{
  "id": "elderwood",
  "name": "Elderwood",
  "aliases": [
    "Elderwood Gang",
    "Beijing Group",
    "Sneaky Panda"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Suspected state-linked cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "Elderwood is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage group that was reportedly responsible for the 2009 Google intrusion known as Operation Aurora. The group has targeted defense organizations, supply chain manufacturers, human rights and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and IT service providers.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Suspected Chinese group",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0066"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0066",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0066"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "The group has targeted defense organizations, supply chain manufacturers, human rights and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and IT service providers.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0066"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 9,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0066"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "Briba, Hydraq, Linfo, Naid, Nerex, Pasam, PoisonIvy, Vasport, Wiarp",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0066"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "9 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "Elderwood is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage group that was reportedly responsible for the 2009 Google intrusion known as Operation Aurora. The group has targeted defense organizations, supply chain manufacturers, human rights and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and IT service providers. 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 G0066)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/elderwood.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0066": {
      "title": "Elderwood, Group G0066",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0066/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}