APT24 Cyberespionage Campaign Utilizes BadAudio Malware Over Three Years

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APT24 Cyberespionage Campaign Utilizes BadAudio Malware Over Three Years

First seen 2 Dec 2025, 18:33 UTC • •29.1

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

The APT24 threat group, linked to China, has been conducting a cyberespionage campaign utilizing a newly discovered malware called BadAudio. This campaign has targeted over 20 legitimate public websites to deliver the malware through various methods, including spearphishing and watering hole attacks, from November 2022 to September 2025.

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Threat Actor (1)

Apt24

Technique (8)

Malware
Phishing
Supply Chain Attack
T1027 - Obfuscated/Compressed Files and Information
T1041 - Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
T1059.007 - JavaScript
T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1071 - Command And Control

Campaign (1)

Badaudio Campaign

Malware (3)

Badaudio
Cobalt Strike
HoldingHands

Affected Platform (1)

Windows

Tool (2)

Google Drive
OneDrive

Relationships

Apt24 uses Badaudio
Apt24 uses Cobalt Strike
Apt24 uses HoldingHands
Apt24 uses Google Drive
Apt24 uses OneDrive
Apt24 uses Malware
Apt24 uses Phishing
Apt24 uses Supply Chain Attack
Apt24 uses T1027 - Obfuscated/Compressed Files and Information
Apt24 uses T1041 - Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Badaudio Campaign attributed to Apt24
Badaudio Campaign uses Badaudio
Badaudio Campaign uses Cobalt Strike
Badaudio Campaign uses HoldingHands
Apt24 related to T1059.007 - JavaScript
Apt24 related to T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter
Apt24 related to T1071 - Command And Control
Apt24 related to Windows

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