Tick
Also known as Nian, BRONZE BUTLER, REDBALDKNIGHT, STALKER PANDA, G0060, Stalker Taurus, PLA Unit 61419, Swirl Typhoon, TEMP.Tick, TICK CASTLE
Tick is a cyber espionage group with likely Chinese origins that has been active since at least 2008. The group appears to have close ties to the Chinese National University of Defense and Technology, which is possibly linked to the PLA. This threat actor targets organizations in the critical infrastructure, heavy industry, manufacturing, and international relations sectors for espionage purposes. The attacks appear to be centered on political, media, and engineering sectors. STALKER PANDA has been observed conducting targeted attacks against Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States.
Targets: Private sector, Japan, China, South Korea, Russian Federation
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.
Recent activity
No posts or advisories have named this actor recently.
References
- https://wikileaks.org/vault7/document/2015-08-20150814-256-CSIR-15005-Stalker-Panda/2015-08-20150814-256-CSIR-15005-Stalker-Panda.pdf
- https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/tick-cyberespionage-group-zeros-japan
- https://www.secureworks.jp/resources/rp-bronze-butler
- https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/07/unit42-tick-group-continues-attacks/
- http://blog.jpcert.or.jp/2017/08/detecting-datper-malware-from-proxy-logs.html
- https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/bronze-butler
- https://www.secureworks.com/research/bronze-butler-targets-japanese-businesses
- https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/redbaldknight-bronze-butler-daserf-backdoor-now-using-steganography/
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0060/
- https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/bronze-butler
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/atoms/stalkertaurus/
- https://twitter.com/iiyonite/status/1384431491485155331
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.