GINC-APT-0898 · State

QTFY

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Agency named
MSS, PLA
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0898 · qtfy

What it is

QTFY is a state-sponsored group from the People's Republic of China, operating as an infrastructure quartermaster that provides reconnaissance, access, and obfuscation services to various state customers, including the MSS and PLA. It developed QScan and QTRouter, leveraging high-tier commercial proxy services like fastlink.ws to obscure its traffic. QTFY personnel, including former PLA members, engage in exploit brokering and operate within a supply chain rather than merely deploying malware. The group has been linked to specific domains and infrastructure, with evidence of TLS certificate collection as part of its operational tactics.

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.

  • China Chopper
  • Xploit

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de