Compared to most advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns with diverse targeted industries, the HeartBeat campaign is an isolated APT case that targets organizations within South Korea only. They target organizations that are directly or in some ways related to the South Korean government.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_the-heartbeat-apt-campaign.pdf
While targeted campaigns continue to increase, research efforts by the security industry reveal that some of these attacks have existed for several years.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_dissecting-lurid-apt.pdf
For example, the Luckycat campaign targeted the aerospace, energy, engineering, shipping, and military research industries in India and Japan. Additionally, they targeted the Tibetan activists’ community.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_luckycat_redux.pdf
The IXESHE campaign, on the other hand, targeted East Asian governments, Taiwanese electronics manufacturers, and a telecommunications company.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_ixeshe.pdf
While most of these campaigns have multiple targets, smaller, more subtle campaigns with exceedingly specific targets are also present. The Taidoor campaign is an example of this, where all of the compromise victims were from Taiwan, and the majority of which were government organizations.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_the_taidoor_campaign.pdf
Additional Source:
Andrew B. GROUP
Infosec Alchemy
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_the-heartbeat-apt-campaign.pdf
While targeted campaigns continue to increase, research efforts by the security industry reveal that some of these attacks have existed for several years.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_dissecting-lurid-apt.pdf
For example, the Luckycat campaign targeted the aerospace, energy, engineering, shipping, and military research industries in India and Japan. Additionally, they targeted the Tibetan activists’ community.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_luckycat_redux.pdf
The IXESHE campaign, on the other hand, targeted East Asian governments, Taiwanese electronics manufacturers, and a telecommunications company.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_ixeshe.pdf
While most of these campaigns have multiple targets, smaller, more subtle campaigns with exceedingly specific targets are also present. The Taidoor campaign is an example of this, where all of the compromise victims were from Taiwan, and the majority of which were government organizations.
http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp_the_taidoor_campaign.pdf
Additional Source:
Andrew B. GROUP
Infosec Alchemy