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Leviathan

APT40 BRONZE MOHAWK G0065 Gadolinium Gingham Typhoon Kryptonite Panda MUDCARP TEMP.Jumper TEMP.Periscope
▲ High Threat
Indo-Pacific Maritime Espionage, Edge Device Exploitation Campaign
Origin China
Sponsor People's Republic of China (Ministry of State Security)
Motivation Geopolitical espionage, maritime strategic intelligence, and technology theft to support national security and regional dominance.

Target Sectors

Maritime and Shipping Defense and Aerospace Government Agencies Telecommunications High-Tech and Semiconductor Manufacturing Supply Chain Vendors

Known TTPs

Spear-phishing with malicious attachments
Exploitation of edge-facing vulnerabilities (VPNs, Firewalls, Routers)
Living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques
DLL Side-loading
Use of Cobalt Strike for post-exploitation
Credential harvesting via fake login portals
Custom malware deployment (e.g., various loaders and backdoors)
Supply chain compromise

External Resources

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