# Budminer: threat group profile

> Budminer is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting about it is still limited. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack techniques | 0 |
| Thought to operate from | China |
| Other names | 1 |
| Public reports | 3 |

## Who is Budminer?

Budminer is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

Budminer cyberespionage group

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

### What public reporting says

> Based on the evidence we have presented Symantec attributed the activity involving theDripion malware to the Budminer advanced threat group. While we have not seen newcampaigns using Taidoor malware since 2014, we believe the Budminer group has changedtactics to avoid detection after being outed publicly in security white papers and blogs over thepast few years.

## Public reports about Budminer

- https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/taiwan-targeted-new-cyberespionage-back-door-trojan
- https://app.box.com/s/xqh458fe1url7mgl072hhd0yxqw3x0jm
- https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/389371/1/Cyber-Reports-2020-01-A-one-sided-Affair.pdf

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is Budminer?

Budminer is a threat group thought to operate from China. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Where is Budminer thought to be based?

Public reporting places Budminer as operating from China. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

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