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CL-STA-1238

CL-STA-1238 is a China-attributed threat actor group, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 3 sectors, including Technology, and Defense and Aerospace, in the United States and Canada. It uses 15 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

Origin
China
Techniques
15
Exploited CVEs
No CVE data
First seen
Aug 1, 2026
Last seen
Sep 30, 2026
Record updated

Who They Target.

About CL-STA-1238.

A China-linked cluster that ran 25 autonomous, AI-driven intrusion operations against at least 19 organizations between August and September 2026, using the Cairn framework connected to DeepSeek and Zhipu GLM models.

Last updated Nov 13, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.