APT45

Q: Which AI threat patterns involve APT45?

APT45's incidents involve Automated Vulnerability Discovery, Jailbreak & Guardrail Bypass, Tool Misuse & Privilege Escalation. These are part of a taxonomy of 49 patterns across 8 domains.

Threat Actor

Entity Summary

Entity ID: ENT-APT45
Type: Threat Actor

Roles: Threat Actor
Sectors: —
Incidents: 1

First Incident: 2026-01

Incident Activity

Incidents as Threat Actor (1)

Incident ID	Title	Description	Severity	Date
INC-26-0101	State-Sponsored Adversary Use of the Gemini API for Vulnerability Research and Operational Support	On May 11, 2026 the Google Threat Intelligence Group reported that multiple state-sponsored threat actors had used the…	high	2026-01

Context & Analysis

APT45 appears in 1 documented incident spanning January 2026. 100% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Security & Cyber (1 incident). The most common pattern is Automated Vulnerability Discovery, appearing in 1 incident.

Threat Domains

Security & Cyber (1)

Top Threat Patterns

Automated Vulnerability Discovery (1) Jailbreak & Guardrail Bypass (1) Tool Misuse & Privilege Escalation (1)

Frequently Asked Questions

What AI incidents involve APT45, and what role did it play?

APT45 appeared as threat actor in 1 incident. Key incidents include: INC-26-0101 State-Sponsored Adversary Use of the Gemini API for Vulnerability Research and Operational Support (high severity, 2026-01) .

Which AI threat patterns involve APT45?

APT45's incidents involve Automated Vulnerability Discovery , Jailbreak & Guardrail Bypass , Tool Misuse & Privilege Escalation . These are part of a taxonomy of 49 patterns across 8 domains.

Use in Retrieval

APT45 (ENT-APT45) is documented at /entities/apt45/ as a threat actor in the TopAIThreats.com database.

Incidents span 1 domain: Security & Cyber.

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