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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 17:02:53 UTC\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool MPKBot\n Tool: MPKBot\nNames\nMPKBot\nMPK\nCategory Malware\nType Backdoor, Info stealer\nDescription\n(Palo Alto) We also found a second IRC bot called MPK using the same IP for its C2\nserver that a Leash sample was hosted on. This MPK IRC bot is very similar to the MPK\nTrojan that used a custom C2 communications protocol, as detailed in a whitepaper by\nCheckPoint regarding a threat group called Rocket Kitten. We believe this version of the\nMPK Trojan is based on the same code base, as both the IRC version and the one\nreferenced in the white paper have considerable similarities from a behavior standpoint as\nwell as direct code overlap.\nInformation\nMalpedia AlienVault OTX Last change to this tool card: 14 May 2020\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\nAll groups using tool MPKBot\nChanged Name Country Observed\nAPT groups\n Cutting Kitten, TG-2889 2012-Mar 2016\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=e656fbde-296b-4a80-82fd-1676efa7b068\nPage 1 of 2\n\nMagic Hound, APT 35, Cobalt Illusion, Charming Kitten 2012-Jun 2025\r\n2 groups listed (2 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)\r\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=e656fbde-296b-4a80-82fd-1676efa7b068\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=e656fbde-296b-4a80-82fd-1676efa7b068\r\nPage 2 of 2\n\nChanged APT groups Name Country   Observed \nCutting Kitten, TG-2889  2012-Mar 2016\n  Page 1 of 2",
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				"Agent Serpens",
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