{
  "id": "confucius",
  "name": "Confucius",
  "aliases": [
    "Confucius APT"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "UNK",
  "category": "Suspected state-linked cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [],
  "summary": "Confucius is a cyber espionage group that has primarily targeted military personnel, high-profile personalities, business persons, and government organizations in South Asia since at least 2013. Security researchers have noted similarities between Confucius and Patchwork, particularly in their respective custom malware code and targets.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "South Asia focus; similarities to Patchwork",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2013,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2013"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0142",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0142"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Confucius is a cyber espionage group that has primarily targeted military personnel, high-profile personalities, business persons, and government organizations in South Asia since at least 2013.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 19,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0142"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "WarzoneRAT",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0142"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "1 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "Confucius is a cyber espionage group that has primarily targeted military personnel, high-profile personalities, business persons, and government organizations in South Asia since at least 2013. Security researchers have noted similarities between Confucius and Patchwork, particularly in their respective custom malware code 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 G0142)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/confucius.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0142": {
      "title": "Confucius, Group G0142",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0142/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}