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BRONZE BUTLER

G00601 reports
aliases · BRONZE BUTLER · REDBALDKNIGHT · Tick
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Reports
12
Techniques
9
Tactics
2
Countries
25%
Hunt coverage
3
Aliases

Analyst assessment — key judgments

  • Signature techniques: T1053.005 (Scheduled Task), T1113 (Screen Capture), T1583.007 (Serverless).
  • Primary targeting: BR, US.
  • Currently dormant: 0 report(s) in last 30d vs 0 prior (+0%).
  • Hunt coverage 25% of 48 observed techniques (36 gap(s)).
  • Assessment confidence: medium (60).

Activity & trend

DormantLast 30d: 0 vs 0 prior (+0%)· first reported 2026-05-07 · last 2026-05-07
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Reporting timeline · 12 months

Overview

Analyst triage
Intelligence summary

BRONZE BUTLER is a cyber espionage group with likely Chinese origins that has been active since at least 2008. The group primarily targets Japanese organizations, particularly those in government, biotechnology, electronics manufacturing, and industrial chemistry.(Citation: Trend Micro Daserf Nov 2017)(Citation: Secureworks BRONZE BUTLER Oct 2017)(Citation: Trend Micro Tick November 2019)

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