- Category
- Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
- Origin
- Unknown
- Motivation
- Information theft and espionage
- Seen
- 2020
- Sources
- 6 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-0271 · balikbayan-foxes
What it is
TA2722 is a highly active threat actor that targets various industries including Shipping/Logistics, Manufacturing, Business Services, Pharmaceutical, and Energy. They primarily focus on organizations in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. This threat actor impersonates Philippine government entities and uses themes related to the government to gain remote access to target computers. Their objectives include information gathering, installing follow-on malware, and engaging in business email compromise activities.
Names
The names each vendor, agency and source gives it. Naming differs by who tracks the actor, so one group carries many.
- Proofpoint
- TA2722
Targets
- Countries
- United States
- Sectors
- Energy, Financial, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Shipping and Logistics
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- NanoCore RAT
- RemcosRAT
- Remote Utilities
- RemoteCMD
- RemotePC
Sources
- ETDA Threat Group Card apt.etda.or.th
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de