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| Technique | Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|---|
| T1003.001 LSASS Memory |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has obtained memory dumps with ProcDump to parse and extract credentials from a victim's LSASS process memory with Mimikatz. |
| T1003.002 Security Account Manager |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has extracted the SAM and SYSTEM registry hives using the `reg.exe` binary for obtaining password hashes from a compromised machine. |
| T1003.003 NTDS |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has harvested the NTDS.DIT file and leveraged the Impacket tool on the compromised domain controller to locally decrypt it. |
| T1005 Data from Local System |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has gathered stolen credentials, sensitive data such as point-of-sale (POS), and ATM data from a compromised network before exfiltration. |
| T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has used `nslookup` and `ipconfig` for network reconnaissance efforts. FIN13 has also utilized a compromised Symantec Altiris console and LanDesk account to retrieve network information. |
| T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has leveraged SMB to move laterally within a compromised network via application servers and SQL servers. |
| T1021.006 Windows Remote Management |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has leveraged `WMI` to move laterally within a compromised network via application servers and SQL servers. |
| T1036 Masquerading |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has masqueraded staged data by using the Windows certutil utility to generate fake Base64 encoded certificates with the input file. |
| T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has masqueraded WAR files to look like legitimate packages such as, wsexample.war, wsexamples.com, examples.war, and exampl3s.war. |
| T1046 Network Service Discovery |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized `nmap` for reconnaissance efforts. FIN13 has also scanned for internal MS-SQL servers in a compromised network. |
| T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized `WMI` to execute commands and move laterally on compromised Windows machines. |
| T1059.003 Windows Command Shell |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has leveraged `xp_cmdshell` and Windows Command Shell to execute commands on a compromised machine. FIN13 has also attempted to leverage the ‘xp_cmdshell’ SQL procedure to execute remote commands on internal MS-SQL servers. |
| T1059.005 Visual Basic |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has used VBS scripts for code execution on comrpomised machines. |
| T1071.001 Web Protocols |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has used HTTP requests to chain multiple web shells and to contact actor-controlled C2 servers prior to exfiltrating stolen data. |
| T1074.001 Local Data Staging |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized the following temporary folders on compromised Windows and Linux systems for their operations prior to exfiltration: `C:\Windows\Temp` and `/tmp`. |
| T1078.001 Default Accounts |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has leveraged default credentials for authenticating myWebMethods (WMS) and QLogic web management interface to gain initial access. |
| T1082 System Information Discovery |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has collected local host information by utilizing Windows commands `systeminfo`, `fsutil`, and `fsinfo`. FIN13 has also utilized a compromised Symantex Altiris console and LanDesk account to retrieve host information. |
| T1087.002 Domain Account |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 can identify user accounts associated with a Service Principal Name and query Service Principal Names within the domain by utilizing the following scripts: `GetUserSPNs.vbs` and `querySpn.vbs`. |
| T1090.001 Internal Proxy |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized a proxy tool to communicate between compromised assets. |
| T1098.007 Additional Local or Domain Groups |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has assigned newly created accounts the sysadmin role to maintain persistence. |
| T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has downloaded additional tools and malware to compromised systems. |
| T1134.003 Make and Impersonate Token |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized tools such as Incognito V2 for token manipulation and impersonation. |
| T1135 Network Share Discovery |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has executed net view commands for enumeration of open shares on compromised machines. |
| T1136.001 Local Account |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has created MS-SQL local accounts in a compromised network. |
| T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has exploited known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2017-1000486 (Primefaces Application Expression Language Injection), CVE-2015-7450 (WebSphere Application Server SOAP Deserialization Exploit), CVE-2010-5326 (SAP NewWeaver Invoker Servlet Exploit), and EDB-ID-24963 (SAP NetWeaver ConfigServlet Remote Code Execution) to gain initial access. |
| T1505.003 Web Shell |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized obfuscated and open-source web shells such as JspSpy, reGeorg, MiniWebCmdShell, and Vonloesch Jsp File Browser 1.2 to enable remote code execution and to execute commands on compromised web server. |
| T1552.001 Credentials In Files |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has obtained administrative credentials by browsing through local files on a compromised machine. |
| T1560.001 Archive via Utility |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has compressed the dump output of compromised credentials with a 7zip binary. |
| T1564.001 Hidden Files and Directories |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has created hidden files and folders within a compromised Linux system `/tmp` directory. FIN13 also has used `attrib.exe` to hide gathered local host information. |
| T1565 Data Manipulation |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has injected fraudulent transactions into compromised networks that mimic legitimate behavior to siphon off incremental amounts of money. |
| T1572 Protocol Tunneling |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized web shells and Java tools for tunneling capabilities to and from compromised assets. |
| T1574.001 DLL |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has used IISCrack.dll as a side-loading technique to load a malicious version of httpodbc.dll on old IIS Servers (CVE-2001-0507). |
| T1587.001 Malware |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized custom malware to maintain persistence in a compromised environment. |
| T1588.002 Tool |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has utilized publicly available tools such as Mimikatz, Impacket, PWdump7, ProcDump, Nmap, and Incognito V2 for targeting efforts. |
| T1657 Financial Theft |
GroupFIN13 | FIN13 has observed the victim's software and infrastructure over several months to understand the technical process of legitimate financial transactions, prior to attempting to conduct fraudulent transactions. |
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