# UNC6201

> As of 2026-05-30, UNC6201 is a China-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 3 threats spanning apt, vulnerability, zero day. Also known as Silk Typhoon, UNC5221, Warp Panda, Clay Typhoon. ATT&CK coverage spans 62 techniques across 15 tactics in 3 of 3 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information), T1041 (Exfiltration Over C2 Channel).

- **Nation:** China
- **Tracked threats:** 3
- **Categories:** APT, VULNERABILITY, ZERO_DAY
- **Also known as:** Silk Typhoon, UNC5221, Warp Panda, Clay Typhoon, HAFNIUM, Operation Exchange Marauder
- **As of:** 2026-05-30

## ATT&CK techniques observed

62 techniques observed across 3 of 3 tracked threats. Tactics: Command and Control (11), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (8), Credential Access (7), Resource Development (6), Initial Access (5), Discovery (4).

- [T1190](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1190) Exploit Public-Facing Application — Initial Access — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1041](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1041) Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltration — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1059](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059) Command and Scripting Interpreter — Execution — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1068](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1068) Exploitation for Privilege Escalation — Privilege Escalation — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1071](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071) Application Layer Protocol — Command and Control — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1078](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078) Valid Accounts — Initial Access — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1528](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1528) Steal Application Access Token — Credential Access — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1572](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1572) Protocol Tunneling — Command and Control — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1587](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1587) Develop Capabilities — Resource Development — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1588](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588) Obtain Capabilities — Resource Development — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1003.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003.003) NTDS — Credential Access — observed in 1 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1021](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021) Remote Services — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1021.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.001) Remote Desktop Protocol — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1021.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.004) SSH — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 3 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
- [Dell RecoverPoint Hardcoded Credentials RCE + UNC6201 GRIMBOLT Backdoor (CVE-2026-22769)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0194) — CRITICAL
- [Dell RecoverPoint for VMs Zero-Day (CVE-2026-22769) — CVSS 10.0, PRC-Nexus UNC6201/Silk Typhoon, BRICKSTORM/GRIMBOLT/SLAYSTYLE, VMware Ghost NIC Pivoting, iptables SPA](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0123) — CRITICAL

## Related CVEs

1 CVE referenced by tracked UNC6201 activity.

- [CVE-2026-22769](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-22769)

## 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/UNC6201