Earth Lamia — APT Profile
Earth Lamia is a China-nexus APT that targets organizations across multiple sectors, including finance, logistics, and government, primarily in Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The actor exploits web application vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2025-55182, and employs techniques like SQL injection, DLL sideloading, and the deployment of custom backdoors like PULSEPACK and BypassBoss. Earth Lamia conducts reconnaissance, file operations, and credential theft, often utilizing tools like Cobalt Strike and VShell.Also tracked as
REF0657, CL-STA-0048, STAC6451
Tools & malware
- BypassBoss Tool
- Cobalt Strike Framework
- Fscan Tool
- GodPotato Tool
- JuicyPotato Tool
- Kscan Tool
- PULSEPACK Backdoor
- Stowaway Tool
- Supershell Framework
Vendor research
- Earth Lamia Develops Custom Arsenal to Target Multiple Industries Trend Micro
- CL-STA-0048: An Espionage Operation Against High-Value Targets in South Asia Palo Alto Networks Unit 42
- Sophos MDR hunt tracks Mimic ransomware campaign against organizations in India Sophos
- Unmasking a Financial Services Intrusion: REF0657 Elastic Security Labs
- China-Linked Hackers Exploit SAP and SQL Server Flaws in Attacks Across Asia and Brazil The Hacker News