- Category
- State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
- Origin
- China(high confidence)
- Motivation
- Information theft and espionage
- Seen
- 2022
- Sources
- 5 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-0470 · unc4191
What it is
UNC4191 is a China-linked threat actor that has been involved in cyber espionage campaigns targeting public and private sectors primarily in Southeast Asia. They have been known to use USB devices as an initial infection vector and have been observed deploying various malware families on infected systems. UNC4191's operations have also extended to the US, Europe, and the Asia Pacific Japan region, with a particular focus on the Philippines.
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
Targets
- Countries
- Philippines
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- BLUEHAZE
- China Chopper
- Cyber Eye RAT
- CyberGate
- DARKDEW
- MISTCLOAK
- NCAT
Sources
- ETDA Threat Group Card apt.etda.or.th
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de