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G0072: Honeybee

Honeybee is a campaign led by an unknown actor that targets humanitarian aid organizations and has been active in Vietnam, Singapore, Argentina, Japan, Indonesia, and Canada. It has been an active operation since August of 2017 and as recently as February 2018. [1]

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Honeybee

Honeybee is a campaign led by an unknown actor that targets humanitarian aid organizations and has been active in Vietnam, Singapore, Argentina, Japan, Indonesia, and Canada. It has been an active operation since August of 2017 and as recently as February 2018. [1]

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19.1
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1.1
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Release Bundle imported Object version Modified Status Raw hash
19.1 1.1 Current bundle Deprecated 745997dddff1…
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  1. [1]
    McAfee Honeybee

    Sherstobitoff, R. (2018, March 02). McAfee Uncovers Operation Honeybee, a Malicious Document Campaign Targeting Humanitarian Aid Groups. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

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  2. [2]
    Honeybee

    (Citation: McAfee Honeybee)

  3. [3]
    mitre-attack G0072
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