Threat Actor Profile
Description
LuminousMoth is a Chinese-speaking cyber espionage group that has been active since at least October 2020. LuminousMoth has targeted high-profile organizations, including government entities, in Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia. Some security researchers have concluded there is a connection between LuminousMoth and Mustang Panda based on similar targeting and TTPs, as well as network infrastructure overlaps.(Citation: Kaspersky LuminousMoth July 2021)(Citation: Bitdefender LuminousMoth July 2021)
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ActiveCreated
April 29, 2026
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (28)
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{'aliases': ['LuminousMoth'],
'created': '2023-02-23T15:31:38.829Z',
'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'description': '[LuminousMoth](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1014) is a '
'Chinese-speaking cyber espionage group that has been active '
'since at least October 2020. '
'[LuminousMoth](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1014) has '
'targeted high-profile organizations, including government '
'entities, in Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and other '
'parts of Southeast Asia. Some security researchers have '
'concluded there is a connection between '
'[LuminousMoth](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1014) and '
'[Mustang Panda](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0129) based '
'on similar targeting and TTPs, as well as network '
'infrastructure overlaps.(Citation: Kaspersky LuminousMoth '
'July 2021)(Citation: Bitdefender LuminousMoth July 2021)',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G1014',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1014'},
{'description': 'Botezatu, B and etl. (2021, July '
'21). LuminousMoth - PlugX, File '
'Exfiltration and Persistence '
'Revisited. Retrieved October 20, '
'2022.',
'source_name': 'Bitdefender LuminousMoth July 2021',
'url': 'https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/labs/luminousmoth-plugx-file-exfiltration-and-persistence-revisited'},
{'description': 'Lechtik, M, and etl. (2021, July '
'14). LuminousMoth APT: Sweeping '
'attacks for the chosen few. '
'Retrieved October 20, 2022.',
'source_name': 'Kaspersky LuminousMoth July 2021',
'url': 'https://securelist.com/apt-luminousmoth/103332/'}],
'id': 'intrusion-set--b7f627e2-0817-4cd5-8d50-e75f8aa85cc6',
'modified': '2025-04-16T20:37:32.806Z',
'name': 'LuminousMoth',
'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'intrusion-set',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
'x_mitre_contributors': ['Kyaw Pyiyt Htet, @KyawPyiytHtet',
'Zaw Min Htun, @Z3TAE'],
'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'}