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APT15

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▲ High Threat
Edge Gateway Vulnerability Exploitation, Professional Network Social Engineering
Origin China
Sponsor China (Ministry of State Security)
Motivation Strategic espionage targeting political, military, and economic intelligence.

Target Sectors

Government Defense Aerospace Telecommunications Diplomatic Missions Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Academic Research Institutions

Known TTPs

Spear-phishing via professional social networks
Exploitation of public-facing edge devices (VPNs, Firewalls)
Living-off-the-Land (LotL) techniques
Custom malware deployment
Social engineering
Credential harvesting
Side-loading

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