Threat actor
APT-C-36
Last fetched
APT-C-36 is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 38 techniques and also known as 4 other names.
Also known as
Blind Eagle, TAG-144, AguilaCiega, APT-Q-98
Description
[APT-C-36](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0099) is a suspected South American threat group that has engaged in espionage and financially motivated operations since at least 2018. [APT-C-36](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0099) has targeted government institutions and entities in the financial, energy, and professional manufacturing sectors across Colombia and other Latin American countries.(Citation: QiAnXin APT-C-36 Feb2019)(Citation: Kaspersky BlindEagle AUG 2024)(Citation: Check Point Blind Eagle MAR 2025)(Citation: Recorded Future TAG-144 AUG 2025)
Techniques by tactic
Stealth
- T1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information
- T1027.003 · Steganography
- T1027.013 · Encrypted/Encoded File
- T1027.016 · Junk Code Insertion
- T1036.004 · Masquerade Task or Service
- T1036.005 · Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
- T1055.012 · Process Hollowing
- T1480 · Execution Guardrails
- T1564.003 · Hidden Window
- T1574.001 · DLL
- T1684.001 · Impersonation
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to APT-C-36 today — this states the absence of a published link, not that APT-C-36 has no infrastructure.
References
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0099
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/blind-eagle-and-justice-for-all/
- https://securelist.com/blindeagle-apt/113414/
- https://assets.recordedfuture.com/insikt-report-pdfs/2025/cta-2025-0826.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190625182633if_/https://ti.360.net/blog/articles/apt-c-36-continuous-attacks-targeting-colombian-government-institutions-and-corporations-en/
- https://ti.360.net/blog/articles/apt-c-36-continuous-attacks-targeting-colombian-government-institutions-and-corporations-en/
- https://www.ecucert.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/alerta-APTs-2022-03-23.pdf
- https://blogs.blackberry.com/en/2023/02/blind-eagle-apt-c-36-targets-colombia
- https://lab52.io/blog/apt-c-36-recent-activity-analysis/
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_ph/research/21/i/apt-c-36-updates-its-long-term-spam-campaign-against-south-ameri.html
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2023/blindeagle-targeting-ecuador-with-sharpened-tools/
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0099/
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Related pages
Pivot from APT-C-36 into its techniques, tactics and any attributed infrastructure.
Queries
Resolves the slug to this actor, merging every duplicate node sharing the same name.
MATCH (a:ACTOR)
WHERE a.name =~ $pattern OR any(x IN a.aliases WHERE x =~ $pattern)
RETURN a.id AS id, a.name AS name, a.aliases AS aliases, a.description AS description,
a.references AS references, a.campaigns AS campaigns
LIMIT 25Techniques this actor uses, grouped by the tactic each one serves.
MATCH (a:ACTOR {name: $name})-[:USES_TECHNIQUE]->(t:ATTACK_PATTERN)
OPTIONAL MATCH (t)-[:USES_TACTIC]->(tac:ATTACK_PATTERN)
RETURN t.id AS techniqueId, t.name AS techniqueName, tac.id AS tacticId, tac.name AS tacticName
LIMIT 1000Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.
MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
LIMIT 25Or query Whisper from your own LLM workflow via the Whisper MCP server.