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TheWizard is an APT group referenced in connection with the WizardNet backdoor. Trend Micro-assessed activity links TheWizard to HOLODONUT through infrastructure overlap: some HOLODONUT samples connected to the C2 server mkdmcdn.com, which was also reported as used by TheWizard, and HOLODONUT is described as likely linked to WizardNet, a backdoor used by an APT similarly named TheWizard. Attribution in the reporting connects SHADOW-VOID-044 to TheWizard via HOLODONUT and WizardNet ties. TheWizard is also noted as having used the DarkNimbus backdoor, which the reporting says was developed by Earth Minotaur. The broader activity discussed in the source material is assessed as potentially linked to China-aligned APT actors, but the content does not directly and conclusively state that TheWizard itself is a China-aligned or nation-state actor.
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Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
4 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
4 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
1 CVE this actor has used in observed campaigns. 1 of them exploited in the wild.
5 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Referenced due to shared C2 infrastructure (mkdmcdn.com) with HOLODONUT samples; described as also deploying the DarkNimbus backdoor.
APT referenced as a likely linkage point for the newly observed HoloDonut backdoor via similarity/association with WizardNet.
China-aligned APT referenced due to infrastructure overlap: HOLODONUT samples in SHADOW-VOID-044 used a C2 also used by TheWizard. TheWizard is also noted as having used DarkNimbus (developed by Earth Minotaur).
Assessed linked (via HOLODONUT and WizardNet ties) to PeckBirdy-enabled activity delivering .NET backdoors and related tooling in China-aligned operations.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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