ATT&CKGroupsSilverTerrier

SilverTerrier

G0083

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About this group

SilverTerrier is a Nigerian threat group that has been seen active since 2014. SilverTerrier mainly targets organizations in high technology, higher education, and manufacturing.

Techniques used4

Procedure examples4

TechniqueProcedure example
T1071.001
Web Protocols

SilverTerrier uses HTTP for C2 communications.

T1071.002
File Transfer Protocols

SilverTerrier uses FTP for C2 communications.

T1071.003
Mail Protocols

SilverTerrier uses SMTP for C2 communications.

T1657
Financial Theft

SilverTerrier targets organizations in high technology, higher education, and manufacturing for business email compromise (BEC) campaigns with the goal of financial theft.

Software5

Campaigns0

None recorded.

References2

  1. Unit42 SilverTerrier 2016 Open source
    Renals, P., Conant, S. (2016). SILVERTERRIER: The Next Evolution in Nigerian Cybercrime. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. Unit42 SilverTerrier 2018 Open source
    Unit42. (2016). SILVERTERRIER: THE RISE OF NIGERIAN BUSINESS EMAIL COMPROMISE. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

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