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LuminousMoth

Tracked as G1014

LuminousMoth is a Chinese-speaking cyber espionage group that has been active since at least October 2020. LuminousMoth has targeted high-profile organizations, including government entities, in Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia. Some security researchers have concluded there is a connection between LuminousMoth and Mustang Panda based on similar targeting and TTPs, as well as network infrastructure overlaps.

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IdentityTracking identifier: G1014

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LuminousMothCanonical Name
G1014Tracking Id

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Identity remains unresolved medium

MITRE maintains LuminousMoth and Mustang Panda as separate group records while describing targeting, technique, and infrastructure overlap. The shared LUMINOUS MOTH name is not sufficient evidence of exact equivalence.

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