Chimera is a suspected China-based threat group that has been active since at least 2018 targeting the semiconductor industry in Taiwan as well as data from the airline industry.12
- Cycraft Chimera April 2020
- NCC Group Chimera January 2021
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 | Chimera | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1574.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1074.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1053.005 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1569.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1041 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1078 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1550.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1071.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1106 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1556.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1071.004 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1482 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1560.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1021.006 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1083 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1087.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1057 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1021.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1003.003 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1074.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1213.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1135 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.005 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1570 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1007 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027.010 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1685.005 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1016 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1046 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1033 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1087.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1572 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1078.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1069.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1124 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1201 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1049 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.003 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1070.004 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1110.003 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1114.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1039 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1119 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1133 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1110.004 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1680 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1114.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1012 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1588.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1567.002 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1070.006 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1018 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1589.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1047 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1021.001 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1111 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1217 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1105 | 2020 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1003.003 | NTDS | — |
| T1007 | System Service Discovery | — |
| T1012 | Query Registry | — |
| T1016 | System Network Configuration Discovery | — |
| T1018 | Remote System Discovery | — |
| T1021.001 | Remote Desktop Protocol | — |
| T1021.002 | SMB/Windows Admin Shares | — |
| T1021.006 | Windows Remote Management | — |
| T1027.010 | Command Obfuscation | — |
| T1033 | System Owner/User Discovery | — |
| T1036.005 | Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location | — |
| T1039 | Data from Network Shared Drive | — |
| T1041 | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | — |
| T1046 | Network Service Discovery | — |
| T1047 | Windows Management Instrumentation | — |
| T1049 | System Network Connections Discovery | — |
| T1053.005 | Scheduled Task | — |
| T1057 | Process Discovery | — |
| T1059.001 | PowerShell | — |
| T1059.003 | Windows Command Shell | — |
| T1069.001 | Local Groups | — |
| T1070.004 | File Deletion | — |
| T1070.006 | Timestomp | — |
| T1071.001 | Web Protocols | — |
| T1071.004 | DNS | — |
| T1074.001 | Local Data Staging | — |
| T1074.002 | Remote Data Staging | — |
| T1078 | Valid Accounts | — |
| T1078.002 | Domain Accounts | — |
| T1083 | File and Directory Discovery | — |
| T1087.001 | Local Account | — |
| T1087.002 | Domain Account | — |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | — |
| T1106 | Native API | — |
| T1110.003 | Password Spraying | — |
| T1110.004 | Credential Stuffing | — |
| T1111 | Multi-Factor Authentication Interception | — |
| T1114.001 | Local Email Collection | — |
| T1114.002 | Remote Email Collection | — |
| T1119 | Automated Collection | — |
| T1124 | System Time Discovery | — |
| T1133 | External Remote Services | — |
| T1135 | Network Share Discovery | — |
| T1201 | Password Policy Discovery | — |
| T1213.002 | Sharepoint | — |
| T1217 | Browser Information Discovery | — |
| T1482 | Domain Trust Discovery | — |
| T1550.002 | Pass the Hash | — |
| T1556.001 | Domain Controller Authentication | — |
| T1560.001 | Archive via Utility | — |
| T1567.002 | Exfiltration to Cloud Storage | — |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | — |
| T1570 | Lateral Tool Transfer | — |
| T1572 | Protocol Tunneling | — |
| T1574.001 | DLL | — |
| T1588.002 | Tool | — |
| T1589.001 | Credentials | — |
| T1680 | Local Storage Discovery | — |
| T1685.005 | Clear Windows Event Logs | — |
Aliases
Chimera
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.