# Mustang Panda - Cyber Threat Intelligence These _indicators_ were reported, collected, and generated during the [VulDB CTI analysis](https://vuldb.com/?kb.cti) of the actor known as [Mustang Panda](https://vuldb.com/?actor.mustang_panda). The _activity monitoring_ correlates data from social media, forums, chat rooms, and darknet markets. It helps to determine associated actors, specific activities, expected intentions, emerging research, and ongoing attacks. Our unique _predictive model_ uses _big data_ to forecast activities and their characteristics. _Live data_ and more _analysis capabilities_ are available at [https://vuldb.com/?actor.mustang_panda](https://vuldb.com/?actor.mustang_panda) ## Campaigns The following _campaigns_ are known and can be associated with Mustang Panda: * Diànxùn * Europe * Hodur * ... There are 1 more campaign items available. Please use our online service to access the data. ## Countries These _countries_ are directly (e.g. origin of attacks) or indirectly (e.g. access by proxy) associated with Mustang Panda: * [DE](https://vuldb.com/?country.de) * [CN](https://vuldb.com/?country.cn) * [US](https://vuldb.com/?country.us) * ... There are 6 more country items available. Please use our online service to access the data. ## IOC - Indicator of Compromise These _indicators of compromise_ (IOC) indicate associated network resources which are known to be part of research and attack activities of Mustang Panda. ID | IP address | Hostname | Campaign | Confidence -- | ---------- | -------- | -------- | ---------- 1 | [5.206.224.167](https://vuldb.com/?ip.5.206.224.167) | hardsysi | Europe | High 2 | [18.138.107.235](https://vuldb.com/?ip.18.138.107.235) | ec2-18-138-107-235.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com | Europe | Medium 3 | [42.99.117.95](https://vuldb.com/?ip.42.99.117.95) | - | - | High 4 | [43.254.217.67](https://vuldb.com/?ip.43.254.217.67) | - | - | High 5 | [43.254.218.42](https://vuldb.com/?ip.43.254.218.42) | - | Hodur | High 6 | [45.32.50.150](https://vuldb.com/?ip.45.32.50.150) | 45.32.50.150.vultr.com | - | Medium 7 | [45.43.50.197](https://vuldb.com/?ip.45.43.50.197) | - | Europe | High 8 | [45.77.184.12](https://vuldb.com/?ip.45.77.184.12) | comm.phiu.pw | - | High 9 | [45.131.179.179](https://vuldb.com/?ip.45.131.179.179) | - | Hodur | High 10 | [45.134.83.41](https://vuldb.com/?ip.45.134.83.41) | - | PlugX | High 11 | [45.154.14.235](https://vuldb.com/?ip.45.154.14.235) | - | Hodur | High 12 | [45.248.87.14](https://vuldb.com/?ip.45.248.87.14) | - | - | High 13 | [45.248.87.162](https://vuldb.com/?ip.45.248.87.162) | - | Europe | High 14 | [46.8.198.134](https://vuldb.com/?ip.46.8.198.134) | - | Europe | High 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... There are 54 more IOC items available. Please use our online service to access the data. ## TTP - Tactics, Techniques, Procedures _Tactics, techniques, and procedures_ (TTP) summarize the suspected MITRE ATT&CK techniques used by _Mustang Panda_. This data is unique as it uses our predictive model for actor profiling. ID | Technique | Weakness | Description | Confidence -- | --------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------- 1 | T1006 | CWE-21, CWE-22, CWE-23 | Pathname Traversal | High 2 | T1040 | CWE-319 | Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay | High 3 | T1055 | CWE-74 | Injection | High 4 | T1059 | CWE-88, CWE-94 | Cross Site Scripting | High 5 | T1059.007 | CWE-79, CWE-80 | Cross Site Scripting | High 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... There are 19 more TTP items available. Please use our online service to access the data. ## IOA - Indicator of Attack These _indicators of attack_ (IOA) list the potential fragments used for technical activities like reconnaissance, exploitation, privilege escalation, and exfiltration by Mustang Panda. This data is unique as it uses our predictive model for actor profiling. ID | Type | Indicator | Confidence -- | ---- | --------- | ---------- 1 | File | `/cgi-bin/portal` | High 2 | File | `/Config/service/initModel?` | High 3 | File | `/export` | Low 4 | File | `/goform/NTPSyncWithHost` | High 5 | File | `/HNAP1/SetAccessPointMode` | High 6 | File | `/home//SecurityOnion/setup/so-setup` | High 7 | File | `/home/www/cgi-bin/diagnostics.cgi` | High 8 | File | `/htmlcode/html/indexdefault.asp` | High 9 | File | `/include/helpers/upload.helper.php` | High 10 | File | `/interface/main/backup.php` | High 11 | File | `/local/domain/$DOMID` | High 12 | File | `/mkshop/Men/profile.php` | High 13 | File | `/MTFWU` | Low 14 | File | `/mygym/admin/index.php` | High 15 | File | `/patient/settings.php` | High 16 | File | `/rest/api/2/user/picker` | High 17 | File | `/service/upload` | High 18 | File | `/settings` | Medium 19 | File | `/tmp` | Low 20 | ... | ... | ... There are 161 more IOA items available (file, library, argument, input value, pattern, network port). Please use our online service to access the data. ## References The following list contains _external sources_ which discuss the actor and the associated activities: * https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/05/mustang-panda-targets-europe.html * https://github.com/eset/malware-ioc/tree/master/quarterly_reports/2020_Q2 * https://twitter.com/ESETresearch/status/1400165861973966854 * https://twitter.com/xorhex/status/1406496693735067650 * https://twitter.com/xorhex/status/1422815329684758537 * https://www.anomali.com/blog/china-based-apt-mustang-panda-targets-minority-groups-public-and-private-sector-organizations * https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/assets/reports/rp-operation-dianxun.pdf * https://www.secureworks.com/blog/bronze-president-targets-russian-speakers-with-updated-plugx * https://www.welivesecurity.com/2022/03/23/mustang-panda-hodur-old-tricks-new-korplug-variant/ ## Literature The following _articles_ explain our unique predictive cyber threat intelligence: * [VulDB Cyber Threat Intelligence Documentation](https://vuldb.com/?kb.cti) * [Cyber Threat Intelligence - Early Anticipation of Attacks](https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20201022) ## License (c) [1997-2022](https://vuldb.com/?kb.changelog) by [vuldb.com](https://vuldb.com/?kb.about). 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