APT39 was created to bring together previous activities and methods used by this actor, and its activities largely align with a group publicly referred to as "Chafer." However, there are differences in what has been publicly reported due to the variances in how organizations track activity. APT39 primarily leverages the SEAWEED and CACHEMONEY backdoors along with a specific variant of the POWBAT backdoor. While APT39's targeting scope is global, its activities are concentrated in the Middle East. APT39 has prioritized the telecommunications sector, with additional targeting of the travel industry and IT firms that support it and the high-tech industry.
The same group is tracked under different names by different vendors.
| Vendor | Name |
|---|---|
| OSINT | Chafer |
| OSINT | REMIX KITTEN |
| OSINT | COBALT HICKMAN |
| OSINT | G0087 |
| OSINT | Radio Serpens |
| OSINT | TA454 |
| OSINT | ITG07 |
| OSINT | Burgundy Sandstorm |
| OSINT | CINDER ION |
No IOCs extracted yet from reports naming this actor.
Every report in the Global Intel Library that names APT39, newest first. Open any report to see the full analysis with provenance.
No reports in the Lore library name this actor yet.
Indicators from free threat feeds (abuse.ch ThreatFox, AlienVault OTX) attributed to APT39. Each row shows why it was linked and where it came from.
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Open-source reports about this actor collected from MISP Galaxy and MITRE ATT&CK.