HOMETHREATSGhostEmperor
APT / THREAT GROUP

GhostEmperor

🇨🇳China-attributed
7
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

GhostEmperor is a Chinese-speaking threat actor that targets government entities and telecom companies in Southeast Asia. They employ a Windows kernel-mode rootkit called Demodex to gain remote control over their targeted servers. The actor demonstrates a high level of sophistication and uses various anti-forensic and anti-analysis techniques to evade detection. They have been active for a significant period of time and continue to pose a threat to their targets.

Threat Analysis

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

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Origin🇨🇳 China
Aliases7
SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

FamousSparrowGhostEmperorUNC2286RedMikeSalt TyphoonOPERATOR PANDAwin.ghostemperor

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.ghostemperor

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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