Threat actor
Hanwang Technology
Last fetched
Hanwang Technology is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Hanwang Technology, also known by its English name Hanvon, is a publicly traded Chinese tech company founded in 1998 by Liu Yingjian, a former communications specialist in the People's Liberation Army. Initially focused on handwriting recognition, Hanwang used funding from China’s 863 Program to expand its technologies. Hanwang has refocused its efforts on artificial intelligence, particularly facial recognition technology, becoming a prominent partner of China’s Ministry of Public Security (Gonganbu). Its products include mask-compatible facial recognition. This system uses advanced algorithms and thermal sensors to analyze visible facial features, such as the eyes and forehead, to confirm identities. It has been used to monitor public spaces and track individuals in crowded areas.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for Hanwang Technology in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to Hanwang Technology today — this states the absence of a published link, not that Hanwang Technology has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/even-mask-wearers-can-be-idd-china-facial-recognition-firm-says-idUSKBN20W0WL/
- https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/beijing/zhongguancun/2011-12/27/content_14336044.htm
- https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/hanwang-technology-wins-bid-to-supply-intelligent-facial-recognition-access-control-systems
- https://academic.oup.com/jlb/article/7/1/lsaa038/5857112
- https://techstartups.com/2022/01/25/unknown-ai-startup-behind-facial-recognition-surveillance-technology-used-chinese-government-identify-billions-citizens-even-wearing-masks/
- https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-company-claims-its-facial-recognition-95-accurate-masks-2020-3
- https://www.intelligenceonline.com/surveillance--interception/2020/04/15/facial-recognition-firm-hanwang-technology-plays-catch-up,108401532-art
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/china-now-has-facial-recognition-that-can-identify-people-wearing-surgical-masks
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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.