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Evasive Panda APT Delivers MgBot Malware via AitM and DNS Poisoning

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

The Evasive Panda APT group, also known as Bronze Highland, has been conducting targeted campaigns since November 2022, utilizing adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks and DNS poisoning to deliver the MgBot malware. These operations have affected multiple industries and continued until November 2024.

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Threat Actor (5)

Bronze Highland
Daggerfly
Evasive Panda
Evasive Panda APT Group
StormBamboo

Technique (2)

Malware
Man-in-the-Middle

Malware (1)

MgBot

Relationships

Bronze Highland uses MgBot
Daggerfly uses MgBot
Evasive Panda uses MgBot
Evasive Panda APT Group uses MgBot
StormBamboo uses MgBot
Bronze Highland uses Malware
Bronze Highland uses Man-in-the-Middle
Daggerfly uses Malware
Daggerfly uses Man-in-the-Middle
Evasive Panda uses Malware
Evasive Panda uses Man-in-the-Middle
Evasive Panda APT Group uses Malware
Evasive Panda APT Group uses Man-in-the-Middle
StormBamboo uses Malware
StormBamboo uses Man-in-the-Middle

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