ATT&CKReferences

References

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

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PoetRat LuaMercer, Warren. (2020, October 6). PoetRAT: Malware targeting public and private sector in Azerbaijan evolves. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
Polak NPPSPY 2004Sergey Polak. (2004, August). Capturing Windows Passwords using the Network Provider API. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
Polop Linux PrivEsc GitbookCarlos Polop. (2023, March 5). Linux Privilege Escalation. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
Positive Technologies Hellhounds 2023PT Expert Security Center. (2023, November 29). Hellhounds: operation Lahat. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
PowerShell About 2019Wheeler, S. et al.. (2019, May 1). About PowerShell.exe. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
PowerShellMagazine PowerSploit July 2014Graeber, M. (2014, July 8). PowerSploit. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
PowerSploit DocumentationPowerSploit. (n.d.). PowerSploit. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
PowerSploit Invoke KerberoastSchroeder, W. & Hart M. (2016, October 31). Invoke-Kerberoast. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
Powershell Remote CommandsMicrosoft. (2020, August 21). Running Remote Commands. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
Praetorian TLS Downgrade Attack 2014Praetorian. (2014, August 19). Man-in-the-Middle TLS Protocol Downgrade Attack. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
Prevailion DarkWatchman 2021Smith, S., Stafford, M. (2021, December 14). DarkWatchman: A new evolution in fileless techniques. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
Prevailion EvilNum May 2020Adamitis, D. (2020, May 6). Phantom in the Command Shell. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
Prevx Carberp March 2011Giuliani, M., Allievi, A. (2011, February 28). Carberp - a modular information stealing trojan. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
ProcessHacker GithubProcessHacker. (2009, October 27). Process Hacker. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
Profero APT27 December 2020Global Threat Center, Intelligence Team. (2020, December). APT27 Turns to Ransomware. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
ProjectZero File Write EoP Apr 2018Forshaw, J. (2018, April 18). Windows Exploitation Tricks: Exploiting Arbitrary File Writes for Local Elevation of Privilege. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
ProofPoint GoT 9002 Aug 2017Huss, D. & Mesa, M. (2017, August 25). Operation RAT Cook: Chinese APT actors use fake Game of Thrones leaks as lures. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
ProofPoint SerpentCampbell, B. et al. (2022, March 21). Serpent, No Swiping! New Backdoor Targets French Entities with Unique Attack Chain. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
ProofPoint SettingContent-ms July 2018Proofpoint Staff. (2018, July 19). TA505 Abusing SettingContent-ms within PDF files to Distribute FlawedAmmyy RAT. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
ProofPoint Ursnif Aug 2016Proofpoint Staff. (2016, August 25). Nightmare on Tor Street: Ursnif variant Dreambot adds Tor functionality. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
Proofpoint Azorult July 2018Proofpoint. (2018, July 30). New version of AZORult stealer improves loading features, spreads alongside ransomware in new campaign. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
Proofpoint Bumblebee April 2022Merriman, K. and Trouerbach, P. (2022, April 28). This isn't Optimus Prime's Bumblebee but it's Still Transforming. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
Proofpoint ClickFix 2024Tommy Madjar, Selena Larson and The Proofpoint Threat Research Team. (2024, November 18). Security Brief: ClickFix Social Engineering Technique Floods Threat Landscape. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
Proofpoint Cobalt June 2017Mesa, M, et al. (2017, June 1). Microsoft Word Intruder Integrates CVE-2017-0199, Utilized by Cobalt Group to Target Financial Institutions. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
Proofpoint Domain ShadowingProofpoint Staff. (2015, December 15). The shadow knows: Malvertising campaigns use domain shadowing to pull in Angler EK. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
Proofpoint Human FactorProofpoint. (n.d.). The Human Factor 2023: Analyzing the cyber attack chain. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
Proofpoint Leviathan Oct 2017Axel F, Pierre T. (2017, October 16). Leviathan: Espionage actor spearphishes maritime and defense targets. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
Proofpoint LookBack Malware Aug 2019Raggi, M. Schwarz, D.. (2019, August 1). LookBack Malware Targets the United States Utilities Sector with Phishing Attacks Impersonating Engineering Licensing Boards. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
Proofpoint NETWIRE December 2020Proofpoint. (2020, December 2). Geofenced NetWire Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
Proofpoint Operation Transparent Tribe March 2016Huss, D. (2016, March 1). Operation Transparent Tribe. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
Proofpoint RTF InjectionRaggi, M. (2021, December 1). Injection is the New Black: Novel RTF Template Inject Technique Poised for Widespread Adoption Beyond APT Actors . Retrieved December 9, 2021.
Proofpoint RedLine Stealer March 2020Proofpoint Threat Insight Team, Jeremy H, Axel F. (2020, March 16). New Redline Password Stealer Malware. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
Proofpoint Router MalvertisingKafeine. (2016, December 13). Home Routers Under Attack via Malvertising on Windows, Android Devices. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
Proofpoint TA2541 February 2022Larson, S. and Wise, J. (2022, February 15). Charting TA2541's Flight. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
Proofpoint TA407 September 2019Proofpoint Threat Insight Team. (2019, September 5). Threat Actor Profile: TA407, the Silent Librarian. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
Proofpoint TA416 Europe March 2022Raggi, M. et al. (2022, March 7). The Good, the Bad, and the Web Bug: TA416 Increases Operational Tempo Against European Governments as Conflict in Ukraine Escalates. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
Proofpoint TA416 November 2020Proofpoint Threat Research Team. (2020, November 23). TA416 Goes to Ground and Returns with a Golang PlugX Malware Loader. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
Proofpoint TA427 April 2024Lesnewich, G. et al. (2024, April 16). From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
Proofpoint TA450 Phishing March 2024Miller, J. et al. (2024, March 21). Security Brief: TA450 Uses Embedded Links in PDF Attachments in Latest Campaign. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
Proofpoint TA453 July2021Miller, J. et al. (2021, July 13). Operation SpoofedScholars: A Conversation with TA453. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
Proofpoint TA453 March 2021Miller, J. et al. (2021, March 30). BadBlood: TA453 Targets US and Israeli Medical Research Personnel in Credential Phishing Campaigns. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
Proofpoint TA459 April 2017Axel F. (2017, April 27). APT Targets Financial Analysts with CVE-2017-0199. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
Proofpoint TA505 Jan 2019Schwarz, D. and Proofpoint Staff. (2019, January 9). ServHelper and FlawedGrace - New malware introduced by TA505. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
Proofpoint TA505 June 2018Proofpoint Staff. (2018, June 8). TA505 shifts with the times. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
Proofpoint TA505 Mar 2018Proofpoint Staff. (2018, March 7). Leaked Ammyy Admin Source Code Turned into Malware. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
Proofpoint TA505 October 2019Schwarz, D. et al. (2019, October 16). TA505 Distributes New SDBbot Remote Access Trojan with Get2 Downloader. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
Proofpoint TA505 Sep 2017Proofpoint Staff. (2017, September 27). Threat Actor Profile: TA505, From Dridex to GlobeImposter. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
Proofpoint Vega Credential Stealer May 2018Proofpoint. (2018, May 10). New Vega Stealer shines brightly in targeted campaign . Retrieved June 18, 2019.
Proofpoint VishingProofpoint. (n.d.). What Is Vishing?. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
Proofpoint WinterVivern 2023Michael Raggi & The Proofpoint Threat Research Team. (2023, March 30). Exploitation is a Dish Best Served Cold: Winter Vivern Uses Known Zimbra Vulnerability to Target Webmail Portals of NATO-Aligned Governments in Europe. Retrieved July 2…

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