{
  "id": "putter-panda",
  "name": "Putter Panda",
  "aliases": [
    "APT2",
    "MSUpdater"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "State-sponsored cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "Putter Panda is a Chinese threat group that has been attributed to Unit 61486 of the 12th Bureau of the PLA’s 3rd General Staff Department (GSD).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "PLA 3rd GSD 12th Bureau, Unit 61486",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0024"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0024",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0024"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0024"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "3PARA RAT, 4H RAT, httpclient, pngdowner",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0024"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "4 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "Putter Panda is a Chinese threat group that has been attributed to Unit 61486 of the 12th Bureau of the PLA’s 3rd General Staff Department (GSD). 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 G0024)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/putter-panda.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0024": {
      "title": "Putter Panda, Group G0024",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0024/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}