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	"title": "RedHotel, TAG-22 - Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia",
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	"plain_text": "RedHotel, TAG-22 - Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor\r\nEncyclopedia\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 16:05:02 UTC\r\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e RedHotel, TAG-22\r\n APT group: RedHotel, TAG-22\r\nNames\r\nRedHotel (Recorded Future)\r\nTAG-22 (Recorded Future)\r\nFishmonger (ESET)\r\nCountry China\r\nSponsor State-sponsored, I-Soon\r\nMotivation Information theft and espionage\r\nFirst seen 2021\r\nDescription\r\n(Recorded Future) Recorded Future has identified a suspected Chinese state-sponsored group that we track as Threat Activity Group 22 (TAG-22) targeting\r\ntelecommunications, academia, research and development, and government\r\norganizations in Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, and more historically, Hong Kong.\r\nIn this most recent activity, the group likely used compromised GlassFish servers\r\nand Cobalt Strike in initial access operations before switching to the bespoke Winnti,\r\nShadowPad, and Spyder backdoors for long-term access using dedicated actor-provisioned command and control infrastructure.\r\nAlso see Earth Lusca.\r\nObserved\r\nSectors: Aerospace, Education, Government, Media, Telecommunications.\r\nCountries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Czech, Hong Kong, India,\r\nLaos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam and\r\nPalestine.\r\nTools used\r\nBIOPASS RAT, Brute Ratel, Cobalt Strike, FunnySwitch, ShadowPad Winnti,\r\nSprySOCKS, Spyder, Winnti.\r\nOperations performed\r\nJul 2021\r\nBIOPASS RAT: New Malware Sniffs Victims via Live Streaming\u003c\r\n\u003chttps://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/g/biopass-rat-new-malware-sniffs-victims-via-live-streaming.html\u003e\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/showcard.cgi?u=4de6af3d-8242-44c6-80eb-9eee83a62823\r\nPage 1 of 2\n\n2022\nOperation “FishMedley”\nInformation\nLast change to this card: 21 April 2025\nDownload this actor card in PDF or JSON format\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/showcard.cgi?u=4de6af3d-8242-44c6-80eb-9eee83a62823\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/showcard.cgi?u=4de6af3d-8242-44c6-80eb-9eee83a62823\nPage 2 of 2",
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