Operation Patchwork

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cyber espionage campaign
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 2015
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Dropping_Elephant
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Kaspersky_Lab
gptkb:Symantec
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Patchwork
gptkbp:languageOfMalware gptkb:Java
gptkb:Python
gptkb:Visual_Basic
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:motive espionage
gptkbp:notableFor long-term persistence
targeting high-profile organizations
use of simple but effective techniques
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:target government organizations
military organizations
research organizations
media organizations
diplomatic organizations
entities in South Asia
nuclear organizations
gptkbp:technique custom malware
spear phishing
malicious documents
gptkbp:usedInfrastructure compromised websites
cloud storage services
free email services
gptkbp:usesMalware gptkb:BADNEWS
Dropper malware
Trojan downloaders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FireEye
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6