Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Mustang Panda has used junk code within their DLL files to hinder analysis.

Output: Technique=T1027.001: Binary Padding | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DEADEYE has the ability to combine multiple sections of a binary which were broken up to evade detection into a single .dll prior to execution.

Output: Technique=T1140: Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: InvisiMole can check for artifacts of VirtualBox, Virtual PC and VMware environment, and terminate itself if they are detected.

Output: Technique=T1497.001: System Checks | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0007: Defense Evasion ; Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: MacSpy can capture screenshots of the desktop over multiple monitors.

Output: Technique=T1113: Screen Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Lucifer can use certutil for propagation on Windows hosts within intranets.

Output: Technique=T1570: Lateral Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0008: Lateral Movement


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Carbanak encodes the message body of HTTP traffic with Base64.

Output: Technique=T1132.001: Standard Encoding | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ZeroT can download additional payloads onto the victim.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: BitPaymer can modify the timestamp of an executable so that it can be identified and restored by the decryption tool.

Output: Technique=T1070.006: Timestomp | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Valak has used scheduled tasks to execute additional payloads and to gain persistence on a compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Wizard Spider has exfiltrated victim information using FTP.

Output: Technique=T1048.003: Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Several Lazarus Group malware families encrypt C2 traffic using custom code that uses XOR with an ADD operation and XOR with a SUB operation. Another Lazarus Group malware sample XORs C2 traffic. Other Lazarus Group malware uses Caracachs encryption to encrypt C2 payloads. Lazarus Group has also used AES to encrypt C2 traffic.

Output: Technique=T1573.001: Symmetric Cryptography | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Scattered Spider adds a federated identity provider to the victim’s SSO tenant and activates automatic account linking.

Output: Technique=T1484.002: Trust Modification | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0004: Defense Evasion ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Bisonal can execute ipconfig on the victim’s machine.

Output: Technique=T1016: System Network Configuration Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: KEYMARBLE has the capability to delete files off the victim’s machine.

Output: Technique=T1070.004: File Deletion | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PLEAD can harvest saved credentials from browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox.

Output: Technique=T1555.003: Credentials from Web Browsers | Tactic=TA0006: Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT33 has sent spearphishing e-mails with archive attachments.

Output: Technique=T1566.001: Spearphishing Attachment | Tactic=TA0001: Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: QuasarRAT has a built-in keylogger.

Output: Technique=T1056.001: Keylogging | Tactic=TA0009 ; TA0006: Collection ; Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Emotet has been observed using an encrypted, modified protobuf-based protocol for command and control messaging.

Output: Technique=T1094: Custom Command and Control Protocol | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: HOPLIGHT has the capability to harvest credentials and passwords from the SAM database.

Output: Technique=T1003.002: Security Account Manager | Tactic=TA0006: Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 obtained PKI keys, certificate files, and the private encryption key from an Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) container to decrypt corresponding SAML signing certificates.

Output: Technique=T1552.004: Private Keys | Tactic=TA0006: Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The Komplex trojan supports file deletion.

Output: Technique=T1070.004: File Deletion | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SocGholish can exfiltrate data directly to its C2 domain via HTTP.

Output: Technique=T1048.003: Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: VERMIN is initially packed.

Output: Technique=T1027.002: Software Packing | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: In 2016, APT28 conducted a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Output: Technique=T1498: Network Denial of Service | Tactic=TA0040: Impact


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Cobalt Strike's Beacon payload is capable of capturing screenshots.

Output: Technique=T1113: Screen Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TA577 has used JavaScript to execute additional malicious payloads.

Output: Technique=T1059.007: JavaScript | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: GoldMax has used decoy traffic to surround its malicious network traffic to avoid detection.

Output: Technique=T1001.001: Junk Data | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: BADHATCH can obtain logged user information from a compromised machine and can execute the command `whoami.exe`.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Micropsia creates a RAR archive based on collected files on the victim's machine.

Output: Technique=T1560.001: Archive via Utility | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: INC Ransom can use SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe, a native Windows utility, to disable Windows Defender.

Output: Technique=T1562.001: Disable or Modify Tools | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: UPPERCUT has the capability to gather the victim's current directory.

Output: Technique=T1083: File and Directory Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Stealth Falcon malware uses PowerShell commands to perform various functions, including gathering system information via WMI and executing commands from its C2 server.

Output: Technique=T1059.001: PowerShell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TrickBot uses port 443 for C2 communications.

Output: Technique=T1043: Commonly Used Port | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Proton uses an encrypted file to store commands and configuration values.

Output: Technique=T1140: Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Brute Ratel C4 has used encrypted payload files and maintains an encrypted configuration structure in memory.

Output: Technique=T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: If the QuasarRAT client process does not have administrator privileges it will add a registry key to `HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run` for persistence.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: A module in Prikormka collects information on available printers and disk drives.

Output: Technique=T1120: Peripheral Device Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: REvil can force a reboot in safe mode with networking.

Output: Technique=T1562.009: Safe Mode Boot | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SLOTHFULMEDIA has collected the username from a victim machine.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: LazyScripter has used batch files to deploy open-source and multi-stage RATs.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Gelsemium can bypass UAC to elevate process privileges on a compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1548.002: Bypass User Account Control | Tactic=TA0004 ; TA0005: Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Chaos provides a reverse shell connection on 8338/TCP, encrypted via AES.

Output: Technique=T1094: Custom Command and Control Protocol | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: iKitten saves itself with a leading "." so that it's hidden from users by default.

Output: Technique=T1564.001: Hidden Files and Directories | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: BBSRAT uses a custom encryption algorithm on data sent back to the C2 server over HTTP.

Output: Technique=T1573.001: Symmetric Cryptography | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PowerDuke uses steganography to hide backdoors in PNG files, which are also encrypted using the Tiny Encryption Algorithm (TEA).

