# NightEagle

> As of 2026-09-21, NightEagle is a Unknown / disputed (QiAnXin and Qihoo 360 assess possible North American origin based on operational-hours analysis; independently unconfirmed)-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 1 threat spanning apt.

- **Nation:** Unknown / disputed (QiAnXin and Qihoo 360 assess possible North American origin based on operational-hours analysis; independently unconfirmed)
- **Tracked threats:** 1
- **Categories:** APT
- **As of:** 2026-09-21

## Tracked threats

- [NightEagle (APT-Q-95) Deploys GhostContainer Backdoor on Exchange, Exploits BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708) and DCSync to Compromise Russian Active Directory](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2606) — CRITICAL

## Related CVEs

2 CVEs referenced by tracked NightEagle activity.

- [CVE-2020-0688](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2020-0688)
- [CVE-2019-0708](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2019-0708)

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/NightEagle