Naikon — APT Profile
Naikon is assessed to be a state-sponsored cyber espionage group attributed to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Chengdu Military Region Second Technical Reconnaissance Bureau (Military Unit Cover Designator 78020). Active since at least 2010, Naikon has primarily conducted operations against government, military, and civil organizations in Southeast Asia, as well as against international bodies such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). While Naikon shares some characteristics with APT30, the two groups do not appear to be exact matches.Description reproduced from MITRE ATT&CK. © The MITRE Corporation, reproduced and distributed with permission.
Also tracked as
PLA Unit 78020, OVERRIDE PANDA, Camerashy, BRONZE GENEVA, G0019, BRONZE STERLING, NAIKON CASTLE
Tools & malware
- Aria-body Backdoor
- ftp Exfiltration
- HDoor Backdoor
- Nebulae Backdoor
- Net Network Reconnaissance
- netsh LOLBin
- Ping Network Reconnaissance
- PsExec Remote Execution
- RainyDay Backdoor
- RARSTONE Backdoor
- SslMM Backdoor
- Sys10 Backdoor
- Systeminfo Discovery
- Tasklist Discovery
- WinMM Backdoor
Vendor research
- (2015, September 23). Project CameraShy: Closing the Aperture on China's Unit 78020 ThreatConnect Inc. and Defense Group Inc
- ThreatConnect Inc. and Defense Group Inc. (DGI). (2015, September 23). Project CameraShy: Closing the Aperture on China's Unit 78020 CameraShy
- The MsnMM Campaigns: The Earliest Naikon APT Campaigns Baumgartner
- The Naikon APT Baumgartner