Aquatic Panda
Aquatic Panda is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 15 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 64 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. It uses 80 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and exploits 19 known CVEs.
- Bronze University
- G0143
- Origin
- China
- Techniques
- 80
- Exploited CVEs
- 19
- First seen
- Jan 1, 2020
- Last seen
- Dec 29, 2021
- Record updated
Who They Target.
About Aquatic Panda.
Aquatic Panda is a suspected China-based threat group with a dual mission of intelligence collection and industrial espionage. Active since at least May 2020, Aquatic Panda has primarily targeted entities in the telecommunications, technology, and government sectors.
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.