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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APT41 (threat actor)

Risk

100

Critical

110 techniques 82 tools/malware 11 vulnerabilities 40 IOCs 7/7 stages covered Deepest: Actions on Objectives

1 Reconnaissance

T1593

Search Open Websites/Domains reconnaissance

T1594

Search Victim-Owned Websites reconnaissance

T1595.002

Vulnerability Scanning reconnaissance

T1595.003

Wordlist Scanning reconnaissance

T1596

Search Open Technical Databases reconnaissance

T1596.005

Scan Databases reconnaissance

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2 Weaponization

T1583

Acquire Infrastructure resource development

T1586

Compromise Accounts resource development

T1588

Obtain Capabilities resource development

T1588.002

Tool resource development

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3 Delivery

T1190

Exploit Public-Facing Application initial access

T1195.002

Compromise Software Supply Chain initial access

T1566.001

Spearphishing Attachment initial access

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4 Exploitation

T1047

Windows Management Instrumentation execution

T1053.005

Scheduled Task execution

T1059.001

PowerShell execution

T1059.003

Windows Command Shell execution

T1059.004

Unix Shell execution

T1203

Exploitation for Client Execution execution

T1569

System Services execution

T1569.002

Service Execution execution

T1546.008

Accessibility Features privilege escalation

CVE CVE-2012-0158

CVE CVE-2015-1641

CVE CVE-2017-0199

CVE CVE-2017-11882

CVE CVE-2019-19781

CVE CVE-2019-19871

CVE CVE-2019-3396

CVE CVE-2020-10189

CVE CVE-2021-26855

CVE CVE-2021-44207

CVE CVE-2021-44228

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5 Installation

T1003.001

LSASS Memory credential access

T1003.002

Security Account Manager credential access

T1003.003

NTDS credential access

T1110

Brute Force credential access

T1555

Credentials from Password Stores credential access

T1555.003

Credentials from Web Browsers credential access

T1012

Query Registry discovery

T1016

System Network Configuration Discovery discovery

T1018

Remote System Discovery discovery

T1033

System Owner/User Discovery discovery

T1046

Network Service Discovery discovery

T1049

System Network Connections Discovery discovery

T1069

Permission Groups Discovery discovery

T1082

System Information Discovery discovery

T1083

File and Directory Discovery discovery

T1087

Account Discovery discovery

T1087.001

Local Account discovery

T1087.002

Domain Account discovery

T1135

Network Share Discovery discovery

T1037

Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts persistence

T1098

Account Manipulation persistence

T1098.007

Additional Local or Domain Groups persistence

T1133

External Remote Services persistence

T1136.001

Local Account persistence

T1505

Server Software Component persistence

T1543

Create or Modify System Process persistence

T1543.003

Windows Service persistence

T1547.001

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder persistence

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6 Command & Control

T1005

Data from Local System collection

T1056.001

Keylogging collection

T1074

Data Staged collection

T1119

Automated Collection collection

T1213

Data from Information Repositories collection

T1213.003

Code Repositories collection

T1560

Archive Collected Data collection

T1560.001

Archive via Utility collection

T1008

Fallback Channels command and control

T1071

Application Layer Protocol command and control

T1071.001

Web Protocols command and control

T1071.002

File Transfer Protocols command and control

T1071.004

DNS command and control

T1090

Proxy command and control

T1102

Web Service command and control

T1102.001

Dead Drop Resolver command and control

T1104

Multi-Stage Channels command and control

T1105

Ingress Tool Transfer command and control

T1568.002

Domain Generation Algorithms command and control

T1573

Encrypted Channel command and control

T1021.001

Remote Desktop Protocol lateral movement

T1021.002

SMB/Windows Admin Shares lateral movement

T1550.002

Pass the Hash lateral movement

T1570

Lateral Tool Transfer lateral movement

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7 Actions on Objectives

T1112

Modify Registry defense impairment

T1484.001

Group Policy Modification defense impairment

T1553

Subvert Trust Controls defense impairment

T1553.002

