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| Formation | c. 2003–2005[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Advanced persistent threat |
Region served | China |
| Methods | Zero-days, Phishing, backdoor (computing), RAT, Keylogging |
Official language | Chinese |
Parent organization | Tianjin State Security Bureau of the Ministry of State Security |
Formerly called | APT10 Stone Panda MenuPass RedLeaves CVNX POTASSIUM |
Red Apollo (also known as APT 10 by Mandiant, MenuPass by FireEye, Stone Panda by Crowdstrike, and POTASSIUM by Microsoft)[1][2] is a Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage group which has operated since 2006. In a 2018 indictment, the United States Department of Justice attributed the group to the Tianjin State Security Bureau of the Ministry of State Security.[3]
The team was designated an advanced persistent threat by FireEye, who reported that they target aerospace, engineering, and telecom firms and any government that they believe is a rival of China.
FireEye stated that they could be targeting intellectual property from educational institutions such as a Japanese university and is likely to expand operations into the education sector in the jurisdictions of nations that are allied with the United States.[4] FireEye claimed that they were tracked since 2009, however because of the low-threat nature they had posed, they were not a priority. FireEye now describes the group as "a threat to organizations worldwide."[4]
The group directly targets managed information technology service providers (MSPs) using RAT. The general role of an MSP is to help manage a company's computer network. MSPs were often compromised by Poison Ivy, FakeMicrosoft, PlugX, ArtIEF, Graftor, and ChChes, through the use of spear-phishing emails.[5]
Operation Cloud Hopper was an extensive attack and theft of information in 2017 directed at MSPs in the United Kingdom (U.K.), United States (U.S.), Japan, Canada, Brazil, France, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, South Africa, India, Thailand, South Korea and Australia. The group used MSP's as intermediaries to acquire assets and trade secrets from MSP-client engineering, industrial manufacturing, retail, energy, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and government agencies.
Operation Cloud Hopper used over 70 variants of backdoors, malware and trojans. These were delivered through spear-phishing emails. The attacks scheduled tasks or leveraged services/utilities to persist in Microsoft Windows systems even if the computer system was rebooted. It installed malware and hacking tools to access systems and steal data.[5]
Hackers accessed records relating to 130,000 US Navy personnel (out of 330,000).[6] Under these actions the Navy decided to coordinate with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services, despite warnings being given prior to the breach.[7] All affected sailors were required to be notified.
A 2018 indictment showed evidence that CVNX was not the name of the group, but was the alias of one of two hackers. Both used four aliases each to make it appear as if more than five hackers had attacked.
In April 2019 APT10 targeted government and private organizations in the Philippines.[8]
In 2020 Symantec implicated Red Apollo in a series of attacks on targets in Japan.[9]
In March 2021, they targeted Bharat Biotech and the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's largest vaccine maker's intellectual property for exfiltration.[10]
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Red Apollo (also known as APT 10 by Mandiant, MenuPass by FireEye, Stone Panda by Crowdstrike, and POTASSIUM by Microsoft) is a Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage group which has operated since 2006. In a 2018 indictment, the United States Department of Justice attributed the group to the Tianjin State Security Bureau of the Ministry of State Security. The team was designated an advanced persistent threat by FireEye, who reported that they target aerospace, engineering, and telecom firms and any government that they believe is a rival of China. FireEye stated that they could be targeting intellectual property from educational institutions such as a Japanese university and is likely to expand operations into the education sector in the jurisdictions of nations that are allied with the United States. FireEye claimed that they were tracked since 2009, however because of the low-threat nature they had posed, they were not a priority. FireEye now describes the group as "a threat to organizations worldwide."
Parnassius epaphus, the common red Apollo, is a high altitude butterfly which is found in India and Nepal. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). It is found from 9,000 to 13,000 feet (2,700 to 4,000 m) from Chitral District to Sikkim and western regions of Nepal. It is not considered rare.
Erik Vincent Stephens (born June 20, 1980), better known professionally as Apollo Brown, is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is a member of the hip hop group Ugly Heroes (alongside Red Pill and Verbal Kent) and has released numerous collaborations with the likes of Guilty Simpson, O.C., Ras Kass, Skyzoo and Planet Asia.
At the Apollo is a live album and video release by English rock band Arctic Monkeys of the final concert of their 2007 world-tour, filmed in Manchester, England. It was filmed on super 16mm film and in surround-sound. It was directed by Richard Ayoade and photographed by cinematographer Danny Cohen (This Is England). It was edited by Nick Fenton (Heima, All Tomorrow's Parties), and produced by Diarmid Scrimshaw (Dog Altogether, Tyrannosaur). It has been awarded best music DVD 2009 by the NME. The music played in introduction credits was written by Bruno Nicolai, entitled 'Servizio fotografico' from the film The Red Queen Kills Seven Times starring Barbara Bouchet. The film premiered on UK television on the music channel 4Music on 19 February 2009. The DVD features a 'Multi Angle Camera View' of drummer Matt Helders.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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