PLA Unit 61398 (Chinese: 61398部队, Pinyin: 61398 bùduì) is the Military Unit Cover Designator (MUCD)[1] of a People's Liberation Army advanced persistent threat unit that has been alleged to be a source of Chinese computer hacking attacks
The same group is tracked under different names by different vendors.
| Vendor | Name |
|---|---|
| OSINT | COMMENT PANDA |
| OSINT | PLA Unit 61398 |
| OSINT | Comment Crew |
| OSINT | Byzantine Candor |
| OSINT | Group 3 |
| OSINT | TG-8223 |
| OSINT | Comment Group |
| OSINT | Brown Fox |
| OSINT | GIF89a |
| OSINT | ShadyRAT |
| OSINT | G0006 |
Sectors: Private sector, Government
Victim countries: United States, Taiwan, Israel, Norway, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Belgium, South Africa, Switzerland, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Japan
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