HOMETHREATSCardinalLizard
APT / THREAT GROUP

CardinalLizard

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

Intelligence Profile

CardinalLizard, a cyber threat actor linked to China, has targeted entities in Asia since 2018. Their methods include spear-phishing, custom malware with anti-detection features, and potentially shared infrastructure with other actors.

Threat Analysis

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

Known Campaigns

CardinalLizard — Active Operations March 2026

CardinalLizard is a unknown-motivation threat actor attributed to China. CardinalLizard, a cyber threat actor linked to China, has targeted entities in Asia since 2018. Their methods include spear-phishing, custom malware with anti-detection features, and potentially shared infrastructure with other actors....

ACTIVEMEDIUM2026

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Origin🇨🇳 China
Aliases1
SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

CardinalLizard

Research Links

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