GINC-APT-0394 · State

Crystal Typhoon

Also Storm-1849, UAT4356.

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(medium confidence)
Sources
5 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0394 · crystal-typhoon

What it is

UAT4356 is a state-sponsored threat actor that targeted government networks globally through a campaign named ArcaneDoor. They exploited two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances to deploy custom malware implants called "Line Runner" and "Line Dancer." The actor demonstrated a deep understanding of Cisco systems, utilized anti-forensic measures, and took deliberate steps to evade detection. UAT4356's sophisticated attack chain allowed them to conduct malicious actions such as configuration modification, reconnaissance, network traffic capture/exfiltration, and potentially lateral movement on compromised devices.

Names

The names each vendor, agency and source gives it. Naming differs by who tracks the actor, so one group carries many.

Microsoft
Storm-1849
Other names
UAT4356

Attribution

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

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Xploit

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de