ATT&CKReferencesSecureworks COBALT DICKENS September 2019

Secureworks COBALT DICKENS September 2019

Counter Threat Unit Research Team. (2019, September 11). COBALT DICKENS Goes Back to School…Again. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

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Techniques0

Not cited by any technique.

Groups0

None recorded.

Software0

None recorded.

Campaigns0

None recorded.

Procedure examples5

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1583.001
Domains
GroupSilent Librarian

Silent Librarian has acquired domains to establish credential harvesting pages, often spoofing the target organization and using free top level domains .TK, .ML, .GA, .CF, and .GQ.

T1588.002
Tool
GroupSilent Librarian

Silent Librarian has obtained free and publicly available tools including SingleFile and HTTrack to copy login pages of targeted organizations.

T1588.004
Digital Certificates
GroupSilent Librarian

Silent Librarian has obtained free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates for use on their phishing pages.

T1598.003
Spearphishing Link
GroupSilent Librarian

Silent Librarian has used links in e-mails to direct victims to credential harvesting websites designed to appear like the targeted organization's login page.

T1608.005
Link Target
GroupSilent Librarian

Silent Librarian has cloned victim organization login pages and staged them for later use in credential harvesting campaigns. Silent Librarian has also made use of a variety of URL shorteners for these staged websites.

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