Threat Actor

admin@338

Also known as: admin@338

admin@338 is a China-based cyber threat group. It has previously used newsworthy events as lures to deliver malware and has primarily targeted organizations involved in financial, economic, and trade policy, typically using publicly available RATs such as PoisonIvy, as well as some non-public backdoors.

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Techniques
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Software
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indicators on this record

Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--16ade1aa-0ea1-4bb7-88cc-9079df2ae756
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-01T12:34:03+00:00
Origin source
attack_description
Type
intrusion-set
Origin country
CN

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (12)

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Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203)

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code. Vulnerabilities can exist in software due to unsecure coding

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File and Directory Discovery (T1083)

Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file s

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Local Account (T1087.001)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of local system accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which local accounts exist on a sys

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Local Groups (T1069.001)

Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and permission settings. The knowledge of local system permission groups can help adversaries dete

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Malicious File (T1204.002)

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to ope

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Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (T1036.005)

Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files, Registry keys, or other resources when naming/placing them. This is don

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Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001)

Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious attachment in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing attachment is a sp

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System Information Discovery (T1082)

An adversary may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patches, hotfixes, service packs, and

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System Network Configuration Discovery (T1016)

Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through info

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System Network Connections Discovery (T1049)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of network connections to or from the compromised system they are currently accessing or from remote systems

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System Service Discovery (T1007)

Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services. Adversaries may obtain information about services using tools as wel

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Windows Command Shell (T1059.003)

Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution. The Windows command shell (cmd) is the prima

Software & Tools (7)

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BUBBLEWRAP [malware]

BUBBLEWRAP is a full-featured, second-stage backdoor used by the [admin@338](https://attack.mitre.org/group

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LOWBALL [malware]

LOWBALL is malware used by admin@338. It was used in August 2015 i

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Net [tool]

The Net utility is a component of the Windows operating system. It is used in command-line operations for c

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PoisonIvy [malware]

PoisonIvy is a popular remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by many groups.(Citation: FireEye Poison

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Systeminfo [tool]

Systeminfo is a Windows utility that can be used to gather detailed information about a computer. (Citation

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ipconfig [tool]

ipconfig is a Windows utility that can be used to find information about a system's TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and

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netstat [tool]

netstat is an operating system utility that displays active TCP connections, listening ports, and network s

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