Reportseverity: Medium2015-09-23
ThreatConnect and Defense Group publish Project CAMERASHY attributing Naikon to PLA Unit 78020
published by ThreatConnect / Defense Group Inc.
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PRC state-sponsored intrusion set publicly attributed by ThreatConnect and Defense Group Inc. to the People's Liberation Army Unit 78020 (Chengdu Military Region Second Technical Reconnaissance Burea…
Summary
ThreatConnect and Defense Group Inc. released Project CAMERASHY, attributing the Naikon APT to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Chengdu Military Region Second Technical Reconnaissance Bureau (Military Unit Cover Designator 78020) based on technical analysis of intrusion infrastructure and native-language research that linked the greensky27.vicp.net handle to Ge Xing, an officer assessed to be a member of Unit 78020. The report documented five-plus years of espionage against South China Sea claimant states and ASEAN.
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