Threat Intelligence Tarot
Vol. II · 79
China (MSS - Ministry of State Security)
G0128
★★★★★
risk 4/5
✦ The Jade Censor ✦
APT31
ZIRCONIUM · Judgment Panda · Violet Typhoon
GovernmentPolitical organizationsNGOsThink tanksPresidential campaigns
Active since ~2010 · Espionage, Political surveillance
The Jade Censor watches from the halls of power, cataloguing dissent before it can speak. Its reach extends into the councils of foreign nations, a silent archivist of political thought deemed threatening to order.
Tactics & Techniques
RCN
RDV
INI
EXC
PRS
PRV
EVA
CRD
DSC
LAT
COL
C2
EXF
IMP
T1566.001
Spearphishing Attachment
Initial Access
T1078
Valid Accounts
Defense Evasion
T1053.005
Scheduled Task
Persistence
T1027
Obfuscated Files or Information
Defense Evasion
T1071.001
Web Protocols
Command and Control
T1560
Archive Collected Data
Collection
T1041
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration
Notable Operations
  • ◆Targeting of 2020 US presidential campaigns
  • ◆French government intrusions
  • ◆Tibetan diaspora targeting
  • ◆Biden and Trump campaign phishing (2020)
Defenses
Reversed: Their Weakness
Exposed by attribution, this censor's operations collapse when victim nations share intelligence. Coordinated diplomatic responses and multi-nation indictments strip away the veil of deniability.

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