Output: Technique=T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SeaDuke compressed data with zlib prior to sending it over C2.

Output: Technique=T1560.002: Archive via Library | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Chinoxy has established persistence via the `HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run` registry key and by loading a dropper to `(%COMMON_ STARTUP%\\eoffice.exe)`.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Dragonfly has gathered hashed user credentials over SMB using spearphishing attachments with external resource links and by modifying .LNK file icon resources to collect credentials from virtualized systems.

Output: Technique=T1187: Forced Authentication | Tactic=TA0006: Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The Helminth config file is encrypted with RC4.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT37's has added persistence via the Registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Run\.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Bumblebee has relied upon a user opening an ISO file to enable execution of malicious shortcut files and DLLs.

Output: Technique=T1204.002: Malicious File | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Denis can launch a remote shell to execute arbitrary commands on the victim’s machine.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Mafalda has been obfuscated and contains encrypted functions.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT29 registered devices in order to enable mailbox syncing via the Set-CASMailbox command.

Output: Technique=T1098.005: Device Registration | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TEMP.Veles utilized RDP throughout an operation.

Output: Technique=T1021.001: Remote Desktop Protocol | Tactic=TA0008: Lateral Movement


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Operation Wocao has used the CreateProcessA and ShellExecute API function to launch commands after being injected into a selected process.

Output: Technique=T1106: Native API | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: EVILNUM can achieve persistence through the Registry Run key.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: VERMIN can perform audio capture.

Output: Technique=T1123: Audio Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PipeMon can switch to an alternate C2 domain when a particular date has been reached.

Output: Technique=T1008: Fallback Channels | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Deep Panda has used <code>-w hidden</code> to conceal PowerShell windows by setting the WindowStyle parameter to hidden.

Output: Technique=T1564.003: Hidden Window | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Sandworm Team leveraged SHARPIVORY, a .NET dropper that writes embedded payload to disk and uses scheduled tasks to persist on victim machines.

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Mosquito establishes persistence under the Registry key HKCU\Software\Run auto_update.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Machete has used batch files to initiate additional downloads of malicious files.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Epic uses the rem reg query command to obtain values from Registry keys.

Output: Technique=T1012: Query Registry | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FIN5 scans processes on all victim systems in the environment and uses automated scripts to pull back the results.

Output: Technique=T1059: Command and Scripting Interpreter | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT29 has conducted widespread scanning of target environments to identify vulnerabilities for exploit.

Output: Technique=T1595.002: Vulnerability Scanning | Tactic=TA0043: Reconnaissance


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Sandworm Team has used the Telegram Bot API from Telegram Messenger to send and receive commands to its Python backdoor. Sandworm Team also used legitimate M.E.Doc software update check requests for sending and receiving commands and hosted malicious payloads on putdrive.com.

Output: Technique=T1102.002: Bidirectional Communication | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Remsec is capable of using DNS for C2.

Output: Technique=T1071.004: DNS | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: InvisiMole can inject itself into another process to avoid detection including use of a technique called ListPlanting that customizes the sorting algorithm in a ListView structure.

Output: Technique=T1055: Process Injection | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0004: Defense Evasion ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Some Volgmer variants install .dll files as services with names generated by a list of hard-coded strings.

Output: Technique=T1050: New Service | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ShimRat can list directories.

Output: Technique=T1083: File and Directory Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Denis replaces the nonexistent Windows DLL "msfte.dll" with its own malicious version, which is loaded by the SearchIndexer.exe and SearchProtocolHost.exe.

Output: Technique=T1574: Hijack Execution Flow | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0005: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PowerSploit contains a collection of Privesc-PowerUp modules that can discover and exploit unquoted path vulnerabilities.

Output: Technique=T1574.009: Path Interception by Unquoted Path | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0005: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SMOKEDHAM has used whoami commands to identify system owners.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: WastedLocker can modify registry values within the Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap registry key.

Output: Technique=T1112: Modify Registry | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT39 has used Ncrack to reveal credentials.

Output: Technique=T1110: Brute Force | Tactic=TA0006: Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Various Lazarus Group malware modifies the Windows firewall to allow incoming connections or disable it entirely using netsh.

Output: Technique=T1562.004: Disable or Modify System Firewall | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT32 has used email for C2 via an Office macro.

Output: Technique=T1071.003: Mail Protocols | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: KillDisk has attempted to get the access token of a process by calling OpenProcessToken. If KillDisk gets the access token, then it attempt to modify the token privileges with AdjustTokenPrivileges.

Output: Technique=T1134: Access Token Manipulation | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0004: Defense Evasion ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Heyoka Backdoor has the ability to delete folders and files from a targeted system.

Output: Technique=T1070.004: File Deletion | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: RCSession has the ability to modify a Registry Run key to establish persistence.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Molerats has sent phishing emails with malicious links included.

Output: Technique=T1566.002: Spearphishing Link | Tactic=TA0001: Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Raspberry Robin will drop a copy of itself to a subfolder in %Program Data% or %Program Data%\\Microsoft\\ to attempt privilege elevation and defense evasion if not running in Session 0.

Output: Technique=T1574: Hijack Execution Flow | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0005: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Chrommme can encrypt sections of its code to evade detection.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During Operation Dream Job, Lazarus Group used a custom build of open-source command-line dbxcli to exfiltrate stolen data to Dropbox.

Output: Technique=T1567.002: Exfiltration to Cloud Storage | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Shamoon queries several Registry keys to identify hard disk partitions to overwrite.

Output: Technique=T1012: Query Registry | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Crimson can spread across systems by infecting removable media.

Output: Technique=T1091: Replication Through Removable Media | Tactic=TA0008 ; TA0001: Lateral Movement ; Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Egregor has the ability to download files from its C2 server.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: LunarMail has the ability to use Outlook add-ins for persistence.

