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Earth Lamia  (Back to overview)

aka: UNC5454

Earth Lamia is a China-nexus APT that targets organizations across multiple sectors, including finance, logistics, and government, primarily in Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The actor exploits web application vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2025-55182, and employs techniques like SQL injection, DLL sideloading, and the deployment of custom backdoors like PULSEPACK and BypassBoss. Earth Lamia conducts reconnaissance, file operations, and credential theft, often utilizing tools like Cobalt Strike and VShell.


Associated Families

There are currently no families associated with this actor.


References
2025-12-12GoogleAragorn Tseng, Austin Larsen, CASEY CHARRIER, Genevieve Stark, Robert Weiner, Zander Work
Multiple Threat Actors Exploit React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182)
ANGRYREBEL MINOCAT SNOWLIGHT Earth Lamia
2025-05-27Trend MicroJoseph C Chen
Earth Lamia Develops Custom Arsenal to Target Multiple Industries
BypassBoss Cobalt Strike JuicyPotato PULSEPACK STOWAWAY VShell Earth Lamia

Credits: MISP Project