Threat Actor Profile
High APT
Description

IndigoZebra is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage group that has been targeting Central Asian governments since at least 2014.(Citation: HackerNews IndigoZebra July 2021)(Citation: Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021)(Citation: Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017)

Confidence Score
90%
Known Aliases
IndigoZebra
Tags
mitre-attack stix-2.1 intrusion-set
First Seen

Unknown

Last Updated

Unknown

Active Status
Active
Created

April 29, 2026

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (7)
T1105 - Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1204.002 - Malicious File
Execution
T1566.001 - Spearphishing Attachment
Initial Access
T1583.001 - Domains
Resource Development
T1583.006 - Web Services
Resource Development
T1586.002 - Email Accounts
Resource Development
T1588.002 - Tool
Resource Development
Indicators of Compromise

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IOC KQL for Sentinel
STIX Data 
{'aliases': ['IndigoZebra'],
 'created': '2021-09-24T21:41:34.797Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': '[IndigoZebra](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0136) is a '
                'suspected Chinese cyber espionage group that has been '
                'targeting Central Asian governments since at least '
                '2014.(Citation: HackerNews IndigoZebra July 2021)(Citation: '
                'Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021)(Citation: Securelist APT '
                'Trends Q2 2017)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0136',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0136'},
                         {'description': '(Citation: HackerNews IndigoZebra '
                                         'July 2021)(Citation: Checkpoint '
                                         'IndigoZebra July 2021)(Citation: '
                                         'Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017)',
                          'source_name': 'IndigoZebra'},
                         {'description': 'Lakshmanan, R.. (2021, July 1). '
                                         'IndigoZebra APT Hacking Campaign '
                                         'Targets the Afghan Government. '
                                         'Retrieved September 24, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'HackerNews IndigoZebra July 2021',
                          'url': 'https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/indigozebra-apt-hacking-campaign.html'},
                         {'description': 'CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). '
                                         'IndigoZebra APT continues to attack '
                                         'Central Asia with evolving tools. '
                                         'Retrieved September 24, 2021.',
                          'source_name': 'Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021',
                          'url': 'https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/'},
                         {'description': "Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & "
                                         'Analysis Team. (2017, August 8). APT '
                                         'Trends report Q2 2017. Retrieved '
                                         'February 15, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017',
                          'url': 'https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2017/79332/'}],
 'id': 'intrusion-set--e5603ea8-4c36-40e7-b7af-a077d24fedc1',
 'modified': '2025-04-25T14:49:40.589Z',
 'name': 'IndigoZebra',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'intrusion-set',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Pooja Natarajan, NEC Corporation India',
                          'Yoshihiro Kori, NEC Corporation',
                          'Manikantan Srinivasan, NEC Corporation India'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_version': '1.0'}
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Related TTPs (7)
Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
Malicious File
Execution
Spearphishing Attachment
Initial Access
Domains
Resource Development
Web Services
Resource Development
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