Technique with 6 sub-techniques.View on attack.mitre.org
Adversaries may upload, install, or otherwise set up capabilities that can be used during targeting. To support their operations, an adversary may need to take capabilities they developed (Develop Capabilities) or obtained (Obtain Capabilities) and stage them on infrastructure under their control. These capabilities may be staged on infrastructure that was previously purchased/rented by the adversary (Acquire Infrastructure) or was otherwise compromised by them (Compromise Infrastructure). Capabilities may also be staged on web services, such as GitHub or Pastebin, or on Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings that enable users to easily provision applications.
Staging of capabilities can aid the adversary in a number of initial access and post-compromise behaviors, including (but not limited to):
* Staging web resources necessary to conduct Drive-by Compromise when a user browses to a site.
* Staging web resources for a link target to be used with spearphishing.
* Uploading malware or tools to a location accessible to a victim network to enable Ingress Tool Transfer.
* Installing a previously acquired SSL/TLS certificate to use to encrypt command and control traffic (ex: Asymmetric Cryptography with Web Protocols).
Rules on DetectionCode tagged with T1608 or one of its sub-techniques.
| Rule | Level | Log source | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS KMS Imported Key Material Usage | high | aws / NULL | T1608.003 |
| HybridConnectionManager Service Installation - Registry | high | windows / registry_event | T1608 |
| Suspicious Download from Office Domain | high | windows / process_creation | T1608 |
| Rule | Type | Risk | Data source | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux Suspicious GCC Invocation Building Init Shared Object | TTP | NULL | Sysmon for Linux EventID 1 | T1608 |
| Windows Cobalt Strike PowerShell Loader | TTP | NULL | Powershell Script Block Logging 4104 | T1608 |
| Windows Metasploit Confluence Plugin Execution | TTP | NULL | Sysmon EventID 1, Windows Event Log Security 4688, CrowdStrike ProcessRollup2 | T1608 |
| Windows NorthStar C2 Agent Execution | TTP | NULL | Sysmon EventID 1, Windows Event Log Security 4688, CrowdStrike ProcessRollup2 | T1608 |
| Windows Unusual File Creation in Confluence Directory | Anomaly | NULL | Sysmon EventID 11 | T1608.001 T1608.002 |
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| Used by | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| GroupMustang Panda | Mustang Panda has used servers under their control to validate tracking pixels sent to phishing victims. |
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