{
  "id": "apt12",
  "name": "APT12",
  "aliases": [
    "IXESHE",
    "DynCalc",
    "Numbered Panda",
    "DNSCALC"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Suspected state-linked cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "APT12 is a threat group that has been attributed to China. The group has targeted a variety of victims including but not limited to media outlets, high-tech companies, and multiple governments.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Attributed to China",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0005"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0005",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0005"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "The group has targeted a variety of victims including but not limited to media outlets, high-tech companies, and multiple governments.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0005"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0005"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "HTRAN, Ixeshe, RIPTIDE",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0005"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "3 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "APT12 is a threat group that has been attributed to China. The group has targeted a variety of victims including but not limited to media outlets, high-tech companies, and multiple governments. 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 G0005)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/apt12.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0005": {
      "title": "APT12, Group G0005",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0005/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}