# Patchwork

> As of 2026-07-02, Patchwork is a India-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning malware. Also known as Dropping Elephant, Quilted Tiger, APT-C-09, MONSOON. ATT&CK coverage spans 49 techniques across 14 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information), T1041 (Exfiltration Over C2 Channel).

- **Nation:** India
- **Tracked threats:** 2
- **Categories:** MALWARE
- **Also known as:** Dropping Elephant, Quilted Tiger, APT-C-09, MONSOON, Chinastrats, Hangover Group, Operation Hangover, Sarit, ZINC EMERSON, Thirsty Gemini, ATK11, Orange Athos
- **As of:** 2026-07-02

## ATT&CK techniques observed

49 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats. Tactics: Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (9), Discovery (8), Command and Control (7), Execution (6), Persistence (4), Collection (3).

- [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005) Data from Local System — Collection — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1041](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1041) Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltration — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082) System Information Discovery — Discovery — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1113](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1113) Screen Capture — Collection — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003) OS Credential Dumping — Credential Access — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1016](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1016) System Network Configuration Discovery — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1021](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021) Remote Services — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1036](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036) Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1036.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.005) Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1046](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1046) Network Service Discovery — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1047](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1047) Windows Management Instrumentation — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1048](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1048) Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol — Exfiltration — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1053](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1053) Scheduled Task/Job — Persistence — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1053.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1053.005) Scheduled Task — Persistence — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats

## Tracked threats

- [Dropping Elephant Malware Campaign - China-Themed Loader Chain for Initial Access and Payload Delivery](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0989) — CRITICAL
- [Dropping Elephant (Patchwork / APT-C-09) China-Themed Energy-Sector Loader Chain Delivering Memory-Resident Salsa20 RAT](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0838) — HIGH

## 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/Patchwork