State-sponsored
Scarab
Scarab is classified as state-sponsored.
- Type
- State-sponsored
- Origin
- China
Scarab APT was first spotted in 2015, but is believed to have been active since at least 2012, conducting surgical attacks against a small number of individuals across the world, including Russia and the United States. The backdoor deployed by Scarab in their campaigns is most commonly known as Scieron.
The group's reported origin is China.
Published reports on this actor:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150124025612/http://www.symantec.com:80/connect/blogs/scarab-attackers-took-aim-select-russian-targets-2012
- https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/chinese-threat-actor-scarab-targeting-ukraine
Source: MISP Galaxy, Malpedia.
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