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Tropic Trooper

APT 23 G0081 Iron KeyBoy Pirate Panda Roaming Tiger TA428 UNC4191 UNC53 Vicious Panda
▲ High Threat
[Tropic Trooper](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0081) is an unaffiliated threat group that has led targeted campaigns against targets in Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. [Tropic Trooper](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0081) focuses on targeting government, healthcare, transportation, and high-tech industries and has been active since 2011.(Citation: TrendMicro Tropic Trooper Mar 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Tropic Trooper Nov 2016)(Citation: TrendMicro Tropic Trooper May 2020)
Origin

Known TTPs

Windows Service
File Deletion
Spearphishing Attachment
Ingress Tool Transfer
Process Discovery
Malicious File
Encrypted Channel
Web Protocols
Hidden Files and Directories
Template Injection
System Owner/User Discovery
Network Service Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery
Exfiltration over USB
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
Web Shell
Asymmetric Cryptography
Windows Command Shell
Native API
DLL
File and Directory Discovery
Encrypted/Encoded File
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
Standard Encoding
Local Accounts
Local Storage Discovery
Winlogon Helper DLL
Exploitation for Client Execution
DNS
Automated Collection
Dynamic-link Library Injection
Automated Exfiltration
Network Share Discovery
System Information Discovery
Security Software Discovery
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
System Network Connections Discovery
Steganography
Software Discovery
Replication Through Removable Media

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