Tropic Trooper — APT Profile
Tropic Trooper is an unaffiliated threat group that has led targeted campaigns against targets in Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Tropic Trooper focuses on targeting government, healthcare, transportation, and high-tech industries and has been active since 2011.Also tracked as
Pirate Panda, KeyBoy, Earth Centaur
Tools & malware
- BITSAdmin LOLBin
- KeyBoy Backdoor
- PoisonIvy Remote Access Trojan
- ShadowPad Backdoor
- USBferry Exfiltration Tool
- YAHOYAH Backdoor
Vendor research
- On-demand Webcast: CrowdStrike Experts on COVID-19 Cybersecurity Challenges and Recommendations Crowdstrike
- Tropic Trooper’s Back: USBferry Attack Targets Air gapped Environments TrendMicro
- Tropic Trooper’s New Strategy TrendMicro
- Tropic Trooper Targets Taiwanese Government and Fossil Fuel Provider With Poison Ivy Unit 42