ATT&CKReferencesMicrosoft 365 Defender Solorigate

Microsoft 365 Defender Solorigate

Microsoft 365 Defender Team. (2020, December 28). Using Microsoft 365 Defender to protect against Solorigate. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

Open the source

Techniques0

Not cited by any technique.

Groups0

None recorded.

Software0

None recorded.

Campaigns0

None recorded.

Procedure examples6

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1003.006
DCSync
CampaignSolarWinds Compromise

During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 used privileged accounts to replicate directory service data with domain controllers.

T1047
Windows Management Instrumentation
CampaignSolarWinds Compromise

During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 used WMI for the remote execution of files for lateral movement.

T1484.002
Trust Modification
CampaignSolarWinds Compromise

During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 changed domain federation trust settings using Azure AD administrative permissions to configure the domain to accept authorization tokens signed by their own SAML signing certificate.

T1546.003
Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription
CampaignSolarWinds Compromise

During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 used a WMI event filter to invoke a command-line event consumer at system boot time to launch a backdoor with `rundll32.exe`.

T1550
Use Alternate Authentication Material
CampaignSolarWinds Compromise

During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 used forged SAML tokens that allowed the actors to impersonate users and bypass MFA, enabling APT29 to access enterprise cloud applications and services.

T1552.004
Private Keys
CampaignSolarWinds Compromise

During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 obtained PKI keys, certificate files, and the private encryption key from an Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) container to decrypt corresponding SAML signing certificates.

Data from MITRE ATT&CK® (Enterprise). ATT&CK® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.