- Category
- State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
- Origin
- Taiwan(high confidence)
- Agency named
- MSS, Ministry of State Security
- Sources
- 3 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-0635 · anonymous64
What it is
Anonymous 64 is a group accused by China's national security ministry of attempting to gain control of web portals, outdoor electronic screens, and network television. The Ministry of State Security claims that Anonymous 64 is linked to a cyber unit within Taiwan's defense ministry and identifies three active-duty military personnel as its members. The MSS alleges that the group is involved in an influence operation within China, using hacktivism as a cover. The accusations suggest that Anonymous 64 engages in sabotage activities, prompting authorities to call for public reporting of such actions.
Names
The names each vendor, agency and source gives it. Naming differs by who tracks the actor, so one group carries many.
- Qihoo 360
- APT-C-64 Anonymous 64
- Other names
- Anonymous 64
Attribution
Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.
Western sources
Chinese and Russian sources
- CVERC / 360 / Ministry of State Security · 2024-09Defacement of digital signage, websites and IPTV in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao; MSS published names and photos of four alleged members in March 2025.Taiwan · high (claimant)
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- China Chopper
- Cyber Eye RAT
- CyberGate
Sources
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de