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APT32G0050 state
🇻🇳 VN
aka APT32, SeaLotus, OceanLotus, APT-C-00, Canvas Cyclone, BISMUTH, OceanLotus Group, Ocean Lotus, Cobalt Kitty, Sea Lotus, APT-32, APT 32, Ocean Buffalo, POND LOACH, TIN WOODLAWN, ATK17, G0050
Last updated: 2026-07-03
About this actor
[APT32](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0050) is a suspected Vietnam-based threat group that has been active since at least 2014. The group has targeted multiple private sector industries as well as foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists with a strong focus on Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, and Cambodia. They have extensively used strategic web compromises to compromise victims.(Citation: FireEye APT32 May 2017)(Citation: Volexity OceanLotus Nov 2017)(Citation: ESET OceanLotus)
Source: MITRE ATT&CK
Activity timeline
No activity events recorded.
Profile
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No attributed CVEs. | |||||
T1003T1003.001T1012T1016T1018T1021T1021.002T1027T1027.010T1027.011T1027.013T1027.016T1033T1036T1036.003T1036.004T1036.005T1041T1046T1047T1048T1048.003T1049T1053T1053.005T1055T1056T1056.001T1059T1059.001T1059.003T1059.005T1059.007T1068T1070T1070.004T1070.006T1071T1071.001T1071.003T1072T1078T1078.003T1082T1083T1087T1087.001T1102T1105T1112T1135T1137T1189T1203T1204T1204.001T1204.002T1216T1216.001T1218T1218.005T1218.010T1218.011T1222T1222.002T1505T1505.003T1543T1543.003T1547T1547.001T1550T1550.002T1550.003T1552T1552.002T1560T1564T1564.001T1564.003T1564.004T1566T1566.001T1566.002T1569T1569.002T1570T1571T1574T1574.001T1583T1583.001T1583.006T1585T1585.001T1588T1588.002T1589T1589.002T1598T1598.003T1608T1608.001T1608.004T1685T1685.005
Mitigating controls (NIST 800-53)
| Control | Techniques covered | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
SI-4 | 71 / 106 | 67% |
CM-6 | 66 / 106 | 62% |
CM-2 | 57 / 106 | 54% |
SI-3 | 51 / 106 | 48% |
CA-7 | 50 / 106 | 47% |
AC-6 | 45 / 106 | 42% |
CM-7 | 45 / 106 | 42% |
AC-3 | 43 / 106 | 41% |
AC-2 | 42 / 106 | 40% |
SI-7 | 37 / 106 | 35% |
AC-5 | 31 / 106 | 29% |
AC-4 | 29 / 106 | 27% |
SC-7 | 29 / 106 | 27% |
CM-5 | 28 / 106 | 26% |
IA-2 | 28 / 106 | 26% |
Co-occurring actors
None.
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