SteppeDriver
SteppeDriver is an unreported China-aligned intrusion cluster first discovered in 2024. ESET reported that it has targeted entities in France, Mongolia, South America, and a Syrian governmental network. Reported tooling associated with SteppeDriver includes ShadowPad, COOLCLIENT, CurlyDoor, RudeGull, and MKTDownloader. ESET assessed that its activity in Syria may reflect Chinese commercial interest in reconstruction projects and security concerns related to Uyghur fighters present there. No additional aliases or sub-groups were directly identified in the provided content.
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Targeting
Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Where they target
Geographies tied to known operations.
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Where they're from
Attributed origin per open-source reporting.
- CN
Associated malware families
5 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
China-aligned activity cluster targeting entities in France, Mongolia, and South America using multiple malware tools.
Targeted a Syrian governmental network in an apparent espionage operation aligned with Chinese commercial and security interests.
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Match sector + geo + tech-stack targeting against your real footprint.
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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Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.