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PLA Unit 61398

China PLA advanced persistent threat unit which is alleged to be sources of cyber attacks
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PLA Unit 61398

Summary

PLA Unit 61398 is a PLA APT unit[1]. It draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (pla_apt_unit category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • PLA Unit 61398's field of work was cyber espionage[3].
  • PLA Unit 61398's field of work was sabotage[4].
  • PLA Unit 61398's field of work was cyberwarfare[5].
  • PLA Unit 61398's field of work was electronic warfare[6].
  • PLA Unit 61398 is in the country of People's Republic of China[7].
  • PLA Unit 61398's image is recorded as China Emblem PLA.svg[8].
  • PLA Unit 61398's instance of is recorded as PLA APT unit[9].
  • PLA Unit 61398's instance of is recorded as advanced persistent threat[10].
  • PLA Unit 61398's headquarters location is recorded as Pudong[11].
  • PLA Unit 61398's military branch is recorded as People's Liberation Army Cyberspace Force[12].
  • PLA Unit 61398's catalog code is recorded as 61398[13].
  • +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of PLA Unit 61398[14].
  • PLA Unit 61398's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0r4q6r8[15].
  • PLA Unit 61398's parent organization or unit is recorded as Third Department of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army[16].
  • PLA Unit 61398's significant event is recorded as Chinese intelligence activity abroad[17].
  • PLA Unit 61398's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fireeye.de/content/dam/fireeye-www/services/pdfs/mandiant-apt1-report.pdf[18].
  • PLA Unit 61398's described by source is recorded as Chinese Communist Espionage[19].
  • PLA Unit 61398's described by source is recorded as APT1: Exposing One of China’s Cyber Espionage Units[20].
  • PLA Unit 61398's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '61398部队'}[21].
  • PLA Unit 61398's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Comment Crew'}[22].
  • PLA Unit 61398's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Comment Panda'}[23].
  • PLA Unit 61398's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GIF89a'}[24].
  • PLA Unit 61398's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Byzantine Candor'}[25].
  • PLA Unit 61398's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Group 3'}[26].
  • PLA Unit 61398's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Threat Group 8223'}[27].

Body

Founding

+2002-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of PLA Unit 61398[14].

Identity

PLA Unit 61398's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '61398部队'}[21].

Operations

PLA Unit 61398's headquarters location is recorded as Pudong[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Third Department of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army[16].

Industry

Fields of work include cyber espionage[3], sabotage[4], cyberwarfare[5], and electronic warfare[6].

Why It Matters

PLA Unit 61398 draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (pla_apt_unit category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . APT1: Exposing One of China’s Cyber Espionage Units. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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