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BITTERG1002 state
🇮🇳 IN
aka BITTER, T-APT-17, HAZY TIGER, APT-C-08, Orange Yali, TA397
Last updated: 2026-08-20
About this actor
[BITTER](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1002) is a suspected South Asian cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2013. [BITTER](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1002) has targeted government, energy, and engineering organizations in Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia.(Citation: Cisco Talos Bitter Bangladesh May 2022)(Citation: Forcepoint BITTER Pakistan Oct 2016)
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
CrowdStrikenation-animal names
ProofpointTA threat-actor id
Unclassifiedno scheme matched
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 — 26 ATT&CK techniques on file.
- Named victims
- None on file.
See how actor data is built for the full pipeline.
Activity timeline
No activity events recorded.
Profile
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No attributed CVEs. | |||||
T1027Obfuscated Files or Information ↗T1027.013Encrypted/Encoded File ↗T1036Masquerading ↗T1036.004Masquerade Task or Service ↗T1053Scheduled Task/Job ↗T1053.005Scheduled Task ↗T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation ↗T1071Application Layer Protocol ↗T1071.001Web Protocols ↗T1095Non-Application Layer Protocol ↗T1105Ingress Tool Transfer ↗T1203Exploitation for Client Execution ↗T1204User Execution ↗T1204.002Malicious File ↗T1559Inter-Process Communication ↗T1559.002Dynamic Data Exchange ↗T1566Phishing ↗T1566.001Spearphishing Attachment ↗T1568Dynamic Resolution ↗T1573Encrypted Channel ↗T1583Acquire Infrastructure ↗T1583.001Domains ↗T1588Obtain Capabilities ↗T1588.002Tool ↗T1608Stage Capabilities ↗T1608.001Upload Malware ↗
Mitigating controls (NIST 800-53)
| Control | Techniques covered | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
SI-4 | 18 / 26 | 69% |
SI-3 | 17 / 26 | 65% |
CM-2 | 16 / 26 | 62% |
CM-6 | 16 / 26 | 62% |
AC-4 | 14 / 26 | 54% |
CM-7 | 14 / 26 | 54% |
SC-7 | 14 / 26 | 54% |
CA-7 | 13 / 26 | 50% |
SI-2 | 8 / 26 | 31% |
AC-6 | 7 / 26 | 27% |
AC-3 | 6 / 26 | 23% |
CM-8 | 6 / 26 | 23% |
RA-5 | 6 / 26 | 23% |
SI-7 | 6 / 26 | 23% |
AC-2 | 5 / 26 | 19% |
Co-occurring actors
None.
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