{
  "id": "aoqin-dragon",
  "name": "Aoqin Dragon",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Suspected state-linked cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "Aoqin Dragon is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2013. Aoqin Dragon has primarily targeted government, education, and telecommunication organizations in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Suspected Chinese group",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1007"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2013,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1007"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2013"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G1007",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1007"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Aoqin Dragon has primarily targeted government, education, and telecommunication organizations in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1007"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 9,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1007"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "Heyoka Backdoor, Mongall",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1007"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "2 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "Aoqin Dragon is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2013. Aoqin Dragon has primarily targeted government, education, and telecommunication organizations in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam. Security researchers noted a potential association between Aoqin Dragon and UNC94, based on malware, infrastructure, and targets. Description adapted from MITRE ATT&CK®, © The MITRE Corporation, used under the ATT&CK Terms of Use.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v20.1 (group G1007)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/aoqin-dragon.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g1007": {
      "title": "Aoqin Dragon, Group G1007",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1007/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}