- Category
- Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
- Origin
- China(high confidence)
- Sources
- 3 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-0668 · chaya-004
What it is
Chaya_004 is a Chinese threat actor identified through malicious infrastructure, including a network of servers hosting Supershell backdoors and various pen testing tools of Chinese origin. The actor's activities are linked to the exploitation of a specific vulnerability, with a focus on using Chinese cloud providers. Analysis of the infrastructure has revealed TTPs associated with Chaya_004, indicating a sophisticated approach to cyber operations. Mitigation recommendations and proactive response measures have been developed in light of these findings.
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
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- Backdoor.Oldrea
- CloudDuke
- Cyber Eye RAT
- CyberGate
- Xploit
Sources
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de