216.73.217.80

Tonto Team

· Published 16/12/2025 19:39 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:14 · Source: The MITRE Corporation

Essential information

Confidence
100/100
Published
16/12/2025 19:39
Modified
27/03/2026 01:14
Updated at
27/03/2026 01:14
Revoked
No
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation
Resource level
—
Primary motivation
—
Related entities
38 attack patterns (mitre), 6 malware, 12 sectors, 6 countries, 29 indicators, 1 vulnerabilities (cve), 4 tool

Aliases

Earth Akhlut BRONZE HUNTLEY Karma Panda CactusPete

Description

[Tonto Team](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0131) is a suspected Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage threat group that has primarily targeted South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States since at least 2009; by 2020 they expanded operations to include other Asian as well as Eastern European countries. [Tonto Team](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0131) has targeted government, military, energy, mining, financial, education, healthcare, and technology organizations, including through the Heartbeat Campaign (2009-2012) and Operation Bitter Biscuit (2017).(Citation: Kaspersky CactusPete Aug 2020)(Citation: ESET Exchange Mar 2021)(Citation: FireEye Chinese Espionage October 2019)(Citation: ARS Technica China Hack SK April 2017)(Citation: Trend Micro HeartBeat Campaign January 2013)(Citation: Talos Bisonal 10 Years March 2020)

Marking (TLP)

TLP:CLEAR Copyright 2015-2025, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE ATT&CK and ATT&CK are registered trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.

External references

Related entities

Attack patterns, malware, vulnerabilities, indicators and other entities linked to this intrusion set.