BITTER is a suspected South Asian cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2013. BITTER has targeted government, energy, and engineering organizations in Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia.12
- Cisco Talos Bitter Bangladesh May 2022
- Forcepoint BITTER Pakistan Oct 2016
Claims and citations
Every claim comes from a writer; provenance is the writer's assertion, not a review verdict from this directory. Validity reads by citation year.
| predicate | object | Valid | Conf. | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also_known_as | BITTER | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | T-APT-17 | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1105 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1071.001 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1588.002 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1568 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.001 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1204.002 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027.013 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1573 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1068 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.004 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1608.001 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1559.002 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1203 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1583.001 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1053.005 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1095 | 2022 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | 蔓灵花 | — → … | 60 | src_0e0b2199-b766-47ad-af5a-891db001f83e |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded File | — |
| T1036.004 | Masquerade Task or Service | — |
| T1053.005 | Scheduled Task | — |
| T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | — |
| T1071.001 | Web Protocols | — |
| T1095 | Non-Application Layer Protocol | — |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | — |
| T1203 | Exploitation for Client Execution | — |
| T1204.002 | Malicious File | — |
| T1559.002 | Dynamic Data Exchange | — |
| T1566.001 | Spearphishing Attachment | — |
| T1568 | Dynamic Resolution | — |
| T1573 | Encrypted Channel | — |
| T1583.001 | Domains | — |
| T1588.002 | Tool | — |
| T1608.001 | Upload Malware | — |
Aliases
BITTER · T-APT-17 · 蔓灵花
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.