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Wicked Panda Targets Government Entities, Uses Google Calendar for C2

Jun 6, 2025 2:50:40 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, APT41, Wicked Panda, TOUGHPROGRESS malware, Google Calendar C2, Spear Phishing, Government Cyberattack, Chinese Cyber Espionage, Cloud Service Abuse, Malware Analysis, Data Exfiltration

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Verticals Targeted: Government
Regions Targeted: Not specified
Related Families: VOLDEMORT, DUSTTRAP

Executive Summary

Wicked Panda, a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor, deployed TOUGHPROGRESS malware, exploiting Google Calendar for stealthy command-and-control operations targeting government entities. This campaign underscores the group’s innovative abuse of cloud services to evade detection and maintain persistent access.  

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Wicked Panda’s RevivalStone Campaign Targets Manufacturing Entities in Japan

Feb 28, 2025 1:03:00 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Wicked Panda, Winnti, RevivalStone

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Verticals Targeted: Manufacturing

Executive Summary

A persistent and sophisticated espionage campaign by the China-linked threat actor group Wicked Panda was observed targeting Japan’s manufacturing sector. The campaign has been dubbed RevivalStone.

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Wicked Panda Using WyrmSpy and DragonEgg Android Spyware

Jul 31, 2023 2:33:15 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Android, Wicked Panda, Mobile, DragonEgg, WyrmSpy

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Winnti Targets Hong Kong With Spyder Loader

Nov 7, 2022 1:37:10 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, APT41, Wicked Panda, China, Winnti, Loader, Spyder Loader

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Verticals Targeted: Government

Executive Summary

Symantec recently reported on Spyder Loader, a tool used by Chinese nexus state-sponsored threat actor group Winnti to target government entities in Hong Kong.

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