GINC-APT-0383 · State

Blackwood

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Motivation
Information theft and espionage
Seen
2018
Sources
5 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0383 · blackwood

What it is

Blackwood is a China-aligned APT group that has been active since at least 2018. They primarily engage in cyberespionage operations targeting individuals and companies in China, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Blackwood utilizes sophisticated techniques such as adversary-in-the-middle attacks to deliver their custom implant, NSPX30, through updates of legitimate software. They also have the capability to hide the location of their command and control servers by intercepting traffic generated by the implant.

Attribution

Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.

Targets

Countries
China, Japan, United Kingdom
Sectors
Manufacturing

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • BLACKCOFFEE
  • BlackEnergy
  • BlackHole
  • BlackNix
  • Blackshades
  • China Chopper
  • Cyber Eye RAT
  • CyberGate
  • NSPX30
  • UNITEDRAKE

Sources