GINC-APT-1018 · Targeted, sponsor unknown

UAT-6382

Category
Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-1018 · uat-6382

What it is

UAT-6382 is a Chinese-speaking threat actor that exploits CVE-2025-0944 to gain access to enterprise networks, particularly targeting local governing bodies in the U.S. They deploy web shells like AntSword and chinatso/Chopper on IIS web servers and utilize Rust-based loaders to implement Cobalt Strike and VSHell for persistent access. UAT-6382 employs custom tooling, such as TetraLoader, and conducts reconnaissance to identify and exfiltrate files of interest. Their VShell stager connects to a hardcoded C2 server and executes payloads in memory, indicating modifications made by the actor.

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
  • Cobalt Strike
  • Xploit

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de