Monthly Threat Actor Group Intelligence Report, February 2020

This is a summary of activity of suspected state sponsored Threat Actor Groups analyzed by the ThreatRecon Team, based on data and information collected from January 21, 2020 to February 20, 2020.

Threat Actor Groups use COVID-19 pandemic theme

The worldwide epidemic of Corona virus (COVID-19) affects more than 1.2 million people in 212 countries. For the APT group, which mainly uses social engineering techniques as the initial infection, the Corona virus is a good topic to attract the attention of targets.

Monthly Threat Actor Group Intelligence Report, January 2020

This is a summary of activity of suspected state sponsored Threat Actor Groups analyzed by the ThreatRecon Team, based on data and information collected from December 21, 2019 to January 20, 2020.

Hacking Activity of SectorA Group in 2019

A total of 7 subgroups of SectorA have been found to date. In 2019, the activities of the SectorA01 group were most prominent, followed by the activities of the SectorA05 and SectorA02 groups. SectorA groups conduct hacking activities to collect political and diplomatic information related to specific country or to earn foreign currency.

Hacking Activity of SectorC Group in 2019

A total of 11 subgroups of SectorC have been found to date. In 2019, the activities of the SectorC01 group were most prominent, followed by the activities of the SectorC08 and SectorC02 groups. SectorC groups conduct extensive hacking activities around the world, and their activities are mainly found in SectorC’s neighboring countries.

Monthly Threat Actor Group Intelligence Report, December 2019

This is a summary of activity of suspected state sponsored Threat Actor Groups analyzed by the ThreatRecon Team, based on data and information collected from November 21 to December 20, 2019.

Monthly Threat Actor Group Intelligence Report, November 2019

This is a summary of activity of suspected state sponsored Threat Actor Groups analyzed by the ThreatRecon Team, based on data and information collected from October 21 to November 20, 2019.

Hacking Activity of SectorD Group in 2019

A total of 15 subgroups of SectorD have been found to date. They perform hacking activities for the purpose of gathering high-quality information such as politics and diplomacy about individuals or countries that oppose the SectorD government. This article presents a summary of monthly activities of the SectorD Group which were discovered in 2019.

Monthly Threat Actor Group Intelligence Report, October 2019

This is a summary of activity of suspected state sponsored Threat Actor Groups analyzed by the ThreatRecon Team, based on data and information collected from September 21 to October 20, 2019.

Threat Actor Targeting Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Figures

At the end of October, a person deeply involved in the pro-democracy side of the Hong Kong protests received a spear phishing email from someone claiming to be a law student at a top foreign university, requesting for feedback on his supposed thesis which includes recommendations on how to end the Hong Kong unrest. The email contained a link to a Google drive ZIP file.