MQsTTang
Aliases: QMAGENT
- First seen
- 2023-03-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:08:23
Targeted industries: technology-and-telecommunications government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:us
Context
MQsTTang, also known as QMAGENT, is a sophisticated backdoor malware attributed to Chinese-linked threat actors. It targets technology and telecommunications sectors, providing remote access capabilities to compromised systems.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Mqsttang_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- blog.sekoia.io — My Teas Not Cold An Overview Of China Cyber Threat (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Mqsttang (report)
- ESET — Mqsttang Mustang Panda Latest Backdoor Treads New Ground Qt Mqtt (report)