ATT&CKReferencesSymantec Shuckworm January 2022

Symantec Shuckworm January 2022

Symantec. (2022, January 31). Shuckworm Continues Cyber-Espionage Attacks Against Ukraine. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

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Techniques0

Not cited by any technique.

Groups1

Software0

None recorded.

Campaigns0

None recorded.

Procedure examples12

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1016.001
Internet Connection Discovery
GroupGamaredon Group

Gamaredon Group has tested connectivity between a compromised machine and a C2 server using Ping with commands such as `CSIDL_SYSTEM\cmd.exe /c ping -n 1`. Gamaredon Group has searched the ping records to obtain the C2 address and has used ping to search for the C2’s status.

T1021.005
VNC
GroupGamaredon Group

Gamaredon Group has used VNC tools, including UltraVNC, to remotely interact with compromised hosts.

T1053.005
Scheduled Task
MalwarePteranodon

Pteranodon schedules tasks to invoke its components in order to establish persistence.

T1057
Process Discovery
GroupGamaredon Group

Gamaredon Group has used tools to enumerate processes on target hosts including Process Explorer.

T1059.003
Windows Command Shell
MalwarePteranodon

Pteranodon can use `cmd.exe` for execution on victim systems.

T1059.005
Visual Basic
MalwarePteranodon

Pteranodon can use a malicious VBS file for execution.

T1070.004
File Deletion
GroupGamaredon Group

Gamaredon Group tools can delete files used during an operation.

T1071.001
Web Protocols
GroupGamaredon Group

Gamaredon Group has used HTTP and HTTPS for C2 communications.

T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
MalwarePteranodon

Pteranodon can download and execute additional files.

T1204.002
Malicious File
GroupGamaredon Group

Gamaredon Group has attempted to get users to click on Office attachments with malicious macros embedded. Gamaredon Group has also attempted to get users to click on thematically named files.

T1218.005
Mshta
MalwarePteranodon

Pteranodon can use mshta.exe to execute an HTA file hosted on a remote server.

T1218.005
Mshta
GroupGamaredon Group

Gamaredon Group has used `mshta.exe` to execute malicious files.

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