Kill Chain & Diamond Model Analysis

Map a threat actor or campaign across the Cyber Kill Chain and Diamond Model of Intrusion.

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FrostyNeighbor (threat actor)

Risk

100

Critical

40 techniques 40 tools/malware 7 vulnerabilities 39 IOCs 7/7 stages covered Deepest: Actions on Objectives

1 Reconnaissance

T1589

Gather Victim Identity Information reconnaissance

T1595

Active Scanning reconnaissance

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2 Weaponization

T1583

Acquire Infrastructure resource development

T1584

Compromise Infrastructure resource development

T1586

Compromise Accounts resource development

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3 Delivery

T1189

Drive-by Compromise initial access

T1190

Exploit Public-Facing Application initial access

T1566

Phishing initial access

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4 Exploitation

T1059

Command and Scripting Interpreter execution

T1546

Event Triggered Execution privilege escalation

CVE CVE-2014-4076

CVE CVE-2015-1701

CVE CVE-2015-2387

CVE CVE-2015-4902

CVE CVE-2017-0262

CVE CVE-2017-0263

CVE CVE-2022-38028

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5 Installation

T1110

Brute Force credential access

T1557

Adversary-in-the-Middle credential access

T1057

Process Discovery discovery

T1037

Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts persistence

T1098

Account Manipulation persistence

T1547

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution persistence

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6 Command & Control

T1005

Data from Local System collection

T1025

Data from Removable Media collection

T1039

Data from Network Shared Drive collection

T1074

Data Staged collection

T1114

Email Collection collection

T1119

Automated Collection collection

T1213

Data from Information Repositories collection

T1560

Archive Collected Data collection

T1001

Data Obfuscation command and control

T1071

Application Layer Protocol command and control

T1092

Communication Through Removable Media command and control

T1573

Encrypted Channel command and control

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7 Actions on Objectives

T1685

Disable or Modify Tools defense impairment

T1686

Disable or Modify System Firewall defense impairment

T1030

Data Transfer Size Limits exfiltration

T1048

Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol exfiltration

T1567

Exfiltration Over Web Service exfiltration

T1561

Disk Wipe impact

T1006

Direct Volume Access stealth

T1027

Obfuscated Files or Information stealth

T1027.009

Embedded Payloads stealth

T1078

Valid Accounts stealth

T1134

Access Token Manipulation stealth

T1140

Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information stealth

Stage risk: Critical High Medium None

Tools & Malware (40)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon CHOPSTICK Cobalt Cobalt Strike Cobalt Strike BEACON Crisis Forfiles Global Google Drive Group Policy Hook Interception JHUHUGIT Koadic LAMEHUG MSBuild Mimikatz Payload Payload PicassoLoader PowerShell Process Hollowing Rootkit RoundCube Rundll32 Sednit Sofacy Spear-phishing Trojan Web Shell Windows Command Shell Winrar inter netsh phishing route rundll32.exe systemd

Indicators of Compromise (39)

Domain

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log nkek.gov.ua config.xml 1GreenAM.jpg TrojanDropper.FrostyNeighbor TrojanDownloader.FrostyNeighbor +2 more

Email Address

threatintel@eset.com

Filename

ViberPC.reg ViberPC.lnk EdgeSystemConfig.dll cmd.exe rundll32.exe explorer.exe ntdsutil.exe cipher.exe +7 more

SHA-1 Hash

E15ABEE1CFDE8BE7D87C7C0B510450BAD6BC0906 43E30BE82D82B24A6496F6943ECB6877E83F88AB 4F2C1856325372B9B7769D00141DBC1A23BDDD14 D89E5524E49199B1C3B66C524E7A63C3F0A0C199 27FA11F6A1D653779974B6FB54DE4AF47F211232 7E537D8E91668580A482BD77A5A4CABA26D6BDAC FA6882672AD3654800987613310D7C3FBADE027E 3FA7D1B13542F1A9EB054111F9B69C250AF68643 +5 more

ATT&CK Tactic Coverage

Reconnaissance Resource Development Initial Access Execution Persistence Privilege Escalation Defense Evasion Credential Access Discovery Lateral Movement Collection Command & Control Exfiltration Impact

Recommended Mitigations

35 MITRE ATT&CK mitigations cover detected techniques

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Reconnaissance (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Weaponization (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Delivery (14)

M1016 Vulnerability Scanning M1017 User Training M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1026 Privileged Account Management M1030 Network Segmentation +9 more

Exploitation (10)

M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1026 Privileged Account Management M1033 Limit Software Installation M1038 Execution Prevention M1040 Behavior Prevention on Endpoint +5 more

Installation (15)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1024 Restrict Registry Permissions M1026 Privileged Account Management +10 more

Command & Control (14)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1020 SSL/TLS Inspection M1028 Operating System Configuration M1029 Remote Data Storage +9 more

Actions on Objectives (22)

M1013 Application Developer Guidance M1015 Active Directory Configuration M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content +17 more

Detection Coverage

40 strategies

7/7 stages covered

Reconnaissance (2)

DET0830 Detection of Active Scanning DET0841 Detection of Gather Victim Identity Info...

