Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia

APT group: Anchor Panda, APT 14

Names	Anchor Panda (CrowdStrike) APT 14 (Mandiant) Aluminum (Microsoft) QAZTeam (?)
Country	China
Sponsor	State-sponsored, PLA Navy
Motivation	Information theft and espionage
First seen	2012
Description	(CrowdStrike) Anchor Panda is an adversary that CrowdStrike has tracked extensively over the last year targeting both civilian and military maritime operations in the green/brown water regions primarily in the area of operations of the South Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy. In addition to maritime operations in this region, Anchor Panda also heavily targeted western companies in the US, Germany, Sweden, the UK, and Australia, and other countries involved in maritime satellite systems, aerospace companies, and defense contractors. Not surprisingly, embassies and diplomatic missions in the region, foreign intelligence services, and foreign governments with space programs were also targeted.
Observed	Sectors: Aerospace, Defense, Engineering, Government, Industrial and NGOs in the green/brown water regions primarily in the area of operations of the South Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy. Countries: Australia, Germany, Sweden, UK, USA and others.
Tools used	Gh0st RAT, Poison Ivy, Torn RAT.
Information	<https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/whois-anchor-panda/>

Last change to this card: 14 April 2020

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