Threat actor
UPSEC
Last fetched
UPSEC is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques.
Description
Sichuan Dianke Network Security Tech. Co., Ltd. (also known as UPSEC and its subsidiary Chengdu Anmo Tech) has been identified as the primary developer and distributor of various spyware tools. The company is also the supplier of the DarkNimbus malware, and has assisted in distributing mobile spyware like BadBazaar and MOONSHINE. These tools have been used for the surveillance of Taiwanese activists, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Falun Gong supporters. Sichuan Dianke is also involved in the supply chain for the APT group known as TheWizards.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for UPSEC in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to UPSEC today — this states the absence of a published link, not that UPSEC has no infrastructure.
References
- https://www.intelligenceonline.com/surveillance--interception/2025/01/29/chinese-firm-behind-hacking-operations-against-uyghurs-and-tibetans-unveiled,110368855-evg
- https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/western-intelligence-agencies-warn-spyware-threat-targeting-taiwan-tibetan-2025-04-08/
- https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/chinese-hackers-abuse-ipv6-slaac-for.html
- https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/badbazaar-and-moonshine-technical-analysis-and-mitigations
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Related pages
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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.