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Deep Panda is a suspected Chinese threat actor group that compromises high-tech sector companies, including government, defense, financial, and telecommunications. This group’s aliases include Shell Crew, WebMasters, KungFu Kittens, and PinkPanther. Currently, this group is targeting VMware Horizon servers with the Log4Shell exploit to install a new Fire Chili rootkit. Deep Panda’s main purpose is to infiltrate networks in order to gather intelligence and steal secrets from government and corporate organizations. This threat actor group employed a variety of zero-day exploits to propagate malware, including the well-known Poison Ivy. Deep Panda is also suspected of being responsible for data breaches at Anthem, a US-based healthcare organization. This group is skilled at exploiting software vulnerabilities and conducting complex social engineering attacks.