{ "id": "6d739c24-60dc-4735-9b9e-41801283cd14", "created_at": "2026-04-06T00:07:41.787372Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T03:37:01.070633Z", "deleted_at": null, "sha1_hash": "2c7a059893bef773a57733c86b89c8927f997688", "title": "Operation Tainted Love - Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia", "llm_title": "", "authors": "", "file_creation_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_modification_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_size": 47210, "plain_text": "Operation Tainted Love - Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor\nEncyclopedia\nArchived: 2026-04-05 21:21:08 UTC\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e Operation Tainted Love\n APT group: Operation Tainted Love\nNames Operation Tainted Love (SentinelLabs)\nCountry China\nMotivation Information theft and espionage\nFirst seen 2023\nDescription\n(SentinelLabs) In Q1 of 2023, SentinelLabs observed initial phases of attacks against\ntelecommunication providers in the Middle East.\nWe assess that this activity represents an evolution of tooling associated with Operation Soft\nCell.\nWhile it is highly likely that the threat actor is a Chinese cyberespionage group in the nexus of\nGallium and APT 41, the exact grouping remains unclear.\nSentinelLabs observed the use of a well-maintained, versioned credential theft capability and a\nnew dropper mechanism indicative of an ongoing development effort by a highly-motivated\nthreat actor with specific tasking requirements.\nObserved\nSectors: Telecommunications.\nCountries: Middle East.\nTools used mim221, Mimikatz.\nInformation\nLast change to this card: 27 December 2024\nDownload this actor card in PDF or JSON format\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/showcard.cgi?u=b448d346-fdb1-48b3-bb8c-7600652af3a0\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/showcard.cgi?u=b448d346-fdb1-48b3-bb8c-7600652af3a0\nPage 1 of 1", "extraction_quality": 1, "language": "EN", "sources": [ "ETDA" ], "references": [ "https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/showcard.cgi?u=b448d346-fdb1-48b3-bb8c-7600652af3a0" ], 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