Confucius

Overview

Confucius is a cyber espionage group that has primarily targeted military personnel, high-profile personalities, business persons, and government organizations in South Asia since at least 2013. Security researchers have noted similarities between Confucius and Patchwork, particularly in their respective custom malware code and targets.

Capabilities

• Exploitation of public-facing / client applications — ATT&CK T1203

TTPs — 19 techniques across 9 tactics

Tools & malware (1)

WarzoneRAT

Reporting (3)

• Confucius Uses Pegasus Spyware-related Lures to Target Pakistani Military — Lunghi, D
• Confucius APT deploys Warzone RAT — Uptycs Threat Research Team
• Deciphering Confucius: A Look at the Group's Cyberespionage Operations — Lunghi, D and Horejsi, J