Sign inStart freeBook a demo

GreenSpot threat group

GreenSpot is a threat group thought to operate from Taiwan. 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.

Start free →Book a demo
ShareXLinkedIn
Attack techniques
0
Public reports
3
Thought to operate from
Taiwan
Other names
2
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is GreenSpot?

GreenSpot has 2 other names in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.

Also known as

PoisonVineAPT-Q-20

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

What public reporting says

GreenSpot is an APT group believed to operate from Taiwan, active since at least 2007, primarily targeting government, academic, and military entities in China through phishing campaigns. The group frequently targets 163.com, aiming to steal login credentials using deceptive domains, manipulated TLS certificates, and counterfeit interfaces. Their tactics highlight the sophistication of modern credential theft operations, necessitating detection efforts focused on irregular domain registrations and certificate anomalies.

Public reports about GreenSpot (3)

Free account

Is GreenSpot a risk to you?

A public profile tells you who a group is. Your account tells you whether it matters to you: we match the software you run to the flaws threat groups use, and we keep watching, so you hear about anything that affects you as soon as we know.

  • Over 900 group profiles in the app, every claim backed by a quote and a source link.
  • Your sector at a glance: which threat groups and ransomware gangs are hitting it.
  • Flaws in the software you run, ranked 0 to 100, with threat group activity counted in.
  • A PDF dossier on any group, ready to send to your board or your IT provider.
Start free →Book a demo
FAQ

Questions about GreenSpot

Something else? Talk to the team →

GreenSpot is a threat group thought to operate from Taiwan. Public reporting about it is still limited.

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

Create an account and tell us the software you run. We match it against known flaws, including those linked to threat groups, rank each one from 0 to 100 and tell you as soon as we spot something that affects you.

Get started

Find out what groups like this could use against you.

Create a free account and tell us the software you run. We match the software you run against flaws threat groups use, rank them 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about it as soon as we know.

Start free →Book a demo

No card neededNothing to installIntelligence and alerts free