GINC-APT-0475 · State

Void Arachne

Also Silver Fox.

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Motivation
Information theft and espionage
Seen
2024
Sources
5 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0475 · void-arachne

What it is

Void Arachne is a threat actor group targeting Chinese-speaking users with malicious MSI files containing legitimate software installers for AI software. They exploit public interest in VPN technology and AI software to distribute malware through SEO poisoning and Chinese-language-themed Telegram channels. The group's campaign includes bundling malicious Winos payloads with deepfake pornography-generating AI software and voice-and-face-swapping AI software. Void Arachne also promotes AI technologies for virtual kidnapping and uses AI voice-alternating technology to pressure victims into paying ransom.

Names

The names each vendor, agency and source gives it. Naming differs by who tracks the actor, so one group carries many.

Other names
Silver Fox

Attribution

Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.

Targets

Countries
China, Japan, Taiwan

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Gh0stCringe
  • GraphicBooting
  • HoldingHands RAT
  • PoisonIvy
  • Winos
  • Xploit

Sources