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APT32

Also known as SeaLotus, OceanLotus, APT-C-00, Canvas Cyclone, BISMUTH
Tracked as G0050

APT32 is a suspected Vietnam-based threat group that has been active since at least 2014. The group has targeted multiple private sector industries as well as foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists with a strong focus on Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, and Cambodia. They have extensively used strategic web compromises to compromise victims.

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Motivation
nation-state
Sectors
government, manufacturing, media-journalism
Status
Active

Activity timeline

A dated ledger of actor-claimed victims, campaigns, indicators, identity mappings, relationships, and CVE links. Each date states what it measures. For extensive leak-site histories, victim entries are limited to the 100 most recent distinct listings.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: SeaLotus

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: OceanLotus

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: APT-C-00

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: Canvas Cyclone

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: BISMUTH

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityTracking identifier: G0050

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Identity and attribution

Exact names and tracking identifiers resolve to this canonical profile. Rebrands, affiliations, and overlapping clusters remain separate confidence-rated relationships.

Name map

APT32Canonical Name
APT-C-00Alias
BISMUTHAlias
Canvas CycloneAlias
OceanLotusAlias
SeaLotusAlias
G0050Tracking Id

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