GINC-APT-0948 · State

SneakyChef

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0948 · sneakychef

What it is

SneakyChef is a threat actor known for using the SugarGh0st RAT to target government agencies, research institutions, and organizations worldwide. They have been active since at least August 2023, with a focus on leveraging old and new command and control domains. The group has been observed using lures in the form of scanned documents related to Ministries of Foreign Affairs and embassies. Talos Intelligence assesses with medium confidence that the operators are likely Chinese-speaking based on language preferences and specific targets.

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.

  • Gh0st RAT
  • gh0st

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de