Code Signing defense impairment

T1599

Network Boundary Bridging defense impairment

T1685

Disable or Modify Tools defense impairment

T1685.005

Clear Windows Event Logs defense impairment

T1030

Data Transfer Size Limits exfiltration

T1041

Exfiltration Over C2 Channel exfiltration

T1567

Exfiltration Over Web Service exfiltration

T1486

Data Encrypted for Impact impact

T1496.001

Compute Hijacking impact

T1014

Rootkit stealth

T1027

Obfuscated Files or Information stealth

T1027.002

Software Packing stealth

T1036

Masquerading stealth

T1036.004

Masquerade Task or Service stealth

T1036.005

Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location stealth

T1055

Process Injection stealth

T1070

Indicator Removal stealth

T1070.003

Clear Command History stealth

T1070.004

File Deletion stealth

T1078

Valid Accounts stealth

T1134

Access Token Manipulation stealth

T1197

BITS Jobs stealth

T1218.001

Compiled HTML File stealth

T1218.011

Rundll32 stealth

T1480.001

Environmental Keying stealth

T1542

Pre-OS Boot stealth

T1542.003

Bootkit stealth

T1574

Hijack Execution Flow stealth

T1574.001

DLL stealth

T1574.006

Dynamic Linker Hijacking stealth

T1684.001

Impersonation stealth

T1086

T1544

Stage risk: Critical High Medium None

Tools & Malware (82)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS BLACKCOFFEE Backdoors BadPotato Beacon China Chopper Cobalt Cobalt Strike Cobalt Strike Cobalt Strike - S0154 Cobalt Strike BEACON DEADEYE DUSTPAN DUSTTRAP Derusbi Device code phishing Double Dragon FOFA GEARSHIFT Global Group Policy HIGHNOON HOTCHAI JUMPALL KEYPLUG LATELUNCH LIFEBOAT LOWKEY Leverage LightSpy MESSAGETAP MOPSLED Malicious files Mimikatz PACMAN PHOTO POISONPLUG POTROAST Payload Payload PlugX PowerShell PowerSploit ROCKBOOT Rootkit Rundll32 SAGEHIRE SOGU STOP SWEETCANDLE Scheduled Tasks SentinelOne ShadowPad Spear-phishing TERA TIDYELF WIDETONE WINTERLOVE Web Shell Web Shells Wicked Windows Command Shell Winnti Winnti Linux Winnti Rootkit Winnti Rootkit malware Winnti for Linux XDOOR XMRIG ZxShell certutil crackshot gh0st RAT netstat njRAT phishing procdump schtasks sqlmap whoami

Indicators of Compromise (40)

Domain

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov 4Operational.evtx mwt.evtx dns.txt web.config mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers.dev +10 more

Filename

procdump64.exe COMSysUpdate.exe dns.exe taskhosts.exe vmserver.exe SecurityHealthSystray.dll cmd.exe rundll32.exe +9 more

SHA-1 Hash

8c93083440cd9ce5fe4cf58c3348bd85bdf07f6c

IPv4 Address

45.142.214.242 185.250.150.22 45.144.31.31 45.142.212.47

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

43 MITRE ATT&CK mitigations cover detected techniques

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Reconnaissance (4)

M1013 Application Developer Guidance M1042 Disable or Remove Feature or Program M1047 Audit M1056 Pre-compromise

Weaponization (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Delivery (15)

M1016 Vulnerability Scanning M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1026 Privileged Account Management +10 more

Exploitation (14)

M1018 User Account Management M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1026 Privileged Account Management M1028 Operating System Configuration M1035 Limit Access to Resource Over Network +9 more

Installation (24)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1024 Restrict Registry Permissions +19 more

Command & Control (21)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1020 SSL/TLS Inspection M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1026 Privileged Account Management +16 more

Actions on Objectives (35)

M1013 Application Developer Guidance M1015 Active Directory Configuration M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1019 Threat Intelligence Program +30 more

Detection Coverage

108 strategies

7/7 stages covered

Reconnaissance (6)

DET0810 Detection of Search Victim-Owned Website... DET0856 Detection of Search Open Websites/Domain... DET0858 Detection of Scan Databases DET0860 Detection of Search Open Technical Datab... DET0867 Detection of Vulnerability Scanning +1 more

Weaponization (4)

DET0850 Detection of Obtain Capabilities DET0852 Detection of Tool DET0876 Detection of Compromise Accounts DET0895 Detection of Acquire Infrastructure

Delivery (3)

DET0080 Exploit Public-Facing Application – mult... DET0236 Detection Strategy for Spearphishing Att... DET0309 Compromised software/update chain (insta...

