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Donot Team

Donot Team is a Pakistan-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 8 sectors, including Government and Manufacturing, in 11 countries, including the United Kingdom and India. It uses 13 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and exploits 4 known CVEs.

Also known as
  • APT-C-35
  • Origami Elephant
  • SectorE02
  • Mint Tempest
Origin
Pakistan
Techniques
13
Exploited CVEs
4
First seen
Jan 1, 2016
Last seen
Dec 1, 2024
Record updated

Who They Target.

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About Donot Team.

Donot Team is a South Asia-focused espionage actor also tracked as APT-C-35 and Origami Elephant, with public reporting describing government, military, diplomatic, and mobile malware targeting.

Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.