Output: Technique=T1137.006: Add-ins | Tactic=TA0003: Persistence


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: GravityRAT collects the volumes mapped on the system, and also steals files with the following extensions: .docx, .doc, .pptx, .ppt, .xlsx, .xls, .rtf, and .pdf.

Output: Technique=T1083: File and Directory Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DarkWatchman has collected the username from a victim machine.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Lazarus Group has acquired domains related to their campaigns to act as distribution points and C2 channels.

Output: Technique=T1583.001: Domains | Tactic=TA0042: Resource Development


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DarkComet adds a Registry value for its installation routine to the Registry Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Enable LUA=”0” and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DC3_FEXEC.

Output: Technique=T1112: Modify Registry | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: LoFiSe has been executed as a file named DsNcDiag.dll through side-loading.

Output: Technique=T1574.002: DLL Side-Loading | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0005: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: NOKKI can delete files to cover tracks.

Output: Technique=T1070.004: File Deletion | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT39 has used malware disguised as Mozilla Firefox and a tool named mfevtpse.exe to proxy C2 communications, closely mimicking a legitimate McAfee file mfevtps.exe.

Output: Technique=T1036.005: Match Legitimate Name or Location | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DarkComet can listen in to victims' conversations through the system’s microphone.

Output: Technique=T1123: Audio Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Sykipot uses SSL for encrypting C2 communications.

Output: Technique=T1573.002: Asymmetric Cryptography | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Woody RAT has used Base64 encoded strings and scripts.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: CSPY Downloader has been packed with UPX.

Output: Technique=T1027.002: Software Packing | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Milan can query `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography MachineGuid` to retrieve the machine GUID.

Output: Technique=T1012: Query Registry | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Cobalt Strike can conduct peer-to-peer communication over Windows named pipes encapsulated in the SMB protocol. All protocols use their standard assigned ports.

Output: Technique=T1071.002: File Transfer Protocols | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PcShare has created the `HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{42aedc87-2188-41fd-b9a3-0c966feabec1}\\InprocServer32` Registry key for persistence.

Output: Technique=T1546.015: Component Object Model Hijacking | Tactic=TA0004 ; TA0003: Privilege Escalation ; Persistence


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Gallmaker sent victims a lure document with a warning that asked victims to “enable content” for execution.

Output: Technique=T1204.002: Malicious File | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Saint Bot has used HTTP for C2 communications.

Output: Technique=T1071.001: Web Protocols | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Mis-Type has used `cmd.exe` to run commands on a compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: RogueRobin gathers BIOS versions and manufacturers, the number of CPU cores, the total physical memory, and the computer name.

Output: Technique=T1082: System Information Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: P.A.S. Webshell can display the /etc/passwd file on a compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1087.001: Local Account | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Crimson contains a command to collect information about anti-virus software on the victim.

Output: Technique=T1518.001: Security Software Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Kinsing was run through a deployed Ubuntu container.

Output: Technique=T1610: Deploy Container | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0002: Defense Evasion ; Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Lazarus Group has used rgsvr32 to execute custom malware.

Output: Technique=T1218.010: Regsvr32 | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Sandworm Team has used backdoors that can delete files used in an attack from an infected system.

Output: Technique=T1070.004: File Deletion | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DUSTTRAP can gather data from infected systems.

Output: Technique=T1005: Data from Local System | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Penquin can execute remote commands using bash scripts.

Output: Technique=T1059.004: Unix Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During C0027, Scattered Spider directed victims to run remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools. In addition to directing victims to run remote software, Scattered Spider members themselves also deploy RMM software including AnyDesk, LogMeIn, and ConnectWise Control to establish persistence on the compromised network.

Output: Technique=T1219: Remote Access Software | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SILENTTRINITY can collect information related to a compromised host, including OS version and a list of drives.

Output: Technique=T1082: System Information Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PACEMAKER can parse `/proc/"process_name"/cmdline` to look for the string `dswsd` within the command line.

Output: Technique=T1083: File and Directory Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During the 2022 Ukraine Electric Power Attack, Sandworm Team utilized a PowerShell utility called TANKTRAP to spread and launch a wiper using Windows Group Policy.

Output: Technique=T1059.001: PowerShell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TajMahal has the ability to use the open source libraries XZip/Xunzip and zlib to compress files.

Output: Technique=T1560.002: Archive via Library | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Volt Typhoon has employed Ping to check network connectivity.

Output: Technique=T1016.001: Internet Connection Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Saint Bot has attempted to bypass UAC using `fodhelper.exe` to escalate privileges.

Output: Technique=T1548.002: Bypass User Account Control | Tactic=TA0004 ; TA0005: Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Carbon establishes persistence by creating a service and naming it based off the operating system version running on the current machine.

Output: Technique=T1543.003: Windows Service | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Saint Bot can collect the username from a compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Rifdoor has the ability to identify the IP address of the compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1016: System Network Configuration Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: A Lazarus Group malware sample encodes data with base64.

Output: Technique=T1132.001: Standard Encoding | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Kazuar adds a .lnk file to the Windows startup folder.

Output: Technique=T1547.009: Shortcut Modification | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: CosmicDuke searches attached and mounted drives for file extensions and keywords that match a predefined list.

Output: Technique=T1083: File and Directory Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: AuditCred can download files and additional malware.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Threat Group-3390 has exploited the Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2019-0604 and CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065 in Exchange Server.

Output: Technique=T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application | Tactic=TA0001: Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Amadey has decoded antivirus name strings.

Output: Technique=T1140: Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Pony has attempted to lure targets into clicking links in spoofed emails from legitimate banks.

Output: Technique=T1204.001: Malicious Link | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: CHIMNEYSWEEP has the ability to support keylogging.

