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Nation-state APTEspionageAdvanced sophistication

旺刺

旺刺 is a nation-state APT group with an espionage motive, tracked by Brandefense. It uses 14 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

Also known as
  • APT-C-47
Techniques
14
Exploited CVEs
No CVE data
First seen
Dec 15, 2020
Last seen
Dec 15, 2020
Record updated

How They Operate · MITRE ATT&CK.

14 techniques across 8 of 14 tactics

Reconnaissance2

T1071.001
Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols
T1082
System Information Discovery

Resource Development·

Initial Access2

T1204.001
User Execution: Malicious Link
T1566.002
Phishing: Spearphishing Link

Execution3

T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1574.002
Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Side-Loading
T1620
Reflective Code Loading

Persistence1

T1547.001
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Privilege Escalation·

Defense Evasion1

T1027.003
Obfuscated Files or Information: Steganography

Credential Access·

Discovery3

T1016
System Network Configuration Discovery
T1083
File and Directory Discovery
T1518.001
Software Discovery: Security Software Discovery

Lateral Movement·

Collection·

Command and Control1

T1573.002
Encrypted Channel: Asymmetric Cryptography

Exfiltration1

T1041
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

Impact·

Indicators Of Compromise.

TLP:AMBER

34 indicators on the Brandefense platform

IP, domain and hash indicators · YARA rules · ATT&CK Navigator export

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About 旺刺.

An undisclosed APT group from the Korean Peninsula region, active since at least 2018 per Qihoo 360, targeting organisations and individuals connected to the peninsula with ClickOnce lures and C# and Go backdoors.

Last updated Oct 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.