Dust Storm
Dust Storm is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 7 sectors, including Government and Manufacturing, in 3 countries, including the United States and Japan. It uses 24 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and exploits 5 known CVEs.
Also known as
- G0031
- Operation Dust Storm
- Origin
- China
- Techniques
- 24
- Exploited CVEs
- 5
- First seen
- Jan 1, 2010
- Last seen
- Feb 1, 2016
- Record updated
Who They Target.
About Dust Storm.
Dust Storm is a threat group that has targeted multiple industries in Japan, South Korea, the United States, Europe, and several Southeast Asian countries.
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.