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APT31

China-aligned state-sponsored espionage group targeting government, NGO and commercial organisations, tracked across vendors under many names.

Known aliases

Bronze Vinewood
Judgement Panda
JungleBamboo
PerplexedGoblin
RedBravo
Tide Castle
Violet Typhoon

Relationships

No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current clusters

security1 publisher

Four China-aligned crews adopted the same Chrome-to-SYSTEM exploit kit inside six days

Proofpoint says APT31 fired first on Aug. 28 and three more espionage groups were running the same three-bug BlueMoon chain by Sept. 3, which points at a shared exploit-kit supplier rather than four separate discoveries.

Publishers:cyberscoop.com

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption45
Hype gap+18
Incentives65
Confidence55

security1 publisher

BlueMoon exploit kit spread to four espionage crews within a week of APT31's first use

Proofpoint says four espionage clusters were running the same undocumented Chrome and Windows exploit chain within a week of its debut, which puts the pacing of browser patching in the hands of whoever ships the kit.

Publishers:thehackernews.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption62
Hype gap+12
Incentives55
Confidence57