Exploitation (9)

DET0033 Detection Strategy for Accessibility Fea... DET0202 Behavioral Detection of Windows Command... DET0279 Detection Strategy for System Services a... DET0287 Exploitation for Client Execution – cros... DET0364 Behavioral Detection Strategy for WMI Ex... +4 more

Installation (28)

DET0037 Detect Suspicious Access to Browser Cred... DET0085 Credential Dumping from SAM via Registry... DET0093 Behavioral Detection of User Discovery v... DET0096 Account Manipulation Behavior Chain Dete... DET0112 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts Det... +23 more

Command & Control (24)

DET0014 Detection of Data Staging Prior to Exfil... DET0027 Detection of Web Protocol-Based C2 Over... DET0058 Detection Strategy for Web Service: Dead... DET0060 Detect Ingress Tool Transfers via Behavi... DET0089 Behavioral Detection of Keylogging Activ... +19 more

Actions on Objectives (34)

DET0006 Detection Strategy for Network Boundary... DET0023 Obfuscated Binary Unpacking Detection vi... DET0098 Detect abuse of Windows BITS Jobs for do... DET0117 Detection of Masqueraded Tasks or Servic... DET0127 Behavioral Detection of Masquerading Acr... +29 more

Diamond Model of Intrusion

Adversary · Capability · Infrastructure · Victim

Completeness

4/4

Adversary

Confidence

90%

APT41

Type: Unknown Active

Wicked Panda Brass Typhoon BARIUM G0096 TA415 +22 more

Infrastructure 22 IOC(s)

50%

Domain

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov 4Operational.evtx mwt.evtx +13

IPv4 Address

45.142.214.242 185.250.150.22 45.144.31.31 45.142.212.47

Artifacts (18)

procdump64.exe COMSysUpdate.exe dns.exe taskhosts.exe vmserver.exe SecurityHealthSystray.dll +12

Capability

80%

110 technique(s) 82 tool(s)/malware 11 CVE(s)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS BLACKCOFFEE Backdoors BadPotato Beacon China Chopper +74

T1086 T1544

collection

T1005 T1056.001 T1074 T1119 +4

command and control

T1008 T1071 T1071.001 T1071.002 +8

credential access

T1003.001 T1003.002 T1003.003 T1110 +2

Victim

70%

Targeted Sectors

education energy financial-services healthcare government media pharmaceutical retail telecommunications technology gaming transportation maritime aviation defense utilities hospitality manufacturing information-technology mining critical infrastructure

Targeted Countries

CN US IN TW VN GB

Diamond Model Meta-Features

Phase

Actions on Objectives

Result

Active

Direction

Adversary → Infrastructure → Victim

Methodology

Unknown

Resources

government

Adversary → Capability

Adversary → Infrastructure

Capability → Victim

Infrastructure → Victim

Diamond Model edges

Activity Threads Kill chain phase → Diamond Model event mapping

1 Reconnaissance

Capability (Techniques)

T1593 T1594 T1595.002 T1595.003 T1596

Capability (Malware)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS

Infrastructure

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov

2 Weaponization

Capability (Techniques)

T1583 T1586 T1588 T1588.002

Capability (Malware)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS

Infrastructure

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov

3 Delivery

Capability (Techniques)

T1190 T1195.002 T1566.001

Capability (Malware)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS

Infrastructure

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov

4 Exploitation

Capability (Techniques)

T1047 T1053.005 T1059.001 T1059.003 T1059.004

Capability (Malware)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS

Infrastructure

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov

5 Installation

Capability (Techniques)

T1003.001 T1003.002 T1003.003 T1110 T1555

Capability (Malware)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS

Infrastructure

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov

6 Command & Control

Capability (Techniques)

T1005 T1056.001 T1074 T1119 T1213

Capability (Malware)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS

Infrastructure

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov

7 Actions on Objectives

Capability (Techniques)

T1030 T1041 T1567 T1486 T1496.001

Capability (Malware)

ASPXSpy BARIUM BITS

Infrastructure

mute-pond-371d.zalocdn.workers ntds.dit HHS.gov