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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APT-C-01 (threat actor)

Risk

Critical

40 techniques 73 tools/malware 14 vulnerabilities 40 IOCs 6/7 stages covered Deepest: Actions on Objectives

1 Reconnaissance

No data

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2 Weaponization

T1583.001

Domains resource development

T1583.006

Web Services resource development

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3 Delivery

T1190

Exploit Public-Facing Application initial access

T1195

Supply Chain Compromise initial access

T1195.002

Compromise Software Supply Chain initial access

T1199

Trusted Relationship initial access

T1566

Phishing initial access

T1566.001

Spearphishing Attachment initial access

T1566.002

Spearphishing Link initial access

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4 Exploitation

T1053.005

Scheduled Task execution

T1059.001

PowerShell execution

T1059.003

Windows Command Shell execution

T1569.002

Service Execution execution

CVE CVE-2019-1652

CVE CVE-2019-1653

CVE CVE-2019-19781

CVE CVE-2020-10189

CVE CVE-2021-26855

CVE CVE-2021-44207

CVE CVE-2021-44228

CVE CVE-2023-21554

CVE CVE-2026-20253

CVE CVE-2026-3055

CVE CVE-2026-31431

CVE CVE-2026-41940

CVE CVE-2026-42945

CVE CVE-2026-4368

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5 Installation

T1003

OS Credential Dumping credential access

T1003.003

NTDS credential access

T1040

Network Sniffing credential access

T1087

Account Discovery discovery

T1505.003

Web Shell persistence

T1543.003

Windows Service persistence

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6 Command & Control

T1560.001

Archive via Utility collection

T1071.001

Web Protocols command and control

T1071.004

DNS command and control

T1090

Proxy command and control

T1105

Ingress Tool Transfer command and control

T1219

Remote Access Tools command and control

T1573

Encrypted Channel command and control

T1021

Remote Services lateral movement

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7 Actions on Objectives

T1041

Exfiltration Over C2 Channel exfiltration

T1567

Exfiltration Over Web Service exfiltration

T1567.002

Exfiltration to Cloud Storage exfiltration

T1486

Data Encrypted for Impact impact

T1014

Rootkit stealth

T1027.013

Encrypted/Encoded File stealth

T1036.005

Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location stealth

T1070.004

File Deletion stealth

T1078

Valid Accounts stealth

T1218

System Binary Proxy Execution stealth

T1574.001

DLL stealth

T1574.002

T1656

Stage risk: Critical High Medium None

Tools & Malware (73)

8.t exploit document builder ALFA TEaM Shell APT38 Akira AntSword AppleJeus BARIUM Backdoors Beacon BlackByte CVE-2012-0158 CVE-2014-6352 CVE-2017-8759 Carbanak China Chopper / Ckife Webshells Cobalt Cobalt Strike Confucius Custom Malware Custom backdoors Custom malware DROPSHOT DUSTPAN DUSTTRAP Dark GCat GitHub Global GreyEngergy Mini as their 1st-stage implant Guard Hafnium Kanbox RAT Kimsuky LNK files LazyCat MAILCREEP MEDUSA MacDownloader Machete Medusa MimiKatz Mimikatz MuddyWater Naikon Nexus OilRig OlympicDestroyer PINEGROVE Payload Payload PlugX Poison Ivy PowerShell PowerShell scripts SHAPESHIFT SHEETCREEP ShadowPad SideWinder Spear-phishing Spear-phishing emails TURNEDUP Turla Void Web Shell Web Shells Winnti Winnti Rootkit malware ZxShell certutil malicious HTA files phishing reGeorge sqlmap

Indicators of Compromise (40)

Domain

dns.txt TEMP.Veles elf.symtab pe.sections auth.json www.digicert.com www.eloples.com p.txt +15 more

Filename

Documents.zip certutil.exe powershell.exe COMSysUpdate.exe Document.zip w3wp.exe dbgeng.dll sqluldr.exe +5 more

MD5 Hash

12669c29e00057abf20c73a434eb3dd2

SHA-1 Hash

a38eab1ac01201b651b2efdebc78e994402976f1

SHA-256 Hash

889b4b1e13b66aff349282eae3999783f5542f961b433a7d4653c5281e7f4d3e

IPv4 Address

152.89.244.185

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

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Weaponization (1)

M1056 Pre-compromise

Delivery (19)

M1013 Application Developer Guidance M1016 Vulnerability Scanning M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content +14 more

Exploitation (10)

M1018 User Account Management M1022 Restrict File and Directory Permissions M1026 Privileged Account Management M1028 Operating System Configuration M1038 Execution Prevention +5 more

Installation (15)

M1015 Active Directory Configuration M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1025 Privileged Process Integrity M1026 Privileged Account Management +10 more

Command & Control (11)