Output: Technique=T1056.001: Keylogging | Tactic=TA0009 ; TA0006: Collection ; Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Comnie executes a batch script to store discovery information in %TEMP%\info.dat and then uploads the temporarily file to the remote C2 server.

Output: Technique=T1119: Automated Collection | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DUSTTRAP can identify victim environment Group Policy information.

Output: Technique=T1615: Group Policy Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TrailBlazer has used random identifier strings to obscure its C2 operations and result codes.

Output: Technique=T1001.001: Junk Data | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PowerDuke has a command to get the victim's domain and NetBIOS name.

Output: Technique=T1016: System Network Configuration Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: LunarWeb can decrypt strings related to communication configuration using RC4 with a static key.

Output: Technique=T1140: Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT29 used stolen cookies to access cloud resources, and a forged duo-sid cookie to bypass MFA set on an email account.

Output: Technique=T1550.004: Web Session Cookie | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0008: Defense Evasion ; Lateral Movement


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Hydraq creates a backdoor through which remote attackers can monitor processes.

Output: Technique=T1057: Process Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: OilRig has abused the Outlook Home Page feature for persistence. OilRig has also used CVE-2017-11774 to roll back the initial patch designed to protect against Home Page abuse.

Output: Technique=T1137.004: Outlook Home Page | Tactic=TA0003: Persistence


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT28 has queried information on machines to determine the current user or system owner .

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: WIREFIRE can modify the `visits.py` component of Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs for file download and arbitrary command execution.

Output: Technique=T1554: Compromise Host Software Binary | Tactic=TA0003: Persistence


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Sandworm Team uses Prestige to disable and restore file system redirection by using the following functions: `Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection()` and `Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection()`.

Output: Technique=T1106: Native API | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Magic Hound has registered fraudulent domains such as "mail-newyorker.com" and "news12.com.recover-session-service.site" to target specific victims with phishing attacks.

Output: Technique=T1583.001: Domains | Tactic=TA0042: Resource Development


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: An APT3 downloader creates persistence by creating the following scheduled task: schtasks /create /tn "mysc" /tr C:\Users\Public\test.exe /sc ONLOGON /ru "System".

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FIN7 has signed Carbanak payloads with legally purchased code signing certificates. FIN7 has also digitally signed their phishing documents, backdoors and other staging tools to bypass security controls.

Output: Technique=T1553.002: Code Signing | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TURNEDUP is capable of injecting code into the APC queue of a created Rundll32 process as part of an "Early Bird injection."

Output: Technique=T1055.004: Asynchronous Procedure Call | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0004: Defense Evasion ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PoetRAT used file system monitoring to track modification and enable automatic exfiltration.

Output: Technique=T1119: Automated Collection | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TA505 has used lures to get users to click links in emails and attachments. For example, TA505 makes their malware look like legitimate Microsoft Word documents, .pdf and/or .lnk files.

Output: Technique=T1204.001: Malicious Link | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FIN7 has utilized a variety of tools such as Cobalt Strike, PowerSploit, and the remote management tool, Atera for targeting efforts.

Output: Technique=T1588.002: Tool | Tactic=TA0042: Resource Development


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: China Chopper's server component is capable of opening a command terminal.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Goopy has the ability to exfiltrate data over the Microsoft Outlook C2 channel.

Output: Technique=T1041: Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Chrommme has the ability to capture screenshots.

Output: Technique=T1113: Screen Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ZxxZ can collect data from a compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1005: Data from Local System | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Ragnar Locker may attempt to connect to removable drives and mapped network drives.

Output: Technique=T1120: Peripheral Device Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Clop has checked the keyboard language using the GetKeyboardLayout() function to avoid installation on Russian-language or other Commonwealth of Independent States-language machines; it will also check the GetTextCharset function.

Output: Technique=T1614.001: System Language Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: RemoteUtilities can take screenshots on a compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1113: Screen Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT3 replaces the Sticky Keys binary C:\Windows\System32\sethc.exe for persistence.

Output: Technique=T1546.008: Accessibility Features | Tactic=TA0004 ; TA0003: Privilege Escalation ; Persistence


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During the 2022 Ukraine Electric Power Attack, Sandworm Team leveraged Systemd service units to masquerade GOGETTER malware as legitimate or seemingly legitimate services.

Output: Technique=T1036.004: Masquerade Task or Service | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Felismus can download files from remote servers.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: OopsIE uses the command prompt to execute commands on the victim's machine.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The discovery modules used with Duqu can collect information on network connections.

Output: Technique=T1049: System Network Connections Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Threat Group-3390 has moved staged encrypted archives to Internet-facing servers that had previously been compromised with China Chopper prior to exfiltration.

Output: Technique=T1074.002: Remote Data Staging | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DUSTPAN decrypts an embedded payload.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SharpDisco can hide windows using `ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden`.

Output: Technique=T1564.003: Hidden Window | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Cannon can gather the username from the system.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Bumblebee has used `rundll32` for execution of the loader component.

Output: Technique=T1218.011: Rundll32 | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The different components of Machete are executed by Windows Task Scheduler.

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Leviathan has used WMI for execution.

Output: Technique=T1047: Windows Management Instrumentation | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: WhisperGate overwrites the MBR with a bootloader component that performs destructive wiping operations on hard drives and displays a fake ransom note when the host boots.

Output: Technique=T1542.003: Bootkit | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0005: Persistence ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DRATzarus can use HTTP or HTTPS for C2 communications.

Output: Technique=T1071.001: Web Protocols | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During C0021, the threat actors used SSL via TCP port 443 for C2 communications.

Output: Technique=T1573.002: Asymmetric Cryptography | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT41 used certutil to download additional files. APT41 downloaded post-exploitation tools such as Cobalt Strike via command shell following initial access. APT41 has uploaded Procdump and NATBypass to a staging directory and has used these tools in follow-on activities.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Dragonfly 2.0 created accounts disguised as legitimate backup and service accounts as well as an email administration account.

