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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CL-STA-0048 (threat actor)

Risk

100

Critical

43 techniques 47 tools/malware 11 vulnerabilities 39 IOCs 7/7 stages covered Deepest: Actions on Objectives

1 Reconnaissance

T1590

Gather Victim Network Information reconnaissance

T1592

Gather Victim Host Information reconnaissance

T1595.001

Scanning IP Blocks reconnaissance

T1595.002

Vulnerability Scanning reconnaissance

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2 Weaponization

T1583.001

Domains resource development

T1583.003

Virtual Private Server resource development

T1587.001

Malware resource development

T1608.001

Upload Malware resource development

T1608.002

Upload Tool resource development

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3 Delivery

T1189

Drive-by Compromise initial access

T1190

Exploit Public-Facing Application initial access

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4 Exploitation

T1053.005

Scheduled Task execution

T1059.001

PowerShell execution

T1059.003

Windows Command Shell execution

T1068

Exploitation for Privilege Escalation privilege escalation

CVE CVE-2017-9805

CVE CVE-2021-22205

CVE CVE-2024-27198

CVE CVE-2024-51378

CVE CVE-2024-51567

CVE CVE-2024-56145

CVE CVE-2024-9047

CVE CVE-2025-0282

CVE CVE-2025-0283

CVE CVE-2025-31324

CVE CVE-2026-0300

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5 Installation

T1003.001

LSASS Memory credential access

T1003.002

Security Account Manager credential access

T1049

System Network Connections Discovery discovery

T1087

Account Discovery discovery

T1087.001

Local Account discovery

T1087.002

Domain Account discovery

T1482

Domain Trust Discovery discovery

T1098.007

Additional Local or Domain Groups persistence

T1133

External Remote Services persistence

T1136.001

Local Account persistence

T1505.003

Web Shell persistence

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6 Command & Control

T1005

Data from Local System collection

T1008

Fallback Channels command and control

T1105

Ingress Tool Transfer command and control

T1132.001

Standard Encoding command and control

T1573.001

Symmetric Cryptography command and control

T1570

Lateral Tool Transfer lateral movement

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7 Actions on Objectives

T1027

Obfuscated Files or Information stealth

T1036.005

Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location stealth

T1078

Valid Accounts stealth

T1078.003

Local Accounts stealth

T1140

Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information stealth

T1202

Indirect Command Execution stealth

T1497

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion stealth

T1574.001

DLL stealth

T1620

Reflective Code Loading stealth

T1070.001

T1562.001

Stage risk: Critical High Medium None

Tools & Malware (47)

AdFind BRICKSTORM malware Backdoors Beacon BeaverTail BypassBoss CALENDAR Cobalt Cobalt Strike Cobalt Strike Expand GitHub Global GolangGhost Impacket Infostealer InvisibleFerret LOLBins (cmd.exe, wscript.exe) Leverage Mimikatz NET‑STAR malware Nexus PULSEPACK Payload Payload PlugX PowerShell PylangGhost RemCom SNOWLIGHT STOP STOWAWAY ShadowPad ShadowPad backdoor SuperShell TONESHELL ToneShell backdoor Unknown VShell Web Shell Web Shells Wevtutil WildFire XCSSET certutil npm packages phishing

Indicators of Compromise (39)

Domain

Ntds.dit mail.tttseo.com tailwind.config sentinelones.com tsconfig.json next.config Assembly.Load chrome-online.site +6 more

Filename

cmd.exe rar.exe net.exe wscript.exe log.dll AppLaunch.exe Acrobat.exe Acrobat.dll +5 more

MD5 Hash

bb167fc8cdca3b8c009dab3ec460be7c

IPv4 Address

95.179.135.133 154.58.204.15 212.81.47.217 103.30.76.206 43.247.135.106 154.201.68.57 188.43.33.252 43.247.135.53 +3 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

31 MITRE ATT&CK mitigations cover detected techniques

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Reconnaissance (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Weaponization (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Delivery (10)

M1016 Vulnerability Scanning M1017 User Training M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1026 Privileged Account Management M1030 Network Segmentation +5 more

Exploitation (12)

M1018 User Account Management M1019 Threat Intelligence Program M1026 Privileged Account Management M1028 Operating System Configuration M1038 Execution Prevention +7 more

Installation (14)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1025 Privileged Process Integrity M1026 Privileged Account Management +9 more

Command & Control (3)

M1031 Network Intrusion Prevention M1037 Filter Network Traffic M1057 Data Loss Prevention

Actions on Objectives (16)

M1013 Application Developer Guidance M1015 Active Directory Configuration M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions +11 more

Detection Coverage

41 strategies

7/7 stages covered

Reconnaissance (4)

DET0817 Detection of Scanning IP Blocks DET0826 Detection of Gather Victim Host Informat... DET0867 Detection of Vulnerability Scanning DET0869 Detection of Gather Victim Network Infor...

