Tropic Trooper
Tropic Trooper is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 11 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 14 countries, including the United States and India. It uses 64 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and exploits 8 known CVEs.
Also known as
- Pirate Panda
- KeyBoy
- Earth Centaur
- APT 23
- Iron
- Bronze Hobart
- G0081
- Operation “Tropic Trooper”
- Origin
- China
- Techniques
- 64
- Exploited CVEs
- 8
- First seen
- Jan 1, 2011
- Last seen
- Feb 28, 2021
- Record updated
Who They Target.
Sectors · 11
Countries · 14
Labelsespionage
About Tropic Trooper.
Tropic Trooper is an unaffiliated threat group that has led targeted campaigns against targets in Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Tropic Trooper focuses on targeting government, healthcare, transportation, and high-tech industries and has been active since 2011.
Last updated Sep 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.