Naikon
- ID
- G0019
- Source
- attack.mitre.org
- MITRE last modified
- 1 Aug 2026
Naikon is assessed to be a state-sponsored cyber espionage group attributed to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Chengdu Military Region Second Technical Reconnaissance Bureau (Military Unit Cover Designator 78020).[1] Active since at least 2010, Naikon has primarily conducted operations against government, military, and civil organizations in Southeast Asia, as well as against international bodies such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[1][2]
While Naikon shares some characteristics with APT30, the two groups do not appear to be exact matches.[3]
Techniques used (14)
- T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery
- T1018 Remote System Discovery
- T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service
- T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
- T1046 Network Service Discovery
- T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation
- T1053.005 Scheduled Task
- T1078.002 Domain Accounts
- T1137.006 Add-ins
- T1204.002 Malicious File
- T1518.001 Security Software Discovery
- T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
- T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
- T1574.001 DLL
Software used (15)
- S0029 PsExec
- S0039 Net
- S0055 RARSTONE
- S0057 Tasklist
- S0058 SslMM
- S0059 WinMM
- S0060 Sys10
- S0061 HDoor
- S0095 ftp
- S0096 Systeminfo
- S0097 Ping
- S0108 netsh
- S0456 Aria-body
- S0629 RainyDay
- S0630 Nebulae