Weaponization (5)

DET0824 Detection of Upload Malware DET0834 Detection of Upload Tool DET0838 Detection of Virtual Private Server DET0872 Detection of Malware DET0892 Detection of Domains

Delivery (2)

DET0080 Exploit Public-Facing Application – mult... DET0176 Drive-by Compromise — Behavior-based, Mu...

Exploitation (4)

DET0202 Behavioral Detection of Windows Command... DET0441 Detection of Suspicious Scheduled Task C... DET0455 Abuse of PowerShell for Arbitrary Execut... DET0514 Detection Strategy for Exploitation for...

Installation (11)

DET0007 Detection of Domain Trust Discovery via... DET0085 Credential Dumping from SAM via Registry... DET0129 Domain Account Enumeration Across Platfo... DET0303 Local Account Enumeration Across Host Pl... DET0310 Suspicious Addition to Local or Domain G... +6 more

Command & Control (6)

DET0060 Detect Ingress Tool Transfers via Behavi... DET0124 Behavior-chain detection for T1132.001 D... DET0143 Detection Strategy for Encrypted Channel... DET0183 Detection Strategy for Lateral Tool Tran... DET0380 Detection of Local Data Collection Prior... +1 more

Actions on Objectives (9)

DET0046 Detection Strategy for T1497 Virtualizat... DET0200 Indirect Command Execution – Windows uti... DET0201 Detection Strategy for Hijack Execution... DET0275 Detect Adversary Deobfuscation or Decodi... DET0300 Detection Strategy for Reflective Code L... +4 more

Diamond Model of Intrusion

Adversary · Capability · Infrastructure · Victim

Completeness

4/4

Adversary

Confidence

60%

CL-STA-0048

Type: Unknown Active

CL STA 0048 Mustang Panda tracked as STAC6451 was published BRONZE PRESIDENT +9 more

Infrastructure 25 IOC(s)

50%

Domain

Ntds.dit mail.tttseo.com tailwind.config sentinelones.com tsconfig.json +9

IPv4 Address

95.179.135.133 154.58.204.15 212.81.47.217 103.30.76.206 43.247.135.106 +6

Artifacts (14)

cmd.exe rar.exe net.exe wscript.exe log.dll AppLaunch.exe +8

Capability

50%

43 technique(s) 47 tool(s)/malware 11 CVE(s)

AdFind BRICKSTORM malware Backdoors Beacon BeaverTail BypassBoss CALENDAR Cobalt +39

T1070.001 T1562.001

collection

T1005

command and control

T1008 T1105 T1132.001 T1573.001

credential access

T1003.001 T1003.002

Victim

70%

Targeted Sectors

government telecommunications financial-services defense information-technology critical-infrastructure aerospace education transportation retail healthcare manufacturing media maritime

Targeted Countries

CN IN BR AE US TW IR KP UA PK VN RO NL IT

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)

T1590 T1592 T1595.001 T1595.002

Capability (Malware)

AdFind BRICKSTORM malware Backdoors

Infrastructure

Ntds.dit mail.tttseo.com tailwind.config

2 Weaponization

Capability (Techniques)

T1583.001 T1583.003 T1587.001 T1608.001 T1608.002

Capability (Malware)

AdFind BRICKSTORM malware Backdoors

Infrastructure

Ntds.dit mail.tttseo.com tailwind.config

3 Delivery

Capability (Techniques)

T1189 T1190

Capability (Malware)

AdFind BRICKSTORM malware Backdoors

Infrastructure

Ntds.dit mail.tttseo.com tailwind.config

4 Exploitation

Capability (Techniques)

T1053.005 T1059.001 T1059.003 T1068

Capability (Malware)

AdFind BRICKSTORM malware Backdoors

Infrastructure

Ntds.dit mail.tttseo.com tailwind.config

5 Installation

Capability (Techniques)

T1003.001 T1003.002 T1049 T1087 T1087.001

Capability (Malware)

AdFind BRICKSTORM malware Backdoors

Infrastructure

Ntds.dit mail.tttseo.com tailwind.config

6 Command & Control

Capability (Techniques)

T1005 T1008 T1105 T1132.001 T1573.001

Capability (Malware)

AdFind BRICKSTORM malware Backdoors

Infrastructure

Ntds.dit mail.tttseo.com tailwind.config