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NamesRedHotel (Recorded Future)
TAG-22 (Recorded Future)
Fishmonger (ESET)
CountryChina China
SponsorState-sponsored
MotivationInformation theft and espionage
First seen2021
Description(Recorded Future) Recorded Future has identified a suspected Chinese state-sponsored group that we track as Threat Activity Group 22 (TAG-22) targeting telecommunications, academia, research and development, and government organizations in Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, and more historically, Hong Kong. In this most recent activity, the group likely used compromised GlassFish servers and Cobalt Strike in initial access operations before switching to the bespoke Winnti, ShadowPad, and Spyder backdoors for long-term access using dedicated actor-provisioned command and control infrastructure.

Also see Earth Lusca.
ObservedSectors: Aerospace, Education, Government, Media, Telecommunications.
Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Czech, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam and Palestine.
Tools usedBrute Ratel, Cobalt Strike, FunnySwitch, ShadowPad Winnti, Spyder, Winnti.
Information<https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinese-group-tag-22-targets-nepal-philippines-taiwan/>
<https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2023-0808.pdf>

Last change to this card: 29 November 2023

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