Output: Technique=T1036: Masquerading | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: BADCALL collects the computer name and host name on the compromised system.

Output: Technique=T1082: System Information Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: StoneDrill has obfuscated its module with an alphabet-based table or XOR encryption.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SLOTHFULMEDIA has the capability to stop processes and services.

Output: Technique=T1489: Service Stop | Tactic=TA0040: Impact


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ToddyCat has used the name `debug.exe` for malware components.

Output: Technique=T1036.005: Match Legitimate Name or Location | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: OwaAuth DES-encrypts captured credentials using the key 12345678 before writing the credentials to a log file.

Output: Technique=T1560.003: Archive via Custom Method | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: can collect the victim user name.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Heyoka Backdoor can gather process information.

Output: Technique=T1057: Process Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Naikon has modified a victim's Windows Run registry to establish persistence.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Brute Ratel C4 can use cmd.exe for execution.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Pysa has used Python scripts to deploy ransomware.

Output: Technique=T1059.006: Python | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SombRAT can enumerate services on a victim machine.

Output: Technique=T1007: System Service Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Remsec can use modules written in Lua for execution.

Output: Technique=T1059.011: Lua | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FIN10 has used stolen credentials to connect remotely to victim networks using VPNs protected with only a single factor.

Output: Technique=T1078: Valid Accounts | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0001: Defense Evasion ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: QakBot can execute WMI queries to gather information.

Output: Technique=T1047: Windows Management Instrumentation | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ROADTools can enumerate Azure AD applications and service principals.

Output: Technique=T1526: Cloud Service Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During Frankenstein, the threat actors ran a command script to set up persistence as a scheduled task named "WinUpdate", as well as other encoded commands from the command-line

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Moonstone Sleet registered virtual private servers to host payloads for download.

Output: Technique=T1583.003: Virtual Private Server | Tactic=TA0042: Resource Development


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SILENTTRINITY can find a process owned by a specific user and impersonate the associated token.

Output: Technique=T1134.001: Token Impersonation/Theft | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0004: Defense Evasion ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FIN6 has used Comodo code-signing certificates.

Output: Technique=T1553.002: Code Signing | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: QakBot can use large file sizes to evade detection.

Output: Technique=T1027.001: Binary Padding | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Smoke Loader launches a scheduled task.

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: OLDBAIT obfuscates internal strings and unpacks them at startup.

Output: Technique=T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FIVEHANDS can receive a command line argument to limit file encryption to specified directories.

Output: Technique=T1059: Command and Scripting Interpreter | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT32's macOS backdoor can receive a “delete” command.

Output: Technique=T1070.004: File Deletion | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: GoldMax can download and execute additional files.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: LunarWeb can run shell commands using a BAT file with a name matching `%TEMP%\<random_9_alnum_chars>.batfile` or through cmd.exe with the `/c` and `/U` option for Unicode output.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: HALFBAKED can use WMI queries to gather system information.

Output: Technique=T1047: Windows Management Instrumentation | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: UNC2452 used AUDITPOL to prevent the collection of audit logs.

Output: Technique=T1562.002: Disable Windows Event Logging | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Clop can uninstall or disable security products.

Output: Technique=T1562.001: Disable or Modify Tools | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Black Basta can modify the Registry to enable itself to run in safe mode and to modify the icons and file extensions for encrypted files.

Output: Technique=T1112: Modify Registry | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PoetRAT used voStro.exe, a compiled pypykatz (Python version of Mimikatz), to steal credentials.

Output: Technique=T1003.001: LSASS Memory | Tactic=TA0006: Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TA505 has used a wide variety of ransomware, such as Clop, Locky, Jaff, Bart, Philadelphia, and GlobeImposter, to encrypt victim files and demand a ransom payment.

Output: Technique=T1486: Data Encrypted for Impact | Tactic=TA0040: Impact


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: InvisiMole can sort and collect specific documents as well as generate a list of all files on a newly inserted drive and store them in an encrypted file.

Output: Technique=T1119: Automated Collection | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Waterbear has used DLL side loading to import and load a malicious DLL loader.

Output: Technique=T1574.002: DLL Side-Loading | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0005: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Dragonfly 2.0 manipulated .lnk files to gather user credentials in conjunction with Forced Authentication.

Output: Technique=T1547.009: Shortcut Modification | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: KGH_SPY can send data to C2 with HTTP POST requests.

Output: Technique=T1071.001: Web Protocols | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SHARPSTATS has the ability to identify the current date and time on the compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1124: System Time Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Lazarus Group has compressed exfiltrated data with RAR and used RomeoDelta malware to archive specified directories in .zip format, encrypt the .zip file, and upload it to C2.

Output: Technique=T1560: Archive Collected Data | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Dragonfly 2.0 has injected SMB URLs into malicious Word spearphishing attachments to initiate Forced Authentication.

Output: Technique=T1221: Template Injection | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: EvilBunny has an integrated scripting engine to download and execute Lua scripts.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: StrifeWater can download updates and auxiliary modules.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Kimsuky has been observed disabling the system firewall.

Output: Technique=T1562.004: Disable or Modify System Firewall | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DEADEYE can discover the DNS domain name of a targeted system.

Output: Technique=T1016: System Network Configuration Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TrickBot uses HTTPS to communicate with its C2 servers, to get malware updates, modules that perform most of the malware logic and various configuration files.

Output: Technique=T1071.001: Web Protocols | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Cardinal RAT and its watchdog component are compiled and executed after being delivered to victims as embedded, uncompiled source code.

Output: Technique=T1027.004: Compile After Delivery | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SDBbot has the ability to XOR the strings for its installer component with a hardcoded 128 byte key.

