Magic Hound

Origin🇮🇷 Irã

Techniques (MITRE ATT&CK)78

SourceMITRE ATT&CK

Attribution confidence: 50%

Also known as:APT35Agent SerpensCOBALT ILLUSIONCOBALT MIRAGECharming KittenG0059ITG18Mint SandstormNewscasterNewscaster TeamPhosphorusRICH IONTA453TunnelVision

Vexday analysis

Magic Hound é um grupo de espionagem cibernética patrocinado pelo Irã, associado ao Corpo da Guarda Revolucionária Islâmica, que conduz operações persistentes e de alta intensidade de recursos por meio de campanhas sofisticadas de engenharia social desde pelo menos 2014. O grupo, rastreado pelo MITRE ATT&CK como G0059, é conhecido por visar pessoal governamental e militar, acadêmicos, jornalistas e organizações como a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) na Europa, nos Estados Unidos e no Oriente Médio. Catalogado também sob os aliases Charming Kitten, Phosphorus, TA453, COBALT ILLUSION, ITG18 e Newscaster, o grupo possui 78 técnicas documentadas no framework ATT&CK e 11 CVEs atribuídas.

Attack chain

Plausible scenario built from the group's real techniques, ordered by the phases of an attack. Each step shows how the group typically operates.

Arsenal severity99

Impact: High

Illustrative chain derived from techniques documented in MITRE ATT&CK — it does not represent a specific past attack. Severity summarizes the known arsenal (kill-chain coverage, actively exploited CVEs, techniques).

Techniques (MITRE ATT&CK) 78

How the group operates, mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK matrix and organized by the phases of an attack.

Reconnaissance

Gather Victim Identity Information Credentials Email Addresses IP Addresses Determine Physical Locations Software Vulnerability Scanning Spearphishing Link

Resource development

Domains Web Services Domains Social Media Accounts Email Accounts Email Accounts Tool

Initial access

Drive-by Compromise Exploit Public-Facing Application Spearphishing Link Spearphishing via Service

Execution

Windows Management Instrumentation Scheduled Task PowerShell Windows Command Shell Visual Basic Malicious Link Malicious File

Persistence

Additional Email Delegate Permissions Additional Local or Domain Groups Local Account Web Shell Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Credential access

LSASS Memory

Discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery Internet Connection Discovery Wi-Fi Discovery Remote System Discovery System Owner/User Discovery Network Service Discovery System Network Connections Discovery Process Discovery System Information Discovery File and Directory Discovery Email Account Domain Trust Discovery

Lateral movement

Remote Desktop Protocol Lateral Tool Transfer

Collection

Data from Local System Keylogging Screen Capture Email Collection Local Email Collection Remote Email Collection Archive via Utility

Command and control

Application Layer Protocol Web Protocols Proxy Bidirectional Communication Ingress Tool Transfer Non-Standard Port Protocol Tunneling Encrypted Channel

Exfiltration

Exfiltration Over Web Service

Impact

Data Encrypted for Impact

defense-impairment

Modify Registry Disable or Modify Tools Disable or Modify Windows Event Log Windows Host Firewall

stealth

Command Obfuscation Encrypted/Encoded File Masquerade Task or Service Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location Masquerade Account Name Clear Command History File Deletion Default Accounts Domain Accounts Rundll32 Hidden Window

Exploited vulnerabilities 11

CVEs this group is known to exploit, per MITRE ATT&CK. Ordered by real-world severity.

CVE-2021-44228CRITICALEPSS 100%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2021-34473CRITICALEPSS 100%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2018-13379CRITICALEPSS 100%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2021-26855CRITICALEPSS 100%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2021-34523CRITICALEPSS 100%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2014-7169CRITICALEPSS 100%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2021-27065HIGHEPSS 100%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2021-31207MEDIUMEPSS 100%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2021-26857HIGHEPSS 96%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2021-26858HIGHEPSS 94%KEV MITRE ATT&CK

CVE-2016-6662EPSS 68% MITRE ATT&CK

Known infrastructure 7

Real indicators (C2, domains, URLs and hashes) associated with the malware this group uses. Source: abuse.ch (ThreatFox, URLhaus, MalwareBazaar).

urlhttp://92.127.156.174:8880/master.exeMimiKatzthreatfox

md5_hashfec27228340485485f6902f8759bbd62MimiKatzthreatfox

sha256_hashf9d53fdcc12d548e6c9bd395642f30d2b2c6a9a4204bc0948badf8a7c571c072MimiKatzthreatfox

sha1_hash07b35a3b431e653ddcf36cecd49793d538e2aa79MimiKatzthreatfox

sha1_hashc5ec7e2ad924e832e49fbac9d0c82719b570e080MimiKatzthreatfox

md5_hash77c96f339974b65ae435313a8fcc3b35MimiKatzthreatfox

sha256_hash889cc3e793cb39889c7acc8e73a84973e9a08fcd69451f7b546509c74ffdda90MimiKatzthreatfox

References

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