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BRONZE BUTLERG0060 state

🇨🇳 CN

aka BRONZE BUTLER, REDBALDKNIGHT, Tick, Nian, STALKER PANDA, G0060, Stalker Taurus, PLA Unit 61419, Swirl Typhoon, TEMP.Tick, TICK CASTLE

Last updated: 2026-08-20

0attributed CVEs
58ATT&CK techniques
0.0IDF score (tooling uniqueness)
0exclusive CVEs
—years active

About this actor

[BRONZE BUTLER](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0060) is a cyber espionage group with likely Chinese origins that has been active since at least 2008. The group primarily targets Japanese organizations, particularly those in government, biotechnology, electronics manufacturing, and industrial chemistry.(Citation: Trend Micro Daserf Nov 2017)(Citation: Secureworks BRONZE BUTLER Oct 2017)(Citation: Trend Micro Tick November 2019)

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

G0060

Microsoftweather-system names

Swirl Typhoon

CrowdStrikenation-animal names

STALKER PANDA

MandiantTEMP temporary cluster

TEMP.Tick

Secureworkscolour-metal names

BRONZE BUTLER

Palo Alto Unit 42constellation names

Stalker Taurus

Unclassifiedno scheme matched

REDBALDKNIGHTTickNianPLA Unit 61419TICK 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 — 58 ATT&CK techniques on file.
Named victims
None on file.

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Activity timeline

No activity events recorded.

Profile

CVERiskCVSSEPSSPublishedProducts
No attributed CVEs.

Mitigating controls (NIST 800-53)

ControlTechniques coveredCoverage
SI-441 / 5871%
CM-237 / 5864%
CM-637 / 5864%
SI-334 / 5859%
CA-727 / 5847%
CM-726 / 5845%
AC-322 / 5838%
AC-622 / 5838%
AC-221 / 5836%
SI-719 / 5833%
AC-418 / 5831%
SC-718 / 5831%
SI-216 / 5828%
AC-514 / 5824%
CM-514 / 5824%

Co-occurring actors

None.

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