APT / THREAT GROUP

APT23

🇨🇳China-attributed
1
campaigns
8
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

TrendMicro described Tropic Trooper in a 2015 report as: 'Taiwan and the Philippines have become the targets of an ongoing campaign called Operation TropicTrooper. Active since 2012, the attackers behind the campaign haveset their sights on the Taiwanese government as well as a number of companies in the heavy industry. The same campaign has also targeted key Philippine military agencies.'

Threat Analysis

APT23 is a known-sophistication threat actor attributed to China, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

Known Campaigns

APT23 — Active Operations March 2026

APT23 is a unknown-motivation threat actor attributed to China. TrendMicro described Tropic Trooper in a 2015 report as: 'Taiwan and the Philippines have become the targets of an ongoing campaign called Operation TropicTrooper. Active since 2012, the attackers behind the campaign haveset their sights on the Taiwanese government as well as a n...

ACTIVEMEDIUM2026

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Origin🇨🇳 China
Aliases8
SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

Red OrthrusPIRATE PANDAAPT23KeyBoyBRONZE HOBARTG0081Tropic TrooperEarth Centaur

Research Links

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.