Aquatic Panda
Aquatic Panda is a suspected China-based threat group with a dual mission of intelligence collection and industrial espionage. Active since at least May 2020, Aquatic Panda has primarily targeted entities in the telecommunications, technology, and government sectors.
Attribution signal
?Score = mentions × confidence weight, summed across all attributed sources. Higher source diversity increases the score.≥ 10 High≥ 3 Moderate< 3 Low0.8
Low signal strength
Mentions1
Sources1
High conf.1
Last seenJun 2026
First observed
2022-01-18
Last active
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Origin
China
Aliases
1
Techniques
35
Campaigns
0
China
Attribution signals
1 mention · 1 source#1targetedhigh
Victimology
dark-reading
Jun 2026
"groups such as Vixen Panda, Aquatic Panda, and Liminal Panda have targeted Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay in 2024 and 2025"
Hedge terms observed
targeted