APT40
Also known as TEMP.Periscope, TEMP.Jumper, Leviathan, BRONZE MOHAWK, GADOLINIUM, KRYPTONITE PANDA, G0065, ATK29, TA423, Red Ladon, ITG09, MUDCARP, ISLANDDREAMS, Gingham Typhoon, ISLAND CASTLE
Leviathan is an espionage actor targeting organizations and high-value targets in defense and government. Active since at least 2014, this actor has long-standing interest in maritime industries, naval defense contractors, and associated research institutions in the United States and Western Europe.
Targets: Government, Private sector, United States, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Cambodia, Belgium, Germany, Philippines, Malaysia, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
No leak-site posts on record for this group.
ATT&CK techniques
Recent activity
No posts or advisories have named this actor recently.
References
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/leviathan-espionage-actor-spearphishes-maritime-and-defense-targets
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/03/suspected-chinese-espionage-group-targeting-maritime-and-engineering-industries.html
- https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/apt-40
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/03/apt40-examining-a-china-nexus-espionage-actor.html
- https://www.recordedfuture.com/chinese-threat-actor-tempperiscope/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/07/chinese-espionage-group-targets-cambodia-ahead-of-elections.html
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0065/
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/resources/reports/2019-crowdstrike-global-threat-report/
- https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/Report2020CrowdStrikeGlobalThreatReport.pdf
- https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2020/01/09/what-is-the-hainan-xiandun-technology-development-company
- https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2020/01/10/who-is-mr-gu
- https://intrusiontruth.wordpress.com/2020/01/13/who-else-works-for-this-cover-company-network
From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.
