Threat actor
threat_actor:chinese_state_sponsored_threat_actor
Also: ABT31, Chinese threat actor
Threat actor or actor group attributed in the episode to Chinese state sponsorship and associated with the Pacific Rim campaign.
Threat actor or actor group attributed in the episode to Chinese state sponsorship and associated with the Pacific Rim campaign.
“the attack was carried out by ABT31, just a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Pacific Rim Campaign | Attributed | 174 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Cyberoam intrusion | Uncertain | 174 |
Pacific Rim Campaign ATTRIBUTED_TO Chinese state-sponsored threat actor
The episode attributes the Pacific Rim attack campaign to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor; Jack presents this as the conclusion after the reported attribution to ABT31.
Attributed Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 174 Details
“the attack was carried out by ABT31, just a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group”
Cyberoam intrusion ATTRIBUTED_TO Chinese state-sponsored threat actor
The episode connects the earlier Cyberoam source-code theft to the later Chinese state-sponsored Pacific Rim activity, but the connection is presented as an investigative conclusion rather than direct proof in the episode.
Uncertain Confidence 82% · Jack Rhysider EP 174 Details
“This is starting to smell like a nation-state actor is behind this”