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	"title": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia",
	"llm_title": "",
	"authors": "",
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	"plain_text": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia\nArchived: 2026-04-05 19:24:05 UTC\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool Oceansalt\n Tool: Oceansalt\nNames Oceansalt\nCategory Malware\nType Reconnaissance, Backdoor\nDescription\n(McAfee) Oceansalt reuses a portion of code from the Seasalt implant (circa 2010) that\nis linked to the Chinese hacking group Comment Crew.\nOceansalt appears to be the first stage of an advanced persistent threat. The malware can\nsend system data to a control server and execute commands on infected machines, but\nwe do not yet know its ultimate purpose.\nInformation MITRE ATT\u0026CK Malpedia Last change to this tool card: 23 April 2020\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\nAll groups using tool Oceansalt\nChanged Name Country Observed\nAPT groups\n Comment Crew, APT 1 2006-May 2018\n Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft 2012-Mar 2025\n2 groups listed (2 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=f3a4d2fb-22d9-4e95-930a-86af8a0df5ce\nPage 1 of 2\n\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=f3a4d2fb-22d9-4e95-930a-86af8a0df5ce\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=f3a4d2fb-22d9-4e95-930a-86af8a0df5ce\r\nPage 2 of 2\n\n Comment Reaper, APT Crew, APT 37, Ricochet 1 Chollima, ScarCruft 2006-May 2018 2012-Mar 2025\n2 groups listed (2 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown) \n   Page 1 of 2",
	"extraction_quality": 1,
	"language": "EN",
	"sources": [
		"ETDA"
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	"origins": [
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			"main_name": "NICKEL FOXCROFT",
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				"ATK4 ",
				"Group 123 ",
				"InkySquid ",
				"Moldy Pisces ",
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				"RICOCHET CHOLLIMA ",
				"Reaper ",
				"ScarCruft ",
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				"Chinotto",
				"GOLDBACKDOOR",
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				"KoSpy",
				"PoorWeb",
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			"updated_at": "2026-04-10T02:00:05.369301Z",
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			"main_name": "APT1",
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				"Comment Crew",
				"Comment Group",
				"Comment Panda"
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				"Cachedump",
				"PsExec",
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				"PoisonIvy",
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				"Mimikatz",
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				"Comment Crew",
				"Byzantine Candor",
				"Comment Group",
				"GIF89a",
				"Group 3",
				"TG-8223",
				"Brown Fox",
				"ShadyRAT",
				"G0006",
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				"ScarCruft",
				"Group123",
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				"Ricochet Chollima"
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				"SLOWDRIFT",
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				"Operation Holiday Wiper",
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				"Operation North Korean Human Right",
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				"Operation Rocket Man",
				"Operation SHROUDED#SLEEP",
				"Operation STARK#MULE",
				"Operation STIFF#BIZON",
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				"Operation Star Cruiser",
				"Operation ToyBox Story",
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