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Naikon  (Back to overview)

aka: BRONZE GENEVA, BRONZE STERLING, Camerashy, G0013, G0019, NAIKON CASTLE, Naikon, OVERRIDE PANDA, PLA Unit 78020

Kaspersky described Naikon in a 2015 report as: 'The Naikon group is mostly active in countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, and Nepal, hitting a variety of targets in a very opportunistic way.'


Associated Families
win.nebulae win.winmm win.ariabody win.naikon win.sslmm win.sys10 win.xsplus

References
2026-07-24GoogleGoogle Threat Intelligence Group
Updated Cyber Threat Actor Naming System
APT15 APT20 APT27 APT28 APT29 APT30 APT31 APT33 APT35 APT37 APT39 APT40 APT41 APT42 APT45 APT5 BlackTech Callisto Conference Crew FIN11 FIN6 FIN7 FIN8 MuddyWater MUSTANG PANDA Naikon OilRig Sandworm TEMP.Hermit Tick Tonto Team Turla UAC-0020 UNC1069 UNC1088 UNC2814
2023-09-25cocomelonccocomelonc
Malware development trick - part 36: Enumerate process modules. Simple C++ example.
4h_rat Aria-body
2022-08-04MandiantMandiant
Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
APT1 APT10 APT12 APT14 APT15 APT16 APT17 APT18 APT19 APT2 APT20 APT21 APT22 APT23 APT24 APT27 APT3 APT30 APT31 APT4 APT40 APT5 APT9 Naikon
2022-05-04CywareCyware
Chinese Naikon Group Back with New Espionage Attack
APT30 Naikon
2022-04-29Cluster25Cluster25
The LOTUS PANDA Is Awake, Again. Analysis Of Its Last Strike.
APT30 Naikon
2021-09-29Medium BlueMonkeyBlueMonkey
Aria-Body Loader? Is that you?
Aria-body
2021-08-03CybereasonAssaf Dahan, Daniel Frank, Lior Rochberger, Tom Fakterman
DeadRinger: Exposing Chinese Threat Actors Targeting Major Telcos
CHINACHOPPER Cobalt Strike MimiKatz Nebulae
2021-05-06Twitter (@SyscallE)NtUnmapViewOfSection
Tweet on short analysis of Nebulae Backdoor
Nebulae
2021-04-29SecurityWeekIonut Arghire
Chinese Cyberspies Target Military Organizations in Asia With New Malware
Nebulae
2021-04-28BitdefenderBogdan Botezatu, Victor Vrabie
New Nebulae Backdoor Linked with the NAIKON Group
Aria-body Nebulae
2021-04-28BleepingComputerSergiu Gatlan
Cyberspies target military organizations with new Nebulae backdoor
Nebulae
2020-09-03Kaspersky LabsDavid Emm
IT threat evolution Q2 2020
PhantomLance Aria-body COMpfun Vicious Panda
2020-05-08Kaspersky LabsGReAT
Naikon’s Aria
Aria-body
2020-05-07CheckpointCheck Point Research
Naikon APT: Cyber Espionage Reloaded
Aria-body
2020-01-01SecureworksSecureWorks
BRONZE GENEVA
backspace APT30 Naikon
2019-11-19FireEyeKelli Vanderlee, Nalani Fraser
Achievement Unlocked: Chinese Cyber Espionage Evolves to Support Higher Level Missions
APT1 APT10 APT2 APT26 APT3 APT30 APT41 Naikon Tonto Team
2019-01-01MITREMITRE ATT&CK
Group description: Naikon
APT30 Naikon
2017-08-24Kaspersky LabsKaspersky
Naikon Targeted Attacks
APT30 Naikon
2015-05-29Kaspersky LabsKurt Baumgartner, Maxim Golovkin
THE MsnMM CAMPAIGNS: The Earliest Naikon APT Campaigns
APT30 Naikon
2015-05-14Kaspersky LabsKurt Baumgartner, Maxim Golovkin
The Naikon APT
Naikon SslMM Sys10 WinMM xsPlus APT30 Naikon
2015-05-01Kaspersky LabsKurt Baumgartner, Maxim Golovkin
The MsnMM Campaigns - The Earliest Naikon APTCampaigns
SslMM Sys10 WinMM xsPlus
2015-04-01FireEyeFireEye
APT30 AND THE MECHANICS OF A LONG-RUNNING CYBER ESPIONAGE OPERATION
BACKBEND backspace CREAMSICLE FLASHFLOOD GEMCUTTER MILKMAID Naikon NETEAGLE ORANGEADE SHIPSHAPE SPACESHIP SslMM Sys10 WinMM xsPlus APT30
2015-02-06CrowdStrikeCrowdStrike
CrowdStrike Global Threat Intel Report 2014
BlackPOS CryptoLocker Derusbi Elise Enfal EvilGrab Gameover P2P HttpBrowser MedusaHTTP Mirage Naikon NetTraveler pirpi PlugX Poison Ivy Sakula RAT Sinowal sykipot taidoor
2015-01-01ThreatConnectThreatConnect
Naikon Tag in ThreatConnect Blogs
APT30 Naikon
2014-03-25FireEyeAlex Lanstein, Ned Moran
Spear Phishing the News Cycle: APT Actors Leverage Interest in the Disappearance of Malaysian Flight MH 370
APT30 Naikon
2013-02-27Trend MicroAbraham Camba
BKDR_RARSTONE: New RAT to Watch Out For
PlugX Naikon

Credits: MISP Project