Would your staff open Mustang Panda's next decoy document?
A China-based espionage group, first seen in 2017. It spies on governments, NGOs and religious organizations with decoy documents and PlugX malware.
Mustang Panda
- Origin
- China · State-sponsored
- Also known as
- TA416, RedDelta
- Lure
- Spearphishing How they get in
- Weapon
- Stealthy implants Their signature move
- Loot
- Secrets What they are after
- MITRE ATT&CK®
- Mustang Panda (G0129)
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