Hacker groupG0128
ZIRCONIUM
Also tracked as APT31, Violet Typhoon
ZIRCONIUM is a threat group operating out of China, active since at least 2017, that has targeted individuals associated with the 2020 US presidential election and prominent leaders in the international affairs community.
- Known attack methods
- 29
- Origin
- China
- First seen
- 2017
- Source
- MITRE ATT&CK
How they break in
Techniques MITRE has documented this group using, mapped onto the ATT&CK matrix. Each one is a behaviour you can look for in your own logs, and a control you can test.
Used by this groupNot documented for this groupIn brackets: sub-techniques this group uses, of those that exist.
Reconnaissance
12 techniques · 1 used
Resource Development
9 techniques · 2 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 1 used
Execution
20 techniques · 2 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 1 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques · 1 used
Stealth
30 techniques · 4 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques
Credential Access
17 techniques · 1 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 5 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques
Collection
17 techniques
Command and Control
18 techniques · 5 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques · 2 used
Impact
15 techniques
Reconnaissance2
Resource development3
Initial access1
Persistence1
Privilege escalation1
Stealth5
Credential access1
Discovery5
Command and control5
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