Output: Technique=T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Pacu can collect CloudTrail event histories and CloudWatch logs.

Output: Technique=T1654: Log Enumeration | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Siloscape has decrypted the password of the C2 server with a simple byte by byte XOR. Siloscape also writes both an archive of Tor and the unzip binary to disk from data embedded within the payload using Visual Studio’s Resource Manager.

Output: Technique=T1140: Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Reaver installs itself as a new service.

Output: Technique=T1543.003: Windows Service | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Zebrocy obtains additional code to execute on the victim's machine, including the downloading of a secondary payload.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Wizard Spider has used AdFind.exe to collect information about Active Directory groups and accounts.

Output: Technique=T1069.002: Domain Groups | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SILENTTRINITY can use `cmd.exe` to enable lateral movement using DCOM.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: RTM monitors browsing activity and automatically captures screenshots if a victim browses to a URL matching one of a list of strings.

Output: Technique=T1119: Automated Collection | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: MoonWind obtains the victim username.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DealersChoice leverages vulnerable versions of Flash to perform execution.

Output: Technique=T1203: Exploitation for Client Execution | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DarkGate includes one infection vector that leverages a malicious "KeyScramblerE.DLL" library that will load during the execution of the legitimate KeyScrambler application.

Output: Technique=T1574.002: DLL Side-Loading | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0005: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: STARWHALE can exfiltrate collected data to its C2 servers.

Output: Technique=T1041: Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Some versions of Chaes stored its instructions (otherwise in a `instructions.ini` file) in the Registry.

Output: Technique=T1027.011: Fileless Storage | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ZeroT has used DLL side-loading to load malicious payloads.

Output: Technique=T1574.002: DLL Side-Loading | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0005: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Cuckoo Stealer has the ability to search systems for installed applications.

Output: Technique=T1518: Software Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: GravityRAT creates a scheduled task to ensure it is re-executed everyday.

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DarkTortilla has been obfuscated with the DeepSea .NET and ConfuserEx code obfuscators.

Output: Technique=T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: HEXANE has established email accounts for use in domain registration including for ProtonMail addresses.

Output: Technique=T1585.002: Email Accounts | Tactic=TA0042: Resource Development


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Machete sends stolen data to the C2 server every 10 minutes.

Output: Technique=T1029: Scheduled Transfer | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FIN7 has exploited ZeroLogon (CVE-2020-1472) against vulnerable domain controllers.

Output: Technique=T1210: Exploitation of Remote Services | Tactic=TA0008: Lateral Movement


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The first stage of COATHANGER is delivered as a packed file.

Output: Technique=T1027.002: Software Packing | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Rising Sun can detect network adapter and IP address information.

Output: Technique=T1016: System Network Configuration Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: QakBot has collected usernames and passwords from Firefox and Chrome.

Output: Technique=T1555.003: Credentials from Web Browsers | Tactic=TA0006: Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TURNEDUP is capable of taking screenshots.

Output: Technique=T1113: Screen Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: JSS Loader can download and execute VBScript files.

Output: Technique=T1059.005: Visual Basic | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SodaMaster can use "stackstrings" for obfuscation.

Output: Technique=T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT32 has sent spearphishing emails containing malicious links.

Output: Technique=T1566.002: Spearphishing Link | Tactic=TA0001: Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SodaMaster can check for the presence of the Registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Applications\\VMwareHostOpen.exe before proceeding to its main functionality.

Output: Technique=T1497.001: System Checks | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0007: Defense Evasion ; Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During Cutting Edge, threat actors stole the running configuration and cache data from targeted Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs.

Output: Technique=T1005: Data from Local System | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT12 has sent emails with malicious Microsoft Office documents and PDFs attached.

Output: Technique=T1566.001: Spearphishing Attachment | Tactic=TA0001: Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: MuddyWater has used Daniel Bohannon’s Invoke-Obfuscation framework and obfuscated PowerShell scripts. The group has also used other obfuscation methods, including Base64 obfuscation of VBScripts and PowerShell commands.

Output: Technique=T1027.010: Command Obfuscation | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Empire can use Invoke-RunAs to make tokens.

Output: Technique=T1134.002: Create Process with Token | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0004: Defense Evasion ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: BlackEnergy can gather very specific information about attached USB devices, to include device instance ID and drive geometry.

Output: Technique=T1120: Peripheral Device Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Azorult can collect the time zone information from the system.

Output: Technique=T1124: System Time Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FunnyDream can identify the processes for Bkav antivirus.

Output: Technique=T1518.001: Security Software Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During C0027, Scattered Spider directed victims to run remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools.

Output: Technique=T1219: Remote Access Software | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PsExec, a tool that has been used by adversaries, writes programs to the ADMIN$ network share to execute commands on remote systems.

Output: Technique=T1021.002: SMB/Windows Admin Shares | Tactic=TA0008: Lateral Movement


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ADVSTORESHELL encrypts with the 3DES algorithm and a hardcoded key prior to exfiltration.

Output: Technique=T1560: Archive Collected Data | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The Mimikatz credential dumper has been extended to include Skeleton Key domain controller authentication bypass functionality. The LSADUMP::ChangeNTLM and LSADUMP::SetNTLM modules can also manipulate the password hash of an account without knowing the clear text value.

Output: Technique=T1098: Account Manipulation | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Sandworm Team has pushed additional malicious tools onto an infected system to steal user credentials, move laterally, and destroy data.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: WarzoneRAT has the capability to install a live and offline keylogger, including through the use of the `GetAsyncKeyState` Windows API.

Output: Technique=T1056.001: Keylogging | Tactic=TA0009 ; TA0006: Collection ; Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Lucifer has established persistence by creating the following scheduled task schtasks /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn QQMusic ^ /tr C:Users\%USERPROFILE%\Downloads\spread.exe /F.

