# UNC2814

> As of 2026-05-30, UNC2814 is a China-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 4 threats spanning apt. Also known as Alloy Taurus, Granite Typhoon, PHANTOM PANDA, Red Dev 4. ATT&CK coverage spans 56 techniques across 14 tactics in 4 of 4 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information), T1082 (System Information Discovery), T1105 (Ingress Tool Transfer).

- **Nation:** China
- **Tracked threats:** 4
- **Categories:** APT
- **Also known as:** Alloy Taurus, Granite Typhoon, PHANTOM PANDA, Red Dev 4
- **As of:** 2026-05-30

## ATT&CK techniques observed

56 techniques observed across 4 of 4 tracked threats. Tactics: Command and Control (12), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (7), Credential Access (6), Discovery (5), Collection (4), Exfiltration (4).

- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 4 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082) System Information Discovery — Discovery — observed in 4 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1105](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1105) Ingress Tool Transfer — Command and Control — observed in 4 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1190](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1190) Exploit Public-Facing Application — Initial Access — observed in 4 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1016](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1016) System Network Configuration Discovery — Discovery — observed in 3 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1041](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1041) Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltration — observed in 3 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1078](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078) Valid Accounts — Persistence — observed in 3 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1572](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1572) Protocol Tunneling — Command and Control — observed in 3 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005) Data from Local System — Collection — observed in 2 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1021.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.004) SSH — Lateral Movement — observed in 2 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1033](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1033) System Owner/User Discovery — Discovery — observed in 2 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1036.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.005) Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1059](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059) Command and Scripting Interpreter — Execution — observed in 2 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1059.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.004) Unix Shell — Execution — observed in 2 of 4 tracked threats
- [T1102](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1102) Web Service — Command and Control — observed in 2 of 4 tracked threats

## Tracked threats

- [GTIG AI Threat Tracker (May 2026) — First AI-Developed Zero-Day Exploit (2FA Bypass), PROMPTFLUX/HONESTCUE/CANFAIL/LONGSTREAM/PROMPTSPY AI-Enabled Malware, and APT27/APT45/UNC2814/UNC5673/UNC6201/TeamPCP AI-Augmented Operations](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0495) — HIGH
- [UNC2814 GRIDTIDE Backdoor — China-Nexus Telecom & Government Espionage Campaign Exploiting Google Sheets API for C2](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0195) — CRITICAL
- [GRIDTIDE Backdoor — PRC-Nexus UNC2814 Global Telecom & Government Espionage via Google Sheets C2](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0168) — CRITICAL
- [GRIDTIDE Backdoor — UNC2814 PRC-Nexus Global Espionage Campaign Targeting Telecoms & Governments via Google Sheets C2 (53 Victims, 42 Countries)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0144) — CRITICAL

## 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/UNC2814