Names | TAG-100 (Recorded Future) | |
Country | China | |
Sponsor | State-sponsored | |
Motivation | Information theft and espionage | |
First seen | 2024 | |
Description | (Recorded Future) Recorded Future’s Insikt Group identified new suspected cyber-espionage activity targeting high-profile government, intergovernmental, and private sector organizations globally. This activity, which we are tracking under the temporary group designator TAG100, has employed open-source remote access capabilities and exploited a wide range of internet-facing appliances for initial access. Using Recorded Future® Network Intelligence data, Insikt Group identified the likely compromise of the secretariats of two major Asia-Pacific intergovernmental organizations by TAG100 using the open-source, multi-platform Go backdoor Pantegana. Other targeted organizations include multiple diplomatic entities and ministries of foreign affairs, as well as industry trade associations and semiconductor supply-chain, non-profit, and religious organizations globally. At this time, Insikt Group is continuing to explore potential attribution for this activity; however, the specific targeting and victimology identified align with a suspected espionage motive. | |
Observed | Sectors: Embassies, Financial, Government, High-Tech. Countries: Bolivia, Cambodia, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Fiji, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Taiwan, UK, USA, Vietnam. | |
Tools used | Cobalt Strike, CrossC2, LESLIELOADER, Pantegana, SparkRAT. | |
Information | <https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2024-0716.pdf> |
Last change to this card: 26 August 2024
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