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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MORH4x (threat actor)

Risk

Critical

52 techniques 45 tools/malware 1 vulnerabilities 39 IOCs 7/7 stages covered Deepest: Actions on Objectives

1 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

T1650

Acquire Access resource development

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3 Delivery

T1566

Phishing initial access

T1566.001

Spearphishing Attachment initial access

T1659

Content Injection initial access

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4 Exploitation

T1059

Command and Scripting Interpreter execution

T1204

User Execution execution

T1609

Container Administration Command execution

T1651

Cloud Administration Command execution

T1068

Exploitation for Privilege Escalation privilege escalation

T1548

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism privilege escalation

CVE CVE-2015-1701

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5 Installation

T1110

Brute Force credential access

T1111

Multi-Factor Authentication Interception credential access

T1555

Credentials from Password Stores credential access

T1557

Adversary-in-the-Middle credential access

T1010

Application Window Discovery discovery

T1018

Remote System Discovery discovery

T1046

Network Service Discovery discovery

T1087

Account Discovery discovery

T1217

Browser Information Discovery discovery

T1526

Cloud Service Discovery discovery

T1538

Cloud Service Dashboard discovery

T1580

Cloud Infrastructure Discovery discovery

T1613

Container and Resource Discovery discovery

T1619

Cloud Storage Object Discovery discovery

T1037

Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts persistence

T1098

Account Manipulation persistence

T1136

Create Account persistence

T1543

Create or Modify System Process persistence

T1547

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution persistence

T1554

Compromise Host Software Binary persistence

T1671

Cloud Application Integration persistence

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6 Command & Control

T1115

Clipboard Data collection

T1119

Automated Collection collection

T1123

Audio Capture collection

T1185

Browser Session Hijacking collection

T1560

Archive Collected Data collection

T1071

Application Layer Protocol command and control

T1092

Communication Through Removable Media command and control

T1021

Remote Services lateral movement

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7 Actions on Objectives

T1020

Automated Exfiltration exfiltration

T1499

Endpoint Denial of Service impact

T1531

Account Access Removal impact

T1027

Obfuscated Files or Information stealth

T1036

Masquerading stealth

T1134

Access Token Manipulation stealth

T1197

BITS Jobs stealth

T1612

Build Image on Host stealth

T1031

Stage risk: Critical High Medium None

Tools & Malware (45)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap Cobalt DEADEYE Dark DarkHotel ELMER GitHub Global Group Policy Havex RAT Hook IRONHALO Interception InvisibleFerret Jackal Leverage Lynx MailSniper Matrix Naikon Nitro Poseidon PowerShell Predator Remote access tools STOP Samurai SentinelOne Shamoon Singularity Spear-phishing TeamSpy Trojan Tsunami Turla VICEROY Void Windows Command Shell gcman inter netsh phishing systemd

Indicators of Compromise (39)

Domain

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad TEMP.Avengers TEMP.Hippo TEMP.Zhenbao TEMP.Beanie sitecustomize.py +11 more

Filename

u202Excod.scr rcs.docx svchost.exe sc.exe spoolsv.exe user32.dll mpnotify.exe consent.exe +12 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

30 MITRE ATT&CK mitigations cover detected techniques

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Reconnaissance (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Weaponization (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Delivery (8)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1031 Network Intrusion Prevention M1041 Encrypt Sensitive Information +3 more

Exploitation (20)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1019 Threat Intelligence Program M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions +15 more

Installation (21)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1024 Restrict Registry Permissions M1026 Privileged Account Management +16 more

Command & Control (12)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1027 Password Policies M1028 Operating System Configuration M1029 Remote Data Storage +7 more

Actions on Objectives (13)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1026 Privileged Account Management M1028 Operating System Configuration +8 more

Detection Coverage

51 strategies

7/7 stages covered

Reconnaissance (1)

DET0830 Detection of Active Scanning

Weaponization (4)

DET0876 Detection of Compromise Accounts DET0884 Detection of Acquire Access DET0885 Detection of Compromise Infrastructure DET0895 Detection of Acquire Infrastructure

Delivery (3)

DET0070 Detection Strategy for Phishing across p... DET0236 Detection Strategy for Spearphishing Att... DET0349 Detection Strategy for Content Injection

Exploitation (6)

DET0065 Detection Strategy for Container Adminis... DET0345 Detection Strategy for Abuse Elevation C... DET0478 User Execution – multi-surface behavior... DET0514 Detection Strategy for Exploitation for... DET0516 Behavioral Detection of Command and Scri... +1 more

Installation (21)

DET0013 Detection of Local Browser Artifact Acce... DET0096 Account Manipulation Behavior Chain Dete... DET0097 Detection of Application Window Enumerat... DET0112 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts Det... DET0169 Detection Strategy for Cloud Infrastruct... +16 more

Command & Control (8)

DET0090 Cross-host C2 via Removable Media Relay DET0186 Automated File and API Collection Detect... DET0221 Behavioral Detection Strategy for T1123... DET0269 Behavioral Detection Strategy for Remote... DET0341 Clipboard Data Access with Anomalous Con... +3 more

Actions on Objectives (8)

DET0098 Detect abuse of Windows BITS Jobs for do... DET0120 Account Access Removal via Multi-Platfor... DET0127 Behavioral Detection of Masquerading Acr... DET0208 Endpoint Resource Saturation and Crash P... DET0283 Behavior-chain detection for T1134 Acces... +3 more

Diamond Model of Intrusion

Adversary · Capability · Infrastructure · Victim

Completeness

4/4

Adversary

Confidence

60%

MORH4x

Type: Unknown Active

APT28 Pawn Storm Fancy Bear ArechClient2 tracked as +28 more

Infrastructure 19 IOC(s)

50%

Domain

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad TEMP.Avengers TEMP.Hippo +14

Artifacts (20)

u202Excod.scr rcs.docx svchost.exe sc.exe spoolsv.exe user32.dll +14

Capability

50%

52 technique(s) 45 tool(s)/malware 1 CVE(s)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap Cobalt DEADEYE Dark DarkHotel ELMER +37

T1031

collection

T1115 T1119 T1123 T1185 +1

command and control

T1071 T1092

credential access

T1110 T1111 T1555 T1557

Victim

70%

Targeted Sectors

government defense financial-services non-profit media energy telecommunications aerospace manufacturing information-technology education maritime think-tank healthcare pharmaceutical chemical mining hospitality legal-services nuclear entertainment

Targeted Countries

US CN GB IN JP DE KR IR RU SA TW FR CA IL TR AU KZ PK VN UA PL AE SG NL BR ES IQ BY IT SY MX RO KP EG AZ

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)

T1595

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap

Infrastructure

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad

2 Weaponization

Capability (Techniques)

T1583 T1584 T1586 T1650

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap

Infrastructure

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad

3 Delivery

Capability (Techniques)

T1566 T1566.001 T1659

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap

Infrastructure

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad

4 Exploitation

Capability (Techniques)

T1059 T1204 T1609 T1651 T1068

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap

Infrastructure

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad

5 Installation

Capability (Techniques)

T1110 T1111 T1555 T1557 T1010

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap

Infrastructure

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad

6 Command & Control

Capability (Techniques)

T1115 T1119 T1123 T1185 T1560

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap

Infrastructure

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad

7 Actions on Objectives

Capability (Techniques)

T1020 T1499 T1531

Capability (Malware)

AppDomainManager BITS Buhtrap

Infrastructure

privileges.Trust TEMP.Veles Cyber.Anarchy.Squad