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	"title": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia",
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	"plain_text": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia\nArchived: 2026-04-05 22:28:58 UTC\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool Gold Dragon\n Tool: Gold Dragon\nNames\nGold Dragon\nGoldDragon\nLovexxx\nCategory Malware\nType Backdoor\nDescription\n(McAfee) On December 24, 2017, our analysts observed the Korean-language implant\nGold Dragon. We now believe this implant is the second-stage payload in the Olympics\nattack that ATR discovered January 6, 2018. The PowerShell implant used in the\nOlympics campaign was a stager based on the PowerShell Empire framework that\ncreated an encrypted channel to the attacker’s server. However, this implant required\nadditional modules to be executed to be a fully capable backdoor. In addition, the\nPowerShell implant did not contain a mechanism to persist beyond a simple scheduled\ntask. Gold Dragon has a much more robust persistence mechanism than the initial\nPowerShell implant and enables the attacker to do much more to the target system. Gold\nDragon reappeared the same day that the Olympics campaign began.\nInformation\nMITRE ATT\u0026CK Malpedia Last change to this tool card: 28 December 2022\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\nAll groups using tool Gold Dragon\nChanged Name Country Observed\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=c4fec38c-34c1-4910-af7e-ce2b1184782e\nPage 1 of 2\n\nAPT groups\r\n  Hades 2017-Oct 2020\r\n  Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima 2012-Aug 2025\r\n2 groups listed (2 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)\r\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=c4fec38c-34c1-4910-af7e-ce2b1184782e\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=c4fec38c-34c1-4910-af7e-ce2b1184782e\r\nPage 2 of 2",
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			"main_name": "Hades",
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			"source_name": "ETDA:Hades",
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				"GoldDragon",
				"Lovexxx",
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				"TA427",
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				"Emerald Sleet",
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				"Thallium",
				"Operation Stolen Pencil",
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				"Kimsuky ",
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				"Ruby Sleet ",
				"SharpTongue ",
				"Sparking Pisces ",
				"Springtail ",
				"TA406 ",
				"TA427 ",
				"THALLIUM ",
				"UAT-5394 ",
				"Velvet Chollima "
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				"VENOMBITE",
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