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TAINTEDSCRIBE has used FakeTLS for session authentication.

Output: Technique=T1001.003: Protocol or Service Impersonation | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Revenge RAT has a plugin for keylogging.

Output: Technique=T1056.001: Keylogging | Tactic=TA0009 ; TA0006: Collection ; Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Pandora can write an encrypted token to the Registry to enable processing of remote commands.

Output: Technique=T1112: Modify Registry | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: For C0018, the threat actors renamed a Sliver payload to `vmware_kb.exe`.

Output: Technique=T1036.005: Match Legitimate Name or Location | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Lazarus Group has used administrator credentials to gain access to restricted network segments.

Output: Technique=T1078: Valid Accounts | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0003 ; TA0004 ; TA0001: Defense Evasion ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation ; Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Volgmer uses a simple XOR cipher to encrypt traffic and files.

Output: Technique=T1573.001: Symmetric Cryptography | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Wizard Spider has archived data into ZIP files on compromised machines.

Output: Technique=T1560.001: Archive via Utility | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: DarkTortilla can implement the `kernel32.dll` Sleep function to delay execution for up to 300 seconds before implementing persistence or processing an addon package.

Output: Technique=T1497.003: Time Based Evasion | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0007: Defense Evasion ; Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Bisonal's DLL file and non-malicious decoy file are encrypted with RC4 and some function name strings are obfuscated.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Attor has opened the registry and performed query searches.

Output: Technique=T1012: Query Registry | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: GrimAgent has the ability to download and execute additional payloads.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FIN7 created new Windows services and added them to the startup directories for persistence.

Output: Technique=T1543.003: Windows Service | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Ixeshe can list running processes.

Output: Technique=T1057: Process Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Silence has sent emails with malicious DOCX, CHM, LNK and ZIP attachments.

Output: Technique=T1566.001: Spearphishing Attachment | Tactic=TA0001: Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: KOPILUWAK can conduct basic network reconnaissance on the victim machine with `whoami`, to get user details.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: gh0st RAT has altered the InstallTime subkey.

Output: Technique=T1112: Modify Registry | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: NKAbuse uses a Cron job to establish persistence when infecting Linux hosts.

Output: Technique=T1053.003: Cron | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Turian can retrieve system information including OS version, memory usage, local hostname, and system adapter information.

Output: Technique=T1082: System Information Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TA2541 has used commodity remote access tools.

Output: Technique=T1588.002: Tool | Tactic=TA0042: Resource Development


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: One persistence mechanism used by CozyCar is to register itself as a scheduled task.

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: INC Ransom has used `cmd.exe` to launch malicious payloads.

Output: Technique=T1059.003: Windows Command Shell | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The Ninja loader component can decrypt and decompress the payload.

Output: Technique=T1140: Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Smoke Loader was distributed through a compromised update to a Tor client with a coin miner payload.

Output: Technique=T1195: Supply Chain Compromise | Tactic=TA0001: Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: StreamEx obfuscates some commands by using statically programmed fragments of strings when starting a DLL. It also uses a one-byte xor against 0x91 to encode configuration data.

Output: Technique=T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: jRAT has the capability to take screenshots of the victim’s machine.

Output: Technique=T1113: Screen Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: RainyDay can create and register a service for execution.

Output: Technique=T1007: System Service Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: HiddenWasp uses port 61061 to communicate with the C2 server.

Output: Technique=T1065: Uncommonly Used Port | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SILENTTRINITY can create a WMI Event to execute a payload for persistence.

Output: Technique=T1546.003: Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription | Tactic=TA0004 ; TA0003: Privilege Escalation ; Persistence


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Transparent Tribe has used websites with malicious hyperlinks and iframes to infect targeted victims with Crimson, njRAT, and other malicious tools.

Output: Technique=T1189: Drive-by Compromise | Tactic=TA0001: Initial Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Carbanak uses a custom binary protocol for C2 communications.

Output: Technique=T1094: Custom Command and Control Protocol | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Pacu can generate SSH and API keys for AWS infrastructure and additional API keys for other IAM users.

Output: Technique=T1098.001: Additional Cloud Credentials | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: BoomBox can enumerate the hostname, domain, and IP of a compromised host.

Output: Technique=T1082: System Information Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Pysa has used PsExec to copy and execute the ransomware.

Output: Technique=T1569.002: Service Execution | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During C0015, the threat actors used the commands `net view /all /domain` and `ping` to discover remote systems. They also used PowerView's PowerShell Invoke-ShareFinder script for file share enumeration.

Output: Technique=T1018: Remote System Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: NotPetya determines if specific antivirus programs are running on an infected host machine.

Output: Technique=T1518.001: Security Software Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: macOS.OSAMiner can parse the output of the native `system_profiler` tool to determine if the machine is running with 4 cores.

Output: Technique=T1497.001: System Checks | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0007: Defense Evasion ; Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SslMM creates a new thread implementing a keylogging facility using Windows Keyboard Accelerators.

Output: Technique=T1056.001: Keylogging | Tactic=TA0009 ; TA0006: Collection ; Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: FlawedAmmyy can execute batch scripts to delete files.

Output: Technique=T1070.004: File Deletion | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Tropic Trooper has used multiple Windows APIs including HttpInitialize, HttpCreateHttpHandle, and HttpAddUrl.

Output: Technique=T1106: Native API | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Calisto adds a .plist file to the /Library/LaunchAgents folder to maintain persistence.

Output: Technique=T1543.001: Launch Agent | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The Ninja payload is XOR encrypted and compressed. Ninja has also XORed its configuration data with a constant value of `0xAA` and compressed it with the LZSS algorithm.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: HOPLIGHT has multiple proxy options that mask traffic between the malware and the remote operators.

Output: Technique=T1090: Proxy | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During Night Dragon, threat actors used company extranet servers as secondary C2 servers.

