# HAZY TIGER: threat group profile

> HAZY TIGER is a threat group thought to operate from India. 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 |
| Countries and victims named | 1 |
| Thought to operate from | India |
| Other names | 5 |
| Public reports | 5 |

## Who is HAZY TIGER?

HAZY TIGER is a threat group thought to operate from India. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

Bitter, T-APT-17, APT-C-08, Orange Yali, TA397

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

### What public reporting says

> The Bitter threat group initially started using RAT tools in their campaigns, as the first Bitter versions, for Android released in 2014 were based on the AndroRAT framework. Over time, they switched to a custom version that has been known as BitterRAT ever since.

## Who does HAZY TIGER go after?

**Countries and victims named:** Germany

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## Public reports about HAZY TIGER

- https://www.bitdefender.com/files/News/CaseStudies/study/352/Bitdefender-PR-Whitepaper-BitterAPT-creat4571-en-EN-GenericUse.pdf
- https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8j_rHA7gdMxY1_X8alj8Zg
- https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/cybersecurity/cyber-threat-intelligence/cyber-year-in-retrospect/yir-cyber-threats-report-download.pdf
- https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Themen/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen/Cyber-Sicherheitslage/Analysen-und-Prognosen/Threat-Intelligence/Aktive_APT-Gruppen/aktive-apt-gruppen_node.html
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/hidden-plain-sight-ta397s-new-attack-chain-delivers-espionage-rats

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is HAZY TIGER?

HAZY TIGER is a threat group thought to operate from India. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Where is HAZY TIGER thought to be based?

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

### Who does HAZY TIGER target?

In public reporting, 1 countries and victims are named, including Germany.

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