{
  "id": "gallium",
  "name": "GALLIUM",
  "aliases": [
    "Granite Typhoon"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Suspected state-linked cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "GALLIUM is a cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2012, primarily targeting telecommunications companies, financial institutions, and government entities in Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Malaysia, Mozambique, the Philippines, Russia, and Vietnam. This group is particularly known for launching Operation Soft Cell, a long-term campaign targeting telecommunications providers.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Likely Chinese state-sponsored",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2012,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2012"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0093",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0093"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "GALLIUM is a cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2012, primarily targeting telecommunications companies, financial institutions, and government entities in Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Malaysia, Mozambique, the Philippines, Russia, and Vietnam.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 31,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0093"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "at, BlackMould, China Chopper, cmd, HTRAN, ipconfig, Mimikatz, NBTscan, Net, Ping, PingPull, PlugX, PoisonIvy, PsExec, Reg, Windows Credential Editor",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0093"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "16 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "GALLIUM is a cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2012, primarily targeting telecommunications companies, financial institutions, and government entities in Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Malaysia, Mozambique, the Philippines, Russia, and Vietnam. This group is particularly known for launching Operation Soft Cell, a long-term campaign targeting telecommunications providers. Security researchers have identified GALLIUM as a likely Chinese state-sponsored group, based in part on tools used and TTPs commonly associated with Chinese threat actors. 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 G0093)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/gallium.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0093": {
      "title": "GALLIUM, Group G0093",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0093/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}