Earth Kapre
Also known as RedCurl, Red Wolf, GOLD BLADE
Earth Kapre is an APT group specializing in cyberespionage. They target organizations in various countries through phishing campaigns using malicious attachments to infect machines. Earth Kapre employs techniques like abusing PowerShell, curl, and Program Compatibility Assistant to execute malicious commands and evade detection within targeted networks. The group has been active since at least 2018 and has been linked to multiple incidents involving data theft and espionage.
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
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ATT&CK techniques
Recent activity
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References
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/c/unveiling-earth-kapre-aka-redcurls-cyberespionage-tactics-with-t.html
- https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2025/12/05/sharpening-the-knife-gold-blades-strategic-evolution/
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1039
- https://www.group-ib.com/resources/research-hub/red-curl-2/
- https://www.group-ib.com/resources/research-hub/red-curl/
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.
