PoisonVine
PoisonVine is an alleged Taiwan-linked APT group publicly identified in coordinated Chinese reporting on March 17, 2025. In the provided content, Chinese security firms Qi An Xin, Antiy, and DBAPPSecurity simultaneously published reports on the group, and the reporting is described as appearing coordinated with a same-day MSS post. The group is also referred to as APT-C-01, GreenSpot (绿斑), and APT-Q-20. The content characterizes PoisonVine as part of China’s newer public cyber attribution and “name-and-shame” campaign, including accusations that Taiwan-linked hackers target China in support of “Taiwan independence forces.” Reported PoisonVine tradecraft in the content includes spearphishing, fake government portals, EXE-as-PDF lures, use of Sliver and Cobalt Strike, and exploitation of N-day vulnerabilities in devices. The content does not provide independently verified victimology beyond the allegation that the group is Taiwan-linked and targets China.
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Targeting
Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Who they target
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
- government
- military
- education
- technology
- maritime
- telecommunications
Associated malware families
4 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
Recent activity
1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.