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UNC3886

Tracked as G1048

UNC3886 is a China-nexus cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2022, targeting defense, technology, and telecommunication organizations located in the United States and the Asia-Pacific-Japan (APJ) regions. UNC3886 has displayed a deep understanding of edge devices and virtualization technologies through the exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities and the use of novel malware families and utilities.

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Cataloged
IdentityTracking identifier: G1048

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Last observed
CampaignRedPenguin

The RedPenguin project was launched by Juniper in July 2024 to investigate reported malware infections of Juniper MX Series routers. RedPenguin activity was separately attributed to [UNC3886]…

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UNC3886Canonical Name
G1048Tracking Id

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