Targeting of technology and manufacturing companies in Asia, Europe, and North America
Date of report
  • May 2022
Affiliations
Chinese APT Winnti Umbrella targeted technology and manufacturing companies across Asia, Europe, and North America in a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign that began in 2019. Winnti used a novel strain of malware to exfiltrate the victims’ intellectual property, including documents, blueprints, diagrams, formulas, and manufacturing-related proprietary data.
Suspected victims
  • Technology and manufacturing companies in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Suspected state sponsor
  • China
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Private sector
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown