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titleblackhat:us-21 The Dark Age of Memory Corruption Mitigations in the Spectre Era The prevalence of memory corruption bugs in the past decades resulted in numerous defenses, such as stack canaries, control flow integrity (CFI), and memory-safe languages. These defenses can prevent entire classes of vulnerabilities, ...
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ATT&CK ID:S0486 ATT&CK Technique Name:Bonadan Bonadan can download additional modules from the C2 server.[72]
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ATT&CK ID:G0045 ATT&CK Technique Name:menuPass A menuPass macro deletes files after it has decoded and decompressed them.[142][143]
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ATT&CK ID:S0663 ATT&CK Technique Name:SysUpdate SysUpdate can write its configuration file to Software\Classes\scConfig in either HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER.[111]
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ATT&CK ID:S0568 ATT&CK Technique Name:EVILNUM EVILNUM has used a one-way communication method via GitLab and Digital Point to perform C2.[1]
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ATT&CK ID:S1064 ATT&CK Technique Name:SVCReady SVCReady can search for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System Registry key to gather system information.[90]
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ATT&CK ID:M0807 ATT&CK Technique Name:Network Allowlists Utilize network allowlists to restrict unnecessary connections to network devices (e.g., comm servers, serial to ethernet converters) and services, especially in cases when devices have limits on the number of simultaneous sessions they support.
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ATT&CK ID:S0430 ATT&CK Technique Name:Winnti for Linux Winnti for Linux has used ICMP, custom TCP, and UDP in outbound communications.[73]
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ATT&CK ID:T1574.005 ATT&CK Technique Name:Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the binaries used by an installer. These processes may automatically execute specific binaries as part of their functionality or to perform other actions. If the per...
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ATT&CK ID:S0283 ATT&CK Technique Name:jRAT jRAT has the capability to take screenshots of the victim’s machine.[82][83]
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ATT&CK ID:C0025 ATT&CK Technique Name:2016 Ukraine Electric Power Attack During the 2016 Ukraine Electric Power Attack, Sandworm Team used the xp_cmdshell command in MS-SQL.[2]
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title:blackhat:us-18 Money-rity Report: Using Intelligence to Predict the Next Payment Card Fraud Victims Right now, combatting credit card fraud is mostly a reactionary process. Issuers wait until transactions occur that either appear fraudulent according to rules-based analytic engines or are reported by customers, a...
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titleblackhat:eu-21 APTs Go Teleworking: The Rise of VPN Exploits Since the COVID-19 pandemic, workforces rely even more on VPN technologies for remote access into private networks.Pulse Secure by Ivanti is a leading VPN technology. Enterprise VPN devices often are deployed at the intersection between trusted and untru...
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ATT&CK ID:S0263 ATT&CK Technique Name:TYPEFRAME TYPEFRAME variants can add malicious DLL modules as new services.TYPEFRAME can also delete services from the victim’s machine.[128]
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ATT&CK ID:M1038 ATT&CK Technique Name:Execution Prevention Adversaries may use new payloads to execute this technique. Identify and block potentially malicious software executed through hijacking by using application control solutions also capable of blocking libraries loaded by legitimate software.
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ATT&CK ID:S1054 ATT&CK Technique Name:Drinik Drinik can use the Android CallScreeningService to silently block incoming calls.[5]
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ATT&CK ID:G0126 ATT&CK Technique Name:Higaisa Higaisa has used VBScript code on the victim's machine.[65]
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ATT&CK ID:T1548.002 ATT&CK Technique Name:Bypass User Account Control Adversaries may bypass UAC mechanisms to elevate process privileges on system. Windows User Account Control (UAC) allows a program to elevate its privileges (tracked as integrity levels ranging from low to high) to perform a task under administrator-...
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ATT&CK ID:C0022 ATT&CK Technique Name:Operation Dream Job During Operation Dream Job, Lazarus Group registered a domain name identical to that of a compromised company as part of their BEC effort.[51]
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ATT&CK ID:S0477 ATT&CK Technique Name:Goopy Goopy has the ability to exfiltrate data over the Microsoft Outlook C2 channel.[53]
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titleblackhat:us-18 Catch me, Yes we can! – Pwning Social Engineers using Natural Language Processing Techniques in Real-Time Social engineering is a big problem but very little progress has been made in stopping it, aside from the detection of email phishing. Social engineering attacks are launched via many vectors in...
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ATT&CK ID:T1137.004 ATT&CK Technique Name:Outlook Home Page Adversaries may abuse Microsoft Outlook's Home Page feature to obtain persistence on a compromised system. Outlook Home Page is a legacy feature used to customize the presentation of Outlook folders. This feature allows for an internal or external URL to be lo...
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ATT&CK ID:T1221 ATT&CK Technique Name:Template Injection Adversaries may create or modify references in user document templates to conceal malicious code or force authentication attempts. For example, Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) specification defines an XML-based format for Office documents (.docx, xlsx, .pptx)...
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ATT&CK ID:M1012 ATT&CK Technique Name:Enterprise Policy If devices are enrolled using Apple User Enrollment or using a profile owner enrollment mode for Android, device controls prevent the enterprise from accessing the device’s physical location. This is typically used for a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) deployment.
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ATT&CK ID:S0595 ATT&CK Technique Name:ThiefQuest ThiefQuest uses a function named is_debugging to perform anti-debugging logic. The function invokes sysctl checking the returned value of P_TRACED. ThiefQuest also calls ptrace with the PTRACE_DENY_ATTACH flag to prevent debugging.[5]
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ATT&CK ID:S0529 ATT&CK Technique Name:CarbonSteal CarbonSteal has used specially crafted SMS messages to control the target device.[3]
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ATT&CK ID:G0077 ATT&CK Technique Name:Leafminer Leafminer has used Process Doppelgänging to evade security software while deploying tools on compromised systems.[7]
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ATT&CK ID:S0618 ATT&CK Technique Name:FIVEHANDS FIVEHANDS has the ability to decrypt its payload prior to execution.[90][91][92]
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ATT&CK ID:S0261 ATT&CK Technique Name:Catchamas Catchamas creates three Registry keys to establish persistence by adding a Windows Service.[31]
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ATT&CK ID:S1030 ATT&CK Technique Name:Squirrelwaffle Squirrelwaffle has decrypted files and payloads using a XOR-based algorithm.[220][221]
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ATT&CK ID:G0080 ATT&CK Technique Name:Cobalt Group Cobalt Group has created Windows tasks to establish persistence.[40]
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ATT&CK ID:S0603 ATT&CK Technique Name:Stuxnet Stuxnet decrypts resources that are loaded into memory and executed.[223]
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ATT&CK ID:S0577 ATT&CK Technique Name:FrozenCell FrozenCell has retrieved account information for other applications.[7]
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ATT&CK ID:G0117 ATT&CK Technique Name:Fox Kitten Fox Kitten has accessed victim security and IT environments and Microsoft Teams to mine valuable information.[3]
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ATT&CK ID:S0536 ATT&CK Technique Name:GPlayed GPlayed can register for the BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast intent.[10]
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ATT&CK ID:G0100 ATT&CK Technique Name:Inception Inception has encrypted network communications with AES.[71]
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ATT&CK ID:S0402 ATT&CK Technique Name:OSX/Shlayer OSX/Shlayer can escalate privileges to root by asking the user for credentials.[3]
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ATT&CK ID:G0049 ATT&CK Technique Name:OilRig OilRig has run hostname and systeminfo on a victim.[257][258][259][260]
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ATT&CK ID:S0538 ATT&CK Technique Name:Crutch Crutch has the ability to persist using scheduled tasks.[47]
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ATT&CK ID:G0050 ATT&CK Technique Name:APT32 APT32 has used scheduled tasks to persist on victim systems.[11][12][13][14]
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ATT&CK ID:S0688 ATT&CK Technique Name:Meteor Meteor has been disguised as the Windows Power Efficiency Diagnostics report tool.[48]
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ATT&CK ID:S0062 ATT&CK Technique Name:DustySky DustySky can delete files it creates from the infected system.[60]
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ATT&CK ID:S0586 ATT&CK Technique Name:TAINTEDSCRIBE TAINTEDSCRIBE has used FileReadZipSend to compress a file and send to C2.[48]
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ATT&CK ID:G0047 ATT&CK Technique Name:Gamaredon Group Gamaredon Group has collected files from infected systems and uploaded them to a C2 server.[80]
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ATT&CK ID:S1017 ATT&CK Technique Name:OutSteel OutSteel can automatically upload collected files to its C2 server.[11]
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ATT&CK ID:S0647 ATT&CK Technique Name:Turian Turian has the ability to use a XOR decryption key to extract C2 server domains and IP addresses.[239]
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title:blackhat:us-21 Bridging Security Infrastructure Between the Data Center and AWS Lambda While serverless is all the rage, creating secure infrastructure that integrates serverless technology with existing Data Center (DC) services remains a challenge. Square's DC uses a microservice architecture. Services communic...
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ATT&CK ID:M1028 ATT&CK Technique Name:Operating System Configuration Protect domain controllers by ensuring proper security configuration for critical servers.
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ATT&CK ID:S0269 ATT&CK Technique Name:QUADAGENT QUADAGENT creates a scheduled task to maintain persistence on the victim’s machine.[120]
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ATT&CK ID:S0284 ATT&CK Technique Name:More_eggs More_eggs will decode malware components that are then dropped to the system.[151]
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ATT&CK ID:C0013 ATT&CK Technique Name:Operation Sharpshooter During Operation Sharpshooter, a first-stage downloader installed Rising Sun to %Startup%\mssync.exe on a compromised host.[189]
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ATT&CK ID:G0047 ATT&CK Technique Name:Gamaredon Group A Gamaredon Group file stealer can transfer collected files to a hardcoded C2 server.[49]
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ATT&CK ID:S0531 ATT&CK Technique Name:Grandoreiro Grandoreiro has been spread via malicious links embedded in e-mails.[54][55]
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ATT&CK ID:S0004 ATT&CK Technique Name:TinyZBot TinyZBot can install as a Windows service for persistence.[125]
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ATT&CK ID:C0018 ATT&CK Technique Name:C0018 During C0018, the threat actors used HTTP for C2 communications.[52]
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ATT&CK ID:S0450 ATT&CK Technique Name:SHARPSTATS SHARPSTATS has the ability to identify the current date and time on the compromised host.[65]
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ATT&CK ID:T1134.003 ATT&CK Technique Name:Make and Impersonate Token Adversaries may make new tokens and impersonate users to escalate privileges and bypass access controls. For example, if an adversary has a username and password but the user is not logged onto the system the adversary can then create a logon session ...
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ATT&CK ID:G1001 ATT&CK Technique Name:HEXANE HEXANE has used PowerShell-based tools and scripts for discovery and collection on compromised hosts.[115][116][117]
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ATT&CK ID:G0041 ATT&CK Technique Name:Strider Strider has used a hidden file system that is stored as a file on disk.[6]
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ATT&CK ID:G0112 ATT&CK Technique Name:Windshift Windshift has used WMI to collect information about target machines.[132]
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ATT&CK ID:M1047 ATT&CK Technique Name:Audit Ensure extensions that are installed are the intended ones as many malicious extensions will masquerade as legitimate ones.
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ATT&CK ID:M1026 ATT&CK Technique Name:Privileged Account Management Ensure containers are not running as root by default and do not use unnecessary privileges or mounted components. In Kubernetes environments, consider defining Pod Security Standards that prevent pods from running privileged containers.[14]
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ATT&CK ID:M1047 ATT&CK Technique Name:Audit Routinely check account role permissions to ensure only expected users and roles have permission to modify defensive tools and settings.
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ATT&CK ID:G0142 ATT&CK Technique Name:Confucius Confucius has created scheduled tasks to maintain persistence on a compromised host.[43]
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ATT&CK ID:G0102 ATT&CK Technique Name:Wizard Spider Wizard Spider has used networkdll for network discovery and psfin specifically for financial and point of sale indicators. Wizard Spider has also used AdFind and nltest/dclist to enumerate domain computers, including the domain controller.[6][91][92][4][93]
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ATT&CK ID:S0688 ATT&CK Technique Name:Meteor Meteor can use group policy to push a scheduled task from the AD to all network machines.[13]
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title:blackhat:us-21 Zero - The Funniest Number in Cryptography What is the funniest number in cryptography? 0. The reason is that for all x, x*0 = 0, i.e., the equation is always satisfied no matter what x is. This talk will explore crypto bugs in four BLS signatures' libraries (ethereum/py ecc, supranational/blst, h...
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ATT&CK ID:S0648 ATT&CK Technique Name:JSS Loader JSS Loader has the ability to launch scheduled tasks to establish persistence.[89]
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ATT&CK ID:S0567 ATT&CK Technique Name:Dtrack Dtrack can collect the RegisteredOwner, RegisteredOrganization, and InstallDate registry values.[36]
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ATT&CK ID:S0519 ATT&CK Technique Name:SYNful Knock SYNful Knock can be sent instructions via special packets to change its functionality. Code for new functionality can be included in these messages.[3]
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title:blackhat:us-18 Miasm: Reverse Engineering Framework Miasm is a reverse engineering framework created in 2006 and first published in 2011 (GPL). Since then, it has been continuously improved through a daily use. The framework is made of several parts, including an assembler/disassembler for several architectures (...
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ATT&CK ID:S0673 ATT&CK Technique Name:DarkWatchman DarkWatchman has used the csc.exe tool to compile a C# executable.[4]
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titleblackhat:eu-22 LCDPwn: Breaking Enterprise-Things with Layer 2 Discovery Protocol Vulnerabilities Again When targeting enterprise devices, compared to higher layer protocols, the attack surface exposed by layer 2 protocols is often neglected. The recent research CDPwn, conducted by the Armis labs, sheds light on t...
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ATT&CK ID:G0064 ATT&CK Technique Name:APT33 APT33 has attempted to use WMI event subscriptions to establish persistence on compromised hosts.[8]
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title:blackhat:asia-23 Breaking the Chain: An Attacker's Perspective on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities and Flaws Our talk divides the cloud development flow into 5 phases: IDE, SCM, package managers, CI/CD and Artifacts. We will demonstrate how supply chain attacks can affect organizations at each phase. This inclu...
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ATT&CK ID:S0532 ATT&CK Technique Name:Lucifer Lucifer can issue shell commands to download and execute additional payloads.[199]
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ATT&CK ID:S0373 ATT&CK Technique Name:Astaroth Astaroth has been delivered via malicious e-mail attachments.[3]
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ATT&CK ID:M1038 ATT&CK Technique Name:Execution Prevention Application control and software restriction tools, such as SELinux, KSPP, grsecurity MODHARDEN, and Linux kernel tuning can aid in restricting kernel module loading.[18][19][20][21][22]
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ATT&CK ID:S0615 ATT&CK Technique Name:SombRAT SombRAT can enumerate services on a victim machine.[49]
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ATT&CK ID:S0603 ATT&CK Technique Name:Stuxnet Stuxnet modifies the Import Address Tables DLLs to hook specific APIs that are used to open project files. [2]
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ATT&CK ID:G1008 ATT&CK Technique Name:SideCopy SideCopy has used a legitimate DLL file name, Duser.dll to disguise a malicious remote access tool.[148]
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ATT&CK ID:M0953 ATT&CK Technique Name:Data Backup Take and store data backups from end user systems and critical servers. Ensure backup and storage systems are hardened and kept separate from the corporate network to prevent compromise. Maintain and exercise incident response plans [6], including the management of go...
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ATT&CK ID:G0128 ATT&CK Technique Name:ZIRCONIUM ZIRCONIUM has spoofed legitimate applications in phishing lures and changed file extensions to conceal installation of malware.[48][49]
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ATT&CK ID:S0572 ATT&CK Technique Name:Caterpillar WebShell Caterpillar WebShell can gather a list of processes running on the machine.[55]
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ATT&CK ID:S0439 ATT&CK Technique Name:Okrum Okrum's loader can detect presence of an emulator by using two calls to GetTickCount API, and checking whether the time has been accelerated.[31]
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ATT&CK ID:M1043 ATT&CK Technique Name:Credential Access Protection Some embedded network devices are capable of storing passwords for local accounts in either plain-text or encrypted formats. Ensure that, where available, local passwords are always encrypted, per vendor recommendations. [4]
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ATT&CK ID:G0102 ATT&CK Technique Name:Wizard Spider Wizard Spider has used valid credentials for privileged accounts with the goal of accessing domain controllers.[64]
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ATT&CK ID:G0114 ATT&CK Technique Name:Chimera Chimera's malware has altered the NTLM authentication program on domain controllers to allow Chimera to login without a valid credential.[2]
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ATT&CK ID:S0681 ATT&CK Technique Name:Lizar Lizar has a module to collect usernames and passwords stored in browsers.[46]
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ATT&CK ID:G0102 ATT&CK Technique Name:Wizard Spider Wizard Spider has injected malicious DLLs into memory with read, write, and execute permissions.[75][76]
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ATT&CK ID:S1070 ATT&CK Technique Name:Black Basta The Black Basta dropper has been digitally signed with a certificate issued by Akeo Consulting for legitimate executables used for creating bootable USB drives.[12]
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ATT&CK ID:S0446 ATT&CK Technique Name:Ryuk Ryuk has called GetLogicalDrives to emumerate all mounted drives, and GetDriveTypeW to determine the drive type.[323]
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ATT&CK ID:S1039 ATT&CK Technique Name:Bumblebee Bumblebee can use asynchronous procedure call (APC) injection to execute commands received from C2.[6]
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ATT&CK ID:S1039 ATT&CK Technique Name:Bumblebee Bumblebee has the ability to perform anti-virtualization checks.[7]
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ATT&CK ID:T1037.001 ATT&CK Technique Name:Logon Script (Windows) Adversaries may use Windows logon scripts automatically executed at logon initialization to establish persistence. Windows allows logon scripts to be run whenever a specific user or group of users log into a system. This is done via adding a path to a scr...
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ATT&CK ID:S0259 ATT&CK Technique Name:InnaputRAT Some InnaputRAT variants create a new Windows service to establish persistence.[66]
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ATT&CK ID:S0370 ATT&CK Technique Name:SamSam SamSam encrypts victim files using RSA-2048 encryption and demands a ransom be paid in Bitcoin to decrypt those files.[82]
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title:blackhat:us-22 ELF Section Docking: Revisiting Stageless Payload Delivery When it comes to generating and delivering malware on Linux, offensive operators have choices. Some objectives call for a dynamic payload bootstrap off the wire, others require stageless implants. Often, malware deployed with bundled payloa...
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ATT&CK ID:S0584 ATT&CK Technique Name:AppleJeus AppleJeus has been distributed via spearphishing link.[5]
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ATT&CK ID:S0547 ATT&CK Technique Name:DropBook DropBook can download and execute additional files.[153][154]
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