Daggerfly is a People's Republic of China-linked APT entity active since at least 2012. Daggerfly has targeted individuals, government and NGO entities, and telecommunication companies in Asia and Africa. Daggerfly is associated with exclusive use of MgBot malware and is noted for several potential supply chain infection campaigns.1234
- Symantec Daggerfly 2023
- ESET EvasivePanda 2023
- Symantec Daggerfly 2024
- ESET EvasivePanda 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uses_technique | tech_t1003.002 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1587.002 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1053.005 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1071.001 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.001 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.003 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1204.001 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1105 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1082 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1195.002 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1574.001 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1218.011 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1584.004 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1136.001 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1553.002 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1012 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1189 | 2024 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1003.002 | Security Account Manager | — |
| T1012 | Query Registry | — |
| T1036.003 | Rename Legitimate Utilities | — |
| T1053.005 | Scheduled Task | — |
| T1059.001 | PowerShell | — |
| T1071.001 | Web Protocols | — |
| T1082 | System Information Discovery | — |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | — |
| T1136.001 | Local Account | — |
| T1189 | Drive-by Compromise | — |
| T1195.002 | Compromise Software Supply Chain | — |
| T1204.001 | Malicious Link | — |
| T1218.011 | Rundll32 | — |
| T1553.002 | Code Signing | — |
| T1574.001 | DLL | — |
| T1584.004 | Server | — |
| T1587.002 | Code Signing Certificates | — |
Aliases
BRONZE HIGHLAND · Daggerfly · Evasive Panda
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.