Weaponization (3)

DET0876 Detection of Compromise Accounts DET0885 Detection of Compromise Infrastructure DET0895 Detection of Acquire Infrastructure

Delivery (3)

DET0070 Detection Strategy for Phishing across p... DET0080 Exploit Public-Facing Application – mult... DET0176 Drive-by Compromise — Behavior-based, Mu...

Exploitation (2)

DET0010 Behavioral Detection of Event Triggered... DET0516 Behavioral Detection of Command and Scri...

Installation (6)

DET0034 Detection of Adversarial Process Discove... DET0096 Account Manipulation Behavior Chain Dete... DET0112 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts Det... DET0274 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution Detect... DET0296 Detect Adversary-in-the-Middle via Netwo... +1 more

Command & Control (12)

DET0014 Detection of Data Staging Prior to Exfil... DET0053 Detect Obfuscated C2 via Network Traffic... DET0090 Cross-host C2 via Removable Media Relay DET0186 Automated File and API Collection Detect... DET0273 Detection Strategy for Encrypted Channel... +7 more

Actions on Objectives (12)

DET0131 Behavioral Detection Strategy for Exfilt... DET0137 Detection Strategy for Disk Wipe via Dir... DET0145 Detection of Disabled or Modified System... DET0213 Detection Strategy for Data Transfer Siz... DET0214 Detection Strategy for Embedded Payloads +7 more

Diamond Model of Intrusion

Adversary · Capability · Infrastructure · Victim

Completeness

4/4

Adversary

Confidence

60%

FrostyNeighbor

Type: Unknown Active

Ghostwriter UNC1151 TA445 PUSHCHA Storm-0257 +2 more

Infrastructure 10 IOC(s)

50%

Domain

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log nkek.gov.ua config.xml +5

Artifacts (29)

threatintel@eset.com ViberPC.reg ViberPC.lnk EdgeSystemConfig.dll cmd.exe rundll32.exe +23

Capability

50%

40 technique(s) 40 tool(s)/malware 7 CVE(s)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon CHOPSTICK Cobalt Cobalt Strike Cobalt Strike BEACON Crisis +32

collection

T1005 T1025 T1039 T1074 +4

command and control

T1001 T1071 T1092 T1573

credential access

T1110 T1557

defense impairment

T1685 T1686

Victim

70%

Targeted Sectors

government defense healthcare manufacturing communications pharmaceutical non-profit telecommunications transportation financial-services education energy nuclear chemical hospitality aerospace think-tank

Targeted Countries

Lithuania Poland Ukraine BY UA PL RU CN US FR IR KZ IL IQ AZ KR

Diamond Model Meta-Features

Phase

Actions on Objectives

Result

Active

Direction

Adversary → Infrastructure → Victim

Methodology

Unknown

Adversary → Capability

Adversary → Infrastructure

Capability → Victim

Infrastructure → Victim

Diamond Model edges

Activity Threads Kill chain phase → Diamond Model event mapping

1 Reconnaissance

Capability (Techniques)

T1589 T1595

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon

Infrastructure

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log

2 Weaponization

Capability (Techniques)

T1583 T1584 T1586

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon

Infrastructure

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log

3 Delivery

Capability (Techniques)

T1189 T1190 T1566

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon

Infrastructure

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log

4 Exploitation

Capability (Techniques)

T1059 T1546

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon

Infrastructure

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log

5 Installation

Capability (Techniques)

T1110 T1557 T1057 T1037 T1098

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon

Infrastructure

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log

6 Command & Control

Capability (Techniques)

T1005 T1025 T1039 T1074 T1114

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon

Infrastructure

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log

7 Actions on Objectives

Capability (Techniques)

T1030 T1048 T1567 T1561

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Beacon

Infrastructure

attachment-storage-asset-static.needbinding.icu CobaltStrike.Beacon pi.log