LOWBALL - S0042 (2a6f4c7b-e690-4cc7-ab6b-1f821fb6b80b) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 3
LOWBALL - S0042 (2a6f4c7b-e690-4cc7-ab6b-1f821fb6b80b) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 3
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Application Window Discovery - T1010 (4ae4f953-fe58-4cc8-a327-33257e30a830) Attack Pattern 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Poison Ivy (7789fc1b-3cbc-4a1c-8ef0-8b06760f93e7) Malpedia 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 3
Active Setup - T1547.014 (22522668-ddf6-470b-a027-9d6866679f67) Attack Pattern PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
Poison Ivy (2abe89de-46dd-4dae-ae22-b49a593aff54) Tool PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Mutual Exclusion - T1480.002 (49fca0d2-685d-41eb-8bd4-05451cc3a742) Attack Pattern 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern 3
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Rootkit - T1014 (0f20e3cb-245b-4a61-8a91-2d93f7cb0e9b) Attack Pattern 3
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 3
poisonivy (e336aeba-b61a-44e0-a0df-cd52a5839db5) Tool PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware PoisonIvy (4e104fef-8a2c-4679-b497-6e86d7d47db0) RAT 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) Attack Pattern 3
PoisonIvy - S0012 (b42378e0-f147-496f-992a-26a49705395b) Malware Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 3
ipconfig - S0100 (294e2560-bd48-44b2-9da2-833b5588ad11) mitre-tool System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern 3
netstat - S0104 (4664b683-f578-434f-919b-1c1aad2a1111) mitre-tool System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475) Attack Pattern 3
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 4
Domain Account - T1087.002 (21875073-b0ee-49e3-9077-1e2a885359af) Attack Pattern Account Discovery - T1087 (72b74d71-8169-42aa-92e0-e7b04b9f5a08) Attack Pattern 4
Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern System Services - T1569 (d157f9d2-d09a-4efa-bb2a-64963f94e253) Attack Pattern 4
Create Account - T1136 (e01be9c5-e763-4caf-aeb7-000b416aef67) Attack Pattern Domain Account - T1136.002 (7610cada-1499-41a4-b3dd-46467b68d177) Attack Pattern 4
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern Network Share Connection Removal - T1070.005 (a750a9f6-0bde-4bb3-9aae-1e2786e9780c) Attack Pattern 4
SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541) Attack Pattern Remote Services - T1021 (54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba) Attack Pattern 4
Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern Create Account - T1136 (e01be9c5-e763-4caf-aeb7-000b416aef67) Attack Pattern 4
Account Manipulation - T1098 (a10641f4-87b4-45a3-a906-92a149cb2c27) Attack Pattern Additional Local or Domain Groups - T1098.007 (3e6831b2-bf4c-4ae6-b328-2e7c6633b291) Attack Pattern 4
Permission Groups Discovery - T1069 (15dbf668-795c-41e6-8219-f0447c0e64ce) Attack Pattern Domain Groups - T1069.002 (2aed01ad-3df3-4410-a8cb-11ea4ded587c) Attack Pattern 4
Bidirectional Communication - T1102.002 (be055942-6e63-49d7-9fa1-9cb7d8a8f3f4) Attack Pattern Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665) Attack Pattern 4
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern 4
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 4
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 4
Active Setup - T1547.014 (22522668-ddf6-470b-a027-9d6866679f67) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 4
Poison Ivy (2abe89de-46dd-4dae-ae22-b49a593aff54) Tool PoisonIvy (4e104fef-8a2c-4679-b497-6e86d7d47db0) RAT 4
Poison Ivy (2abe89de-46dd-4dae-ae22-b49a593aff54) Tool Poison Ivy (7789fc1b-3cbc-4a1c-8ef0-8b06760f93e7) Malpedia 4
APT14 (c82c904f-b3b4-40a2-bf0d-008912953104) Threat Actor Poison Ivy (2abe89de-46dd-4dae-ae22-b49a593aff54) Tool 4
Poison Ivy (2abe89de-46dd-4dae-ae22-b49a593aff54) Tool poisonivy (e336aeba-b61a-44e0-a0df-cd52a5839db5) Tool 4
Mutual Exclusion - T1480.002 (49fca0d2-685d-41eb-8bd4-05451cc3a742) Attack Pattern Execution Guardrails - T1480 (853c4192-4311-43e1-bfbb-b11b14911852) Attack Pattern 4
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 4
poisonivy (e336aeba-b61a-44e0-a0df-cd52a5839db5) Tool PoisonIvy (4e104fef-8a2c-4679-b497-6e86d7d47db0) RAT 4
poisonivy (e336aeba-b61a-44e0-a0df-cd52a5839db5) Tool Poison Ivy (7789fc1b-3cbc-4a1c-8ef0-8b06760f93e7) Malpedia 4
PoisonIvy (4e104fef-8a2c-4679-b497-6e86d7d47db0) RAT Poison Ivy (7789fc1b-3cbc-4a1c-8ef0-8b06760f93e7) Malpedia 4
APT14 (c82c904f-b3b4-40a2-bf0d-008912953104) Threat Actor PoisonIvy (4e104fef-8a2c-4679-b497-6e86d7d47db0) RAT 4
Data Staged - T1074 (7dd95ff6-712e-4056-9626-312ea4ab4c5e) Attack Pattern Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) Attack Pattern 4
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 4
APT14 (c82c904f-b3b4-40a2-bf0d-008912953104) Threat Actor Gh0st Rat (cb8c8253-4024-4cc9-8989-b4a5f95f6c2f) Tool 5
Torn RAT (32a67552-3b31-47bb-8098-078099bbc813) Tool APT14 (c82c904f-b3b4-40a2-bf0d-008912953104) Threat Actor 5
APT14 (c82c904f-b3b4-40a2-bf0d-008912953104) Threat Actor Gh0st RAT (255a59a7-db2d-44fc-9ca9-5859b65817c3) RAT 5
Gh0st Rat (cb8c8253-4024-4cc9-8989-b4a5f95f6c2f) Tool APT43 (aac49b4e-74e9-49fa-84f9-e340cf8bafbc) Threat Actor 6
Gh0st RAT (255a59a7-db2d-44fc-9ca9-5859b65817c3) RAT Ghost RAT (225fa6cf-dc9c-4b86-873b-cdf1d9dd3738) Malpedia 6