Threats & Adversaries · APT / Espionage
Chinese-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments with Cobalt Strike Silver Dragon, a Chinese-aligned actor, has been intruding on government targets in Southeast Asia and Europe. Infection chains include AppDomain hijack, service DLL deployment, and phishing.
3 sources · Mar 4
Timeline Sources Mar 4 The Hacker News
APT41-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments Using Cobalt Strike and Google Drive C2
Researchers link Silver Dragon APT to APT41 after attacks on government entities using Cobalt Strike, DNS tunneling, and Google Drive-based C2.
original Mar 4 Dark Reading
China's Silver Dragon Razes Governments in EU, SE Asia
The emerging actor, part of the APT41 nexus, gains initial access via phishing and uses legitimate network services to obscure cyber espionage activities.
original Mar 3 Check Point Research
Silver Dragon Targets Organizations in Southeast Asia and Europe - Check Point Research
We have designated this activity cluster as Silver Dragon.
original Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-04
Every edition of this story: Chinese-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments with Cobalt Strike
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Chinese-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments with Cobalt Strike Silver Dragon, a Chinese-aligned actor, has been intruding on government targets in Southeast Asia and Europe. Infection chains include AppDomain hijack, service DLL deployment, and phishing.
3 sources · Mar 4
Timeline Sources Mar 4 The Hacker News
APT41-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments Using Cobalt Strike and Google Drive C2
Researchers link Silver Dragon APT to APT41 after attacks on government entities using Cobalt Strike, DNS tunneling, and Google Drive-based C2.
original Mar 4 Dark Reading
China's Silver Dragon Razes Governments in EU, SE Asia
The emerging actor, part of the APT41 nexus, gains initial access via phishing and uses legitimate network services to obscure cyber espionage activities.
original Mar 3 Check Point Research
Silver Dragon Targets Organizations in Southeast Asia and Europe - Check Point Research
We have designated this activity cluster as Silver Dragon.
original Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-04
Every edition of this story: Chinese-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments with Cobalt Strike
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