DAGGER PANDA

Aliases: IceFog, Trident, RedFoxtrot, Red Wendigo, PLA Unit 69010, UAT-7290, Red Foxtrot

First seen
2011-01-01 00:00:00
Origin
CN
Primary motivation
espionage
Sophistication
advanced
Resource level
government
Actor type
Espionage
Profile updated
2026-07-07 11:48:02

Targeted industries: defense-and-aerospace government-and-public-sector manufacturing technology-and-telecommunications transportation-and-logistics

Targeted regions: country_code:jp country_code:kr

Context

Operate since at least 2011, from several locations in China, with members in Korea and Japan as well. Possibly linked to Onion Dog. This threat actor targets government institutions, military contractors, maritime and shipbuilding groups, telecommunications operators, and others, primarily in Japan and South Korea.

Reports & references

  • pwc.com — Yir Cyber Threats Report Download (report)
  • Kaspersky — 57331 (report)
  • Kaspersky — 58209 (report)
  • cfr.org — Icefog (report)
  • d2538mqrb7brka.cloudfront.net — Icefog (report)
  • go.recordedfuture.com — Cta 2021 0616 (report)
  • Cisco Talos — Uat 7290 (report)

External references