APT / THREAT GROUP✊ HACKTIVISM

PLATINUM

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Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

[PLATINUM](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0068) is an activity group that has targeted victims since at least 2009. The group has focused on targets associated with governments and related organizations in South and Southeast Asia. (Citation: Microsoft PLATINUM April 2016)

Threat Analysis

PLATINUM is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of hacktivism.

As a hacktivist-aligned entity, PLATINUM conducts operations driven by ideological, political, or social grievances, typically through website defacements, DDoS attacks, and the leaking of sensitive data to advance a public narrative.

External References

→http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/2/5/225BFE3E-E1DE-4F5B-A77B-71200928D209/Platinum%20feature%20article%20-%20Targeted%20attacks%20in%20South%20and%20Southeast%20Asia%20April%202016.pdf

→https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2016/04/26/digging-deep-for-platinum/

→https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0068/

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Motivation✊ hacktivism

Aliases4

SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

PLATINUMTwoForOneATK33G0068

Research Links

MITRE ATT&CK VirusTotal Google (news) Twitter/X search

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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