threat actor
CL-STA-0043
CL-STA-0043 is a Chinese state-nexus cyber-espionage actor tracked by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which promoted the activity cluster to the named threat actor Phantom Taurus in September 2025, having previously designated it TGR-STA-0043 and linked it to the Operation Diplomatic Specter campaign. The group targets government and telecommunications organizations, including ministries of foreign affairs, embassies and diplomatic missions, across Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with a focus on g
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Facts
- id
- cl-sta-0043
- kind
- threat actor
- status
- unknown
- aliases
- Phantom Taurus · TGR-STA-0043
- jurisdictions
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Identifiers
- misp-galaxy 5d0aee14-f18a-44da-a44d-28d950f06b9cvia misp-galaxy-threat-actor
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