APT19 is a Chinese-based threat group that has targeted a variety of industries, including defense, finance, energy, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, high tech, education, manufacturing, and legal services. In 2017, a phishing campaign was used to target seven law and investment firms. 1 Some analysts track APT19 and Deep Panda as the same group, but it is unclear from open source information if the groups are the same. 2 3 4
- FireEye APT19
- ICIT China's Espionage Jul 2016
- FireEye APT Groups
- Unit 42 C0d0so0 Jan 2016
Claims and citations
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| predicate | object | Valid | Conf. | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also_known_as | APT19 | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Codoso | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | C0d0so0 | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Codoso Team | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Sunshop Group | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1547.001 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.001 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1564.003 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1016 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1033 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1218.011 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1112 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1189 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1543.003 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1071.001 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027.013 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.001 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1204.002 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1082 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1132.001 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1588.002 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1574.001 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1218.010 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1140 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027.010 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1016 | System Network Configuration Discovery | — |
| T1027.010 | Command Obfuscation | — |
| T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded File | — |
| T1033 | System Owner/User Discovery | — |
| T1059 | Command and Scripting Interpreter | — |
| T1059.001 | PowerShell | — |
| T1071.001 | Web Protocols | — |
| T1082 | System Information Discovery | — |
| T1112 | Modify Registry | — |
| T1132.001 | Standard Encoding | — |
| T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | — |
| T1189 | Drive-by Compromise | — |
| T1204.002 | Malicious File | — |
| T1218.010 | Regsvr32 | — |
| T1218.011 | Rundll32 | — |
| T1543.003 | Windows Service | — |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | — |
| T1564.003 | Hidden Window | — |
| T1566.001 | Spearphishing Attachment | — |
| T1574.001 | DLL | — |
| T1588.002 | Tool | — |
Aliases
APT19 · C0d0so0 · Codoso · Codoso Team · Sunshop Group
Reading and review
Records are auto-ingested and not human-reviewed. Confidence is the writer's 0–100 value; bands split at ≥80 / 50–79 / <50 into high / medium / low. The four trust axes (synthetic, lifecycle, band, source count) stay separate and never merge into one score.