ATT&CKReferences

References

Reports, blog posts and papers that MITRE cites as evidence.

3865 references

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Anomali Template Injection MAR 2018Intel_Acquisition_Team. (2018, March 1). Credential Harvesting and Malicious File Delivery using Microsoft Office Template Injection. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
AnonHBGaryBright, P. (2011, February 15). Anonymous speaks: the inside story of the HBGary hack. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
Anonymous Hackers Deface Russian Govt SiteAndy. (2018, May 12). ‘Anonymous’ Hackers Deface Russian Govt. Site to Protest Web-Blocking (NSFW). Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Anthropic AI Orchestrated Campaign NOV 2025Anthropic. (2025, November). Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
Anthropic Disrupting AI Espionage NOV 2025Anthropic. (2025, November 13). Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
Antiquated Mac MalwareThomas Reed. (2017, January 18). New Mac backdoor using antiquated code. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
Antiy CERT Ramsay April 2020Antiy CERT. (2020, April 20). Analysis of Ramsay components of Darkhotel's infiltration and isolation network. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
AnyRun TimeBombMalicious History. (2020, September 17). Time Bombs: Malware With Delayed Execution. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
AppInit RegistryMicrosoft. (2006, October). Working with the AppInit_DLLs registry value. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
AppInit Secure BootMicrosoft. (n.d.). AppInit DLLs and Secure Boot. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
AppSecco Kubernetes Namespace Breakout 2020Abhisek Datta. (2020, March 18). Kubernetes Namespace Breakout using Insecure Host Path Volume — Part 1. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
Apple About Mac Scripting 2016Apple. (2016, June 13). About Mac Scripting. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
Apple AppleScriptApple. (2016, January 25). Introduction to AppleScript Language Guide. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
Apple Core ServicesApple. (n.d.). Core Services. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
Apple Culprit Accessrjben. (2012, May 30). How do you find the culprit when unauthorized access to a computer is a problem?. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
Apple Dev Dynamic LibrariesApple. (2012, July 23). Overview of Dynamic Libraries. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
Apple Dev SecurityDApple. (n.d.). Security Server and Security Agent. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
Apple Developer Doco Archive LaunchdApple. (2016, September 13). Daemons and Services Programming Guide - Creating Launch Daemons and Agents. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
Apple Disable SIPApple. (n.d.). Disabling and Enabling System Integrity Protection. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
Apple Doco Archive Dynamic LibrariesApple Inc.. (2012, July 23). Overview of Dynamic Libraries. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
Apple Kernel Extension DeprecationApple. (n.d.). Deprecated Kernel Extensions and System Extension Alternatives. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
Apple PAMApple. (2011, May 11). PAM - Pluggable Authentication Modules. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
Apple Remote Desktop Admin Guide 3.3Apple. (n.d.). Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Guide Version 3.3. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
Apple Support Hide a User AccountApple. (2020, November 30). Hide a user account in macOS. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
Apple Unified Log Analysis Remote Login and Screen SharingSarah Edwards. (2020, April 30). Analysis of Apple Unified Logs: Quarantine Edition [Entry 6] – Working From Home? Remote Logins. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
Apple ZShellApple. (2020, January 28). Use zsh as the default shell on your Mac. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
AppleDocs AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivilegesApple. (n.d.). Apple Developer Documentation - AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
AppleDocs Launch Agent DaemonsApple. (n.d.). Creating Launch Daemons and Agents. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
Application Bundle Manipulation Brandon DaltonBrandon Dalton. (2022, August 9). A bundle of nerves: Tweaking macOS security controls to thwart application bundle manipulation. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
April 2021 TrendMicro XCSSETSteven Du, Dechao Zhao, Luis Magisa, Ariel Neimond Lazaro. (2021, April 16). XCSSET Quickly Adapts to macOS 11 and M1-based Macs. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
AprioritApriorit. (2024, June 4). Anti Debugging Protection Techniques with Examples. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
Aqua Build Images on HostsAssaf Morag. (2020, July 15). Threat Alert: Attackers Building Malicious Images on Your Hosts. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
Aqua Kinsing April 2020Singer, G. (2020, April 3). Threat Alert: Kinsing Malware Attacks Targeting Container Environments. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
Aqua Security Blog Trivy Compromise APR 2026Aqua Team. (2026, April 1). Update: Ongoing Investigation and Continued Remediation. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
Aqua Security Cloud Native Threat Report June 2021Team Nautilus. (2021, June). Attacks in the Wild on the Container Supply Chain and Infrastructure. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
Aqua Security Trivy Compromise MAR 2026Aqua Security . (2026, March 21). Trivy ecosystem supply chain temporarily compromised. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
Aqua TeamTNT August 2020Kol, Roi. Morag, A. (2020, August 25). Deep Analysis of TeamTNT Techniques Using Container Images to Attack. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
AquaSec TeamTNT 2023Ofek Itach and Assaf Morag. (2023, July 13). TeamTNT Reemerged with New Aggressive Cloud Campaign. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
Aquasec Kinsing 2020Gal Singer. (2020, April 3). Threat Alert: Kinsing Malware Attacks Targeting Container Environments. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
Aquasec Kubernetes Attack 2023Michael Katchinskiy, Assaf Morag. (2023, April 21). First-Ever Attack Leveraging Kubernetes RBAC to Backdoor Clusters. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
Aquasec Kubernetes Backdoor 2023Michael Katchinskiy and Assaf Morag. (2023, April 21). First-Ever Attack Leveraging Kubernetes RBAC to Backdoor Clusters. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
Aquasec Muhstik Malware 2024 Nitzan Yaakov. (2024, June 4). Muhstik Malware Targets Message Queuing Services Applications. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
Aquino RARSTONEAquino, M. (2013, June 13). RARSTONE Found In Targeted Attacks. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
Arbor AnnualDoSreport Jan 2018Philippe Alcoy, Steinthor Bjarnason, Paul Bowen, C.F. Chui, Kirill Kasavchnko, and Gary Sockrider of Netscout Arbor. (2018, January). Insight into the Global Threat Landscape - Netscout Arbor's 13th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security…
Arbor Musical Chairs Feb 2018Sabo, S. (2018, February 15). Musical Chairs Playing Tetris. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
Arbor SSLDoS April 2012ASERT Team, Netscout Arbor. (2012, April 24). DDoS Attacks on SSL: Something Old, Something New. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
Arch Linux Package Systemd Compromise BleepingComputer 10JUL2018Catalin Cimpanu. (2018, July 10). Malware Found in Arch Linux AUR Package Repository. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
Arctic WolfJulian Tuin, Stefan Hostetler, Jon Grimm, Aaron Diaz, and Trevor Daher. (2024, November 22). Arctic Wolf Observes Threat Campaign Targeting Palo Alto Networks Firewall Devices. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
Arctic Wolf Akira 2023Steven Campbell, Akshay Suthar, & Connor Belfiorre. (2023, July 26). Conti and Akira: Chained Together. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
Arghire LazyScripterIonut Arghire. (2021, February 24). New ‘LazyScripter’ Hacking Group Targets Airlines. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

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