HOMETHREATSGoldFactory
APT / THREAT GROUP

GoldFactory

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

Intelligence Profile

GoldFactory is a threat actor group attributed to developing sophisticated mobile banking malware targeting victims primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically Vietnam and Thailand. They utilize social engineering to deliver malware to victims' devices and have close connections to the Gigabud malware family. GoldFactory's Trojans, such as GoldPickaxe and GoldDigger, employ tactics like smishing, phishing, and fake login screens to compromise victims' phones and steal sensitive information. Their evolving malware suite demonstrates a high level of operational maturity and ingenuity, requiring a proactive and multi-faceted cybersecurity approach to detect and mitigate their threats.

Threat Analysis

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

Known Campaigns

GoldFactory — Active Operations March 2026

GoldFactory is a unknown-motivation threat actor attributed to China. GoldFactory is a threat actor group attributed to developing sophisticated mobile banking malware targeting victims primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically Vietnam and Thailand. They utilize social engineering to deliver malware to victims' devices and have close conne...

ACTIVEMEDIUM2026

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Origin🇨🇳 China
Aliases1
SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

GoldFactory

Research Links

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.
GoldFactory — APT / Threat Group | Threat Intelligence | CTIWATCH.COM