M1018 User Account Management M1020 SSL/TLS Inspection M1027 Password Policies M1031 Network Intrusion Prevention M1032 Multi-factor Authentication +6 more

Actions on Objectives (23)

M1013 Application Developer Guidance M1015 Active Directory Configuration M1017 User Training M1018 User Account Management M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content +18 more

Detection Coverage

38 strategies

6/7 stages covered

Weaponization (2)

DET0892 Detection of Domains DET0896 Detection of Web Services

Delivery (7)

DET0070 Detection Strategy for Phishing across p... DET0080 Exploit Public-Facing Application – mult... DET0107 Detection Strategy for Spearphishing Lin... DET0236 Detection Strategy for Spearphishing Att... DET0309 Compromised software/update chain (insta... +2 more

Exploitation (4)

DET0202 Behavioral Detection of Windows Command... DET0421 Detection Strategy for System Services S... DET0441 Detection of Suspicious Scheduled Task C... DET0455 Abuse of PowerShell for Arbitrary Execut...

Installation (6)

DET0234 Credential Dumping via Sensitive Memory... DET0314 Detection Strategy for Network Sniffing... DET0394 Web Shell Detection via Server Behavior... DET0552 Detection of Windows Service Creation or... DET0586 Detection of NTDS.dit Credential Dumping... +1 more

Command & Control (8)

DET0027 Detection of Web Protocol-Based C2 Over... DET0060 Detect Ingress Tool Transfers via Behavi... DET0269 Behavioral Detection Strategy for Remote... DET0273 Detection Strategy for Encrypted Channel... DET0298 Detect Archiving via Utility (T1560.001) +3 more

Actions on Objectives (11)

DET0081 Detection of Proxy Execution via Trusted... DET0087 Encrypted or Encoded File Payload Detect... DET0140 Behavioral Detection of Malicious File D... DET0201 Detection Strategy for Hijack Execution... DET0215 Detection of Multi-Platform File Encrypt... +6 more

Diamond Model of Intrusion

Adversary · Capability · Infrastructure · Victim

Completeness

4/4

Adversary

Confidence

70%

APT-C-01

Type: Nation-State Active

PoisonVine APT-Q-20 malicious actors APT groups hackers +96 more

Infrastructure 24 IOC(s)

50%

Domain

dns.txt TEMP.Veles elf.symtab pe.sections auth.json +18

IPv4 Address

152.89.244.185

Artifacts (16)

Documents.zip certutil.exe powershell.exe COMSysUpdate.exe Document.zip w3wp.exe +10

Capability

55%

40 technique(s) 73 tool(s)/malware 14 CVE(s)

8.t exploit document builder ALFA TEaM Shell APT38 Akira AntSword AppleJeus BARIUM Backdoors +65

T1574.002 T1656

collection

T1560.001

command and control

T1071.001 T1071.004 T1090 T1105 +2

credential access

T1003 T1003.003 T1040

Victim

70%

Targeted Sectors

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

Targeted Countries

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

Diamond Model Meta-Features

Phase

Actions on Objectives

Result

Active

Direction

Adversary → Infrastructure → Victim

Methodology

Nation-State

Resources

government

Adversary → Capability

Adversary → Infrastructure

Capability → Victim

Infrastructure → Victim

Diamond Model edges

Activity Threads Kill chain phase → Diamond Model event mapping

2 Weaponization

Capability (Techniques)

T1583.001 T1583.006

Capability (Malware)

8.t exploit document builder ALFA TEaM Shell APT38

Infrastructure

dns.txt TEMP.Veles elf.symtab

3 Delivery

Capability (Techniques)

T1190 T1195 T1195.002 T1199 T1566

Capability (Malware)

8.t exploit document builder ALFA TEaM Shell APT38

Infrastructure

dns.txt TEMP.Veles elf.symtab

4 Exploitation

Capability (Techniques)

T1053.005 T1059.001 T1059.003 T1569.002

Capability (Malware)

8.t exploit document builder ALFA TEaM Shell APT38

Infrastructure

dns.txt TEMP.Veles elf.symtab

5 Installation

Capability (Techniques)

T1003 T1003.003 T1040 T1087 T1505.003

Capability (Malware)

8.t exploit document builder ALFA TEaM Shell APT38

Infrastructure

dns.txt TEMP.Veles elf.symtab

6 Command & Control

Capability (Techniques)

T1560.001 T1071.001 T1071.004 T1090 T1105

Capability (Malware)

8.t exploit document builder ALFA TEaM Shell APT38

Infrastructure

dns.txt TEMP.Veles elf.symtab

7 Actions on Objectives

Capability (Techniques)

T1041 T1567 T1567.002 T1486

Capability (Malware)

8.t exploit document builder ALFA TEaM Shell APT38

Infrastructure

dns.txt TEMP.Veles elf.symtab