THREAT_ACTOR · G0098
BlackTech
Also known as: BlackTech, Palmerworm
Profile
BlackTech is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage group that has primarily targeted organizations in East Asia--particularly Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong--and the US since at least 2013. BlackTech has used a combination of custom malware, dual-use tools, and living off the land tactics to compromise media, construction, engineering, electronics, and financial company networks.
MITRE ATT&CK ↗Techniques
14 ATT&CK techniques attributed to this actor.
T1021.004 SSHT1036.002 Right-to-Left OverrideT1046 Network Service DiscoveryT1106 Native APIT1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1203 Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1204.001 Malicious LinkT1204.002 Malicious FileT1566.001 Spearphishing AttachmentT1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1574.001 DLLT1588.002 ToolT1588.003 Code Signing CertificatesT1588.004 Digital Certificates
Software
6 malware/tools attributed to this actor.
PsExecPLEADTSCookieKivarsWaterbearFlagpro
Related corpus activity
9,480 indicators EXHIBIT techniques this actor uses. This is a shared-technique signal, not a first-party attribution to BlackTech.
| Indicator | Type | Family | Sev | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cve-2023-44976 | cve | ransomware | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2025-61155 | cve | ransomware | 85 | 3 |
| cve-2013-3307 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2026-3102 | cve | — | 85 | 3 |
| cve-2026-0740 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2025-7852 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2025-66478 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2021-27076 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2016-15047 | cve | — | 85 | 4 |
| cve-2018-8007 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2025-2492 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2026-1969 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2025-34085 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2025-7443 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2022-47945 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2016-5681 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2025-0921 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2026-22584 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2025-11837 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2025-68670 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2025-34054 | cve | — | 85 | 4 |
| cve-2024-1781 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2020-22653 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2020-22658 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2026-4368 | cve | ransomware | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2021-29441 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2026-3844 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2025-12057 | cve | — | 85 | 1 |
| cve-2025-23304 | cve | — | 85 | 2 |
| cve-2023-52271 | cve | ransomware | 85 | 3 |
Showing the top 30 by severity of 9,480.