PALE PANDA
- First seen
- 2016-02-01 00:00:00
- Origin
- CN
- Primary motivation
- espionage
- Sophistication
- advanced
- Resource level
- government
- Actor type
- nation-state
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 11:46:55
Targeted industries: defense-and-aerospace government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:jp country_code:au
Context
PALE PANDA is a Chinese nation-state threat actor known for cyber espionage activities primarily targeting the defense, government, and technology sectors in multiple countries. The group is characterized by advanced tactics and techniques, indicative of a high level of sophistication.
Reports & references
- CrowdStrike — Reportglobalthreatintelligence (report)