GINC-APT-0709 · State

Earth Naga

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0709 · earth-naga

What it is

Earth Naga is an APT group that has persistently targeted high-value organizations, including government agencies, telecommunications, and military-related manufacturers, primarily in Taiwan and the broader APAC region. They have been linked to the use of Draculoader and ShadowPad C&C infrastructure, demonstrating sophisticated TTPs such as establishing SSH connections through compromised mail servers. Earth Naga has collaborated with Earth Estries, sharing access to facilitate continued exploitation, complicating detection and attribution efforts. Their operations reflect a growing interest in global intelligence collection, extending to NATO member countries and Latin America.

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