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menuPass

Also known as Cicada, POTASSIUM, Stone Panda, APT10, Red Apollo, CVNX, HOGFISH, BRONZE RIVERSIDE
Tracked as G0045

menuPass is a threat group that has been active since at least 2006. Individual members of menuPass are known to have acted in association with the Chinese Ministry of State Security's (MSS) Tianjin State Security Bureau and worked for the Huaying Haitai Science and Technology Development Company. menuPass has targeted healthcare, defense, aerospace, finance, maritime, biotechnology, energy, and government sectors globally, with an emphasis on Japanese organizations. In 2016 and 2017, the group is known to have targeted managed IT service providers (MSPs), manufacturing and mining companies, and a university.

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Motivation
nation-state
Attributed nexus
CN
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
IdentityTracking identifier: G0045

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: Cicada

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: POTASSIUM

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: Stone Panda

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: APT10

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

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IdentityAlias: Red Apollo

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

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IdentityAlias: CVNX

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

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IdentityAlias: HOGFISH

Reviewed identity mapping approved on this date.

Cataloged
IdentityAlias: BRONZE RIVERSIDE

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

menuPassCanonical Name
APT10Alias
BRONZE RIVERSIDEAlias
CVNXAlias
CicadaAlias
HOGFISHAlias
POTASSIUMAlias
Red ApolloAlias
Stone PandaAlias
G0045Tracking Id

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