APT4

🔴 High
Also known as: PLA Navy, MAVERICK PANDA, BRONZE EDISON, SODIUM, Salmon Typhoon, APT4

Sodium is reportedly a “sophisticated Chinese state-affiliated” threat actor group, which has especially targeted defense, government, and high-tech organizations in the United States.[GitHub cybershujin Threat-Actors-use-of-Artifical-Intelligence]

🌍 Country China
Risk Level High
🎯 Incident Type Espionage
Private sector Military

Introduction

Sodium is reportedly a “sophisticated Chinese state-affiliated” threat actor group, which has especially targeted defense, government, and high-tech organizations in the United States.[GitHub cybershujin Threat-Actors-use-of-Artifical-Intelligence]

Activities and Tactics

Targeted Sectors: Private sector, Military

Country of Origin: 🇨🇳 China

Risk Level: High

Incident Type: Espionage

Suspected Victims: United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong

Notable Campaigns

Information pending cataloguing.

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)

Information pending cataloguing.

Notable Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)

No curated IOCs are currently published for this actor. This section will be updated when stable, attributable indicators are available.

Malware and Tools

  • China Chopper:
  • CyberGate:
  • Cyber Eye RAT:
  • UNITEDRAKE:

Attribution and Evidence

Country of Origin: China Additional attribution information pending cataloguing.

References

[1] [GitHub cybershujin Threat-Actors-use-of-Artifical-Intelligence