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PerplexedGoblin is a Chinese-aligned espionage threat actor observed targeting European government entities. The group is associated with cyber-espionage activity rather than financially motivated or destructive operations. It has been documented deploying a bespoke espionage backdoor known as NanoSlate against a Central European government entity, indicating a focus on covert access and intelligence collection within the public sector. Based on observed activity, PerplexedGoblin should be assessed as part of the broader ecosystem of China-aligned intrusion sets conducting persistent espionage against European organizations. Publicly available reporting in this context supports government targeting and malware-enabled post-compromise access, but does not provide high-confidence evidence for a broader victimology, additional sub-groups, or a wider alias set beyond PerplexedGoblin.
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Attributed origin per open-source reporting.
1 distinct technique observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
PerplexedGoblin is conducting espionage against Central European governments using a new backdoor.
PerplexedGoblin is a Chinese-aligned group distributing new espionage backdoors against European government targets.
China-aligned espionage using the NanoSlate backdoor against a Central European government target.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
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