Kill Chain & Diamond Model Analysis

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Winnti Group (threat actor)

Risk

100

Critical

43 techniques 52 tools/malware 11 vulnerabilities 40 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

T1583.001

Domains resource development

T1586

Compromise Accounts resource development

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3 Delivery

T1190

Exploit Public-Facing Application initial access

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4 Exploitation

T1059

Command and Scripting Interpreter execution

T1106

Native API execution

T1129

Shared Modules execution

T1546

Event Triggered Execution 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

T1110

Brute Force credential access

T1555

Credentials from Password Stores credential access

T1016

System Network Configuration Discovery discovery

T1057

Process Discovery discovery

T1083

File and Directory Discovery discovery

T1087

Account 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

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6 Command & Control

T1005

Data from Local System collection

T1074

Data Staged 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

T1105

Ingress Tool Transfer command and control

T1568

Dynamic Resolution command and control

T1573

Encrypted Channel command and control

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7 Actions on Objectives

T1484

Domain or Tenant Policy Modification defense impairment

T1553.002

Code Signing defense impairment

T1685

Disable or Modify Tools defense impairment

T1030

Data Transfer Size Limits exfiltration

T1041

Exfiltration Over C2 Channel exfiltration

T1048

Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol exfiltration

T1567

Exfiltration Over Web Service exfiltration

T1486

Data Encrypted for Impact impact

T1014

Rootkit stealth

T1134

Access Token Manipulation stealth

T1140

Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information stealth

T1197

BITS Jobs stealth

T1480

Execution Guardrails stealth

Stage risk: Critical High Medium None

Tools & Malware (52)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash Akira AppleJeus BARIUM Backdoors Beacon BlackByte Carbanak Cobalt Cobalt Strike Confucius Custom malware DEADEYE DUSTPAN DUSTTRAP Dark DarkHotel Double Dragon Global Group Policy HIGHNOON KEYPLUG Kimsuky MESSAGETAP Mimikatz MuddyWater Naikon Payload Payload PipeMon PlugX PowerShell Rootkit Rundll32 ShadowPad Sofacy SolarWinds Spyder Void Web Shell Webshells Wicked Windows Command Shell Winnti Winnti for Windows Winnti malware ZxShell certutil phishing shadowhammer

Indicators of Compromise (40)

Domain

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php lab52.io LOWKEY.PASSIVE TEMP.Hex YSoSerial.NET money.The +15 more

Email Address

ics-cert@kaspersky.com rocke@live.cn

Filename

makecab.exe cmd.exe rundll32.exe svchost.exe iexplore.exe w3wp.exe conn.exe certutil.exe +3 more

SHA-256 Hash

2af96606c285542cb970d50d4740233d2cddf3e0fe165d1989afa29636ea11db C2df9f77b7c823543a0528a28de3ca7acb2b1d587789abfe40f799282c279f7d

IPv4 Address

139.180.141.227 202.70.66.146

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

34 MITRE ATT&CK mitigations cover detected techniques

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Reconnaissance (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Weaponization (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Delivery (8)

M1016 Vulnerability Scanning M1026 Privileged Account Management M1030 Network Segmentation M1035 Limit Access to Resource Over Network M1037 Filter Network Traffic +3 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 (16)

M1018 User Account Management M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1024 Restrict Registry Permissions M1026 Privileged Account Management M1027 Password Policies +11 more

Command & Control (13)

M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1020 SSL/TLS Inspection M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1029 Remote Data Storage +8 more

Actions on Objectives (17)

M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1024 Restrict Registry Permissions M1026 Privileged Account Management +12 more

Detection Coverage

43 strategies

7/7 stages covered

Reconnaissance (1)

DET0830 Detection of Active Scanning

Weaponization (3)

DET0876 Detection of Compromise Accounts DET0892 Detection of Domains DET0895 Detection of Acquire Infrastructure

Delivery (1)

DET0080 Exploit Public-Facing Application – mult...

Exploitation (4)

DET0010 Behavioral Detection of Event Triggered... DET0018 Behavior-chain, platform-aware detection... DET0516 Behavioral Detection of Command and Scri... DET0529 Behavioral Detection of Native API Invoc...

Installation (11)

DET0034 Detection of Adversarial Process Discove... DET0096 Account Manipulation Behavior Chain Dete... DET0112 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts Det... DET0195 Behavioral Detection of System Network C... DET0274 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution Detect... +6 more

Command & Control (10)

DET0014 Detection of Data Staging Prior to Exfil... DET0039 Detection Strategy for Dynamic Resolutio... DET0053 Detect Obfuscated C2 via Network Traffic... DET0060 Detect Ingress Tool Transfers via Behavi... DET0186 Automated File and API Collection Detect... +5 more

Actions on Objectives (13)

DET0098 Detect abuse of Windows BITS Jobs for do... DET0131 Behavioral Detection Strategy for Exfilt... DET0213 Detection Strategy for Data Transfer Siz... DET0215 Detection of Multi-Platform File Encrypt... DET0230 Detect Suspicious or Malicious Code Sign... +8 more

Diamond Model of Intrusion

Adversary · Capability · Infrastructure · Victim

Completeness

4/4

Adversary

Confidence

90%

Winnti Group

Type: Unknown Active

Blackfly Wicked Panda APT41 Winnti Umbrella BARIUM +47 more

Infrastructure 25 IOC(s)

50%

Domain

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php lab52.io LOWKEY.PASSIVE +18

IPv4 Address

139.180.141.227 202.70.66.146

Artifacts (15)

ics-cert@kaspersky.com rocke@live.cn makecab.exe cmd.exe rundll32.exe svchost.exe +9

Capability

56%

43 technique(s) 52 tool(s)/malware 11 CVE(s)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash Akira AppleJeus BARIUM Backdoors Beacon +44

collection

T1005 T1074 T1119 T1213 +1

command and control

T1001 T1071 T1105 T1568 +1

credential access

T1110 T1555

defense impairment

T1484 T1553.002 T1685

Victim

70%

Targeted Sectors

healthcare manufacturing critical infrastructure technology media gaming government financial-services telecommunications defense education pharmaceutical energy non-profit aerospace critical-infrastructure aviation transportation hospitality retail information-technology chemical mining think-tank utilities oil-gas construction maritime legal-services nuclear entertainment

Targeted Countries

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

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)

T1595

Capability (Malware)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash

Infrastructure

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php

2 Weaponization

Capability (Techniques)

T1583 T1583.001 T1586

Capability (Malware)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash

Infrastructure

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php

3 Delivery

Capability (Techniques)

T1190

Capability (Malware)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash

Infrastructure

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php

4 Exploitation

Capability (Techniques)

T1059 T1106 T1129 T1546

Capability (Malware)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash

Infrastructure

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php

5 Installation

Capability (Techniques)

T1110 T1555 T1016 T1057 T1083

Capability (Malware)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash

Infrastructure

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php

6 Command & Control

Capability (Techniques)

T1005 T1074 T1119 T1213 T1560

Capability (Malware)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash

Infrastructure

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php

7 Actions on Objectives

Capability (Techniques)

T1030 T1041 T1048 T1567 T1486

Capability (Malware)

ACEHASH APT38 AceHash

Infrastructure

fishmaster.pdb vt.livehost.com updcheck.php