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APT group: TAG-28

Names	TAG-28 (Recorded Future)
Country	China
Sponsor	State-sponsored
Motivation	Information theft and espionage
First seen	2021
Description	(Recorded Future) We have identified further suspected intrusions targeting the Indian media conglomerate Bennett Coleman And Co Ltd (BCCL), commonly known as “The Times Group”; the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI); and the Madhya Pradesh Police department. The UIDAI is the Indian government agency responsible for the national identification database, more commonly called “Aadhaar”, which contains private biometric information for over 1 billion Indian citizens. These intrusions were conducted by an activity group we track using a temporary designation, TAG-28.
Observed	Sectors: Government, Media. Countries: India.
Tools used	Cobalt Strike, Winnti.
Information	<https://www.recordedfuture.com/china-linked-tag-28-targets-indias-the-times-group/> <https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2021-0921.pdf>

Last change to this card: 02 November 2021

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