- Category
- State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
- Origin
- China(high confidence)
- Sponsor
- State-sponsored
- Motivation
- Information theft and espionage
- Seen
- 2020–2026
- Status
- Active
- ATT&CK
- G1042 · 5 techniques
- Sources
- 8 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-0148 · redecho
ChinaWhat it is
RedEcho is a People’s Republic of China-related threat actor associated with long-running intrusions in Indian critical infrastructure entities. RedEcho overlaps with various other PRC-linked threat groups, such as APT41, and is linked to ShadowPad malware use through shared infrastructure.
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
- ETDA / ThaiCERTChina
- ThreatActor.info (Malpedia et al.)China · high
Targets
- Countries
- India
- Sectors
- Energy, Maritime and Shipbuilding
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- China Chopper
- Cyber Eye RAT
- CyberGate
- ShadowPad
- ShadowPad Winnti
Sources
- MITRE ATT&CK attack.mitre.org
- ETDA Threat Group Card apt.etda.or.th
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de