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Tropic Trooper

G00811 reports
aliases · Tropic Trooper · Pirate Panda · KeyBoy
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Reports
6
Techniques
4
Tactics
5
Countries
67%
Hunt coverage
3
Aliases

Analyst assessment — key judgments

  • Signature techniques: T1583.002 (DNS Server), T1588.006 (Vulnerabilities), T1021.007 (Cloud Services).
  • Primary targeting: JP, CN, TW, KR.
  • Currently dormant: 0 report(s) in last 30d vs 0 prior (+0%).
  • Hunt coverage 67% of 6 observed techniques (2 gap(s)).
  • Assessment confidence: medium (60).

Activity & trend

DormantLast 30d: 0 vs 0 prior (+0%)· first reported 2026-02-20 · last 2026-02-20
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Reporting timeline · 12 months

Movement — last 30 days

Dropped (90d+)
T1583.002T1588.006T1021.007T1059.001T1584.002T1027.015

Vulnerabilities in this actor's reporting · 1

Overview

Analyst triage
Intelligence summary

Tropic Trooper is an unaffiliated threat group that has led targeted campaigns against targets in Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Tropic Trooper focuses on targeting government, healthcare, transportation, and high-tech industries and has been active since 2011.(Citation: TrendMicro Tropic Trooper Mar 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Tropic Trooper Nov 2016)(Citation: TrendMicro Tropic Trooper May 2020)

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