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Winnti GroupG0044 state

🇨🇳 CN

aka Winnti Group, Blackfly, APT41, G0096, TA415, Grayfly, LEAD, BARIUM, WICKED SPIDER, WICKED PANDA, BRONZE ATLAS, BRONZE EXPORT, Red Kelpie, G0044, Earth Baku, Amoeba, HOODOO, Brass Typhoon, Winnti, Double Dragon, TG-2633, Leopard Typhoon, SPIRE CASTLE

Last updated: 2026-08-22

2attributed CVEs
8ATT&CK techniques
4.4IDF score (tooling uniqueness)
0exclusive CVEs
2017–2021years active

About this actor

[Winnti Group](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0044) is a threat group with Chinese origins that has been active since at least 2010. The group has heavily targeted the gaming industry, but it has also expanded the scope of its targeting.(Citation: Kaspersky Winnti April 2013)(Citation: Kaspersky Winnti June 2015)(Citation: Novetta Winnti April 2015) Some reporting suggests a number of other groups, including [Axiom](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0001), [APT17](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0025), and [Ke3chang](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0004), are closely linked to [Winnti Group](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0044).(Citation: 401 TRG Winnti Umbrella May 2018)

Source: MITRE ATT&CK

Names & naming systems

Each vendor coins its own name for the same actor. Where a name follows a known scheme we attribute it; the rest are listed honestly as unclassified.

MITRE ATT&CKG-number catalogue id

G0044G0096

Microsoftweather-system names

Brass TyphoonLeopard Typhoon

CrowdStrikenation-animal names

WICKED SPIDERWICKED PANDADouble Dragon

Mandiant / genericAPT numbering

APT41

Secureworkscolour-metal names

BRONZE ATLASBRONZE EXPORT

ProofpointTA threat-actor id

TA415

Unclassifiedno scheme matched

Winnti GroupBlackflyGrayflyLEADBARIUMRed KelpieEarth BakuAmoebaHOODOOWinntiTG-2633SPIRE CASTLE

How we know this

Data origin
MITRE ATT&CK Imported from the MITRE ATT&CK STIX bundle as an intrusion-set object.
Techniques
MITRE ATT&CK STIX mappings — 8 ATT&CK techniques on file.
Named victims
None on file.

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Activity timeline

Profile

CVERiskCVSSEPSSPublishedProducts
CVE-2017-6328 6.98.80.02142017-08-11see CVE
CVE-2020-6789 5.87.80.00352021-03-25see CVE

Mitigating controls (NIST 800-53)

ControlTechniques coveredCoverage
CM-22 / 825%
CM-62 / 825%
CM-72 / 825%
SI-42 / 825%
AC-21 / 812%
AC-31 / 812%
AC-41 / 812%
AC-61 / 812%
CA-71 / 812%
CM-101 / 812%
CM-31 / 812%
CM-51 / 812%
CM-81 / 812%
IA-71 / 812%
IA-91 / 812%

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