| People's Liberation Army Unit 61398 | |
|---|---|
| 61398部队 | |
 Emblem of the People's Liberation Army | |
| Active | 2014-Present |
| Country |  China |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch | People's Liberation Army Cyberspace Force |
| Type | Cyber force, Cyber-espionage Unit |
| Role | Cyber warfare Electronic warfare |
| Part of |  People's Liberation Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Tonggang Road, Pudong, Shanghai |
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| Engagements | |
PLA Unit 61398 (also known as APT1, Comment Crew, Comment Panda, GIF89a, or Byzantine Candor; Chinese: 61398部队, Pinyin: 61398 bùduì) is the Military Unit Cover Designator (MUCD)[1] of a People's Liberation Army advanced persistent threat unit that has been alleged to be a source of Chinese computer hacking attacks.[2][3][4] The unit is stationed in Pudong, Shanghai,[5] and has been cited by US intelligence agencies since 2002.
- ^ "APT1: Exposing One of China's Cyber Espionage Units" (PDF). Mandiant. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ Sanger, David E.; Barboza, David; Perlroth, Nicole (19 February 2013). "Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Chinese military unit behind 'prolific and sustained hacking'". The Guardian. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "中国人民解放军61398部队招收定向研究生的通知" [A notification of PLA Unit 64398 to recruit postgraduate students as PLA-funded scholarship student.]. Zhejiang University. 13 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2019.