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UNC6508

No known aliases in database
▲ High Threat
North American Research Espionage Campaign
Origin China
Sponsor People's Republic of China (PRC)
Motivation Strategic Espionage (Intelligence gathering on AI, uncrewed vehicle systems, national defense, and medical research)

Target Sectors

Academic Research Institutions Medical Research Centers Military Health Institutions National Defense Organizations Public Health Regulatory Bodies Professional Advocacy Groups

Known TTPs

Exploitation of REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) servers
Deployment of custom malware (INFINITERED)
Use of trojanized system files as recursive droppers
Credential harvesting via web application vulnerabilities (CWE-287, CWE-494)
Persistence via web shells (e.g., help.php)
Stealthy data exfiltration via domain content compliance rules (BCC forwarding to Gmail)
Abuse of enterprise administrative tools for lateral movement
Disciplined operational security to evade EDR and network monitoring

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