Output: Technique=T1008: Fallback Channels | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: UNC2452 routinely removed their tools, including custom backdoors, once remote access was achieved.

Output: Technique=T1070.004: File Deletion | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: StoneDrill can take screenshots.

Output: Technique=T1113: Screen Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Mustang Panda has used a customized PlugX variant which could exfiltrate documents from air-gapped networks.

Output: Technique=T1052.001: Exfiltration over USB | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: LockerGoga has been observed moving around the victim network via SMB, indicating the actors behind this ransomware are manually copying files form computer to computer instead of self-propagating.

Output: Technique=T1570: Lateral Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0008: Lateral Movement


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: BBK has the ability to download files from C2 to the infected host.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Dtrack’s RAT makes a persistent target file with auto execution on the host start.

Output: Technique=T1547: Boot or Logon Autostart Execution | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Crimson can perform audio surveillance using microphones.

Output: Technique=T1123: Audio Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: BitPaymer can enumerate the sessions for each user logged onto the infected host.

Output: Technique=T1087.001: Local Account | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Lazarus Group has used a VBA Macro to set its file attributes to System and Hidden and has named files with a dot prefix to hide them from the Finder application.

Output: Technique=T1564.001: Hidden Files and Directories | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: CHIMNEYSWEEP can download additional files from C2.

Output: Technique=T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: WarzoneRAT has the ability of performing remote desktop access via a hVNC window for decreased visibility.

Output: Technique=T1564.003: Hidden Window | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: If the victim is using PowerShell 3.0 or later, POWERSOURCE writes its decoded payload to an alternate data stream (ADS) named kernel32.dll that is saved in <code>%PROGRAMDATA%\Windows\</code>.

Output: Technique=T1564.004: NTFS File Attributes | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Okrum establishes persistence by creating a .lnk shortcut to itself in the Startup folder.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: POWERSTATS can use Mshta.exe to execute additional payloads on compromised hosts.

Output: Technique=T1218.005: Mshta | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: WarzoneRAT has the ability of performing remote desktop access via a VNC console.

Output: Technique=T1021.005: VNC | Tactic=TA0008: Lateral Movement


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: SLOWPULSE can hide malicious code in the padding regions between legitimate functions in the Pulse Secure `libdsplibs.so` file.

Output: Technique=T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ROKRAT can gather the hostname and the OS version to ensure it doesn’t run on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 systems.

Output: Technique=T1082: System Information Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: ISMInjector creates scheduled tasks to establish persistence.

Output: Technique=T1053.005: Scheduled Task | Tactic=TA0002 ; TA0003 ; TA0004: Execution ; Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Higaisa exfiltrated data over its C2 channel.

Output: Technique=T1041: Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: AADInternals can steal users’ access tokens via phishing emails containing malicious links.

Output: Technique=T1528: Steal Application Access Token | Tactic=TA0006: Credential Access


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: KOCTOPUS can set the AutoRun Registry key with a PowerShell command.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Empire can capture webcam data on Windows and macOS systems.

Output: Technique=T1125: Video Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Gootloader can use an embedded script to check the IP address of potential victims visiting compromised websites.

Output: Technique=T1016: System Network Configuration Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PLATINUM has attempted to get users to open malicious files by sending spearphishing emails with attachments to victims.

Output: Technique=T1204.002: Malicious File | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Derusbi obfuscates C2 traffic with variable 4-byte XOR keys.

Output: Technique=T1573.001: Symmetric Cryptography | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: The ROADSWEEP binary contains RC4 encrypted embedded scripts.

Output: Technique=T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File | Tactic=TA0005: Defense Evasion


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: AppleSeed has the ability to use JavaScript to execute PowerShell.

Output: Technique=T1059.007: JavaScript | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Cuckoo Stealer can send information about the targeted system to C2 including captured passwords, OS build, hostname, and username.

Output: Technique=T1041: Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | Tactic=TA0010: Exfiltration


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: TrickBot establishes persistence in the Startup folder.

Output: Technique=T1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | Tactic=TA0003 ; TA0004: Persistence ; Privilege Escalation


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT41 has used DGAs to change their C2 servers monthly.

Output: Technique=T1568.002: Domain Generation Algorithms | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: MCMD can use HTTPS in communication with C2 web servers.

Output: Technique=T1071.001: Web Protocols | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: During Operation Honeybee, the threat actors uses zip to pack collected files before exfiltration.

Output: Technique=T1560.001: Archive via Utility | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: GeminiDuke collects information on programs and services on the victim that are configured to automatically run at startup.

Output: Technique=T1007: System Service Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Kwampirs collects registered owner details by using the commands systeminfo and net config workstation.

Output: Technique=T1033: System Owner/User Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Egregor has used multiple anti-analysis and anti-sandbox techniques to prevent automated analysis by sandboxes.

Output: Technique=T1497: Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion | Tactic=TA0005 ; TA0007: Defense Evasion ; Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: PoshC2 contains an implementation of PsExec for remote execution.

Output: Technique=T1569.002: Service Execution | Tactic=TA0002: Execution


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: WellMess can identify the IP address and user domain on the target machine.

Output: Technique=T1016: System Network Configuration Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: APT28 has used tools to take screenshots from victims.

Output: Technique=T1113: Screen Capture | Tactic=TA0009: Collection


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: REvil has encrypted C2 communications with the ECIES algorithm.

Output: Technique=T1573.002: Asymmetric Cryptography | Tactic=TA0011: Command and Control


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: Windigo has used a script to detect installed software on targeted systems.

Output: Technique=T1518: Software Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery


Instruction: Which MITRE ATT&CK technique and tactic does this activity demonstrate?

Input: Activity: VERMIN gathers the local IP address.

Output: Technique=T1016: System Network Configuration Discovery | Tactic=TA0007: Discovery