Windshift

Techniques (MITRE ATT&CK)19

SourceMITRE ATT&CK

Also known as:BahamutWindy Phoenix

About the group

Windshift is a threat group that has been active since at least 2017, targeting specific individuals for surveillance in government departments and critical infrastructure across the Middle East.

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 severity25

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) 19

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

Initial access

Drive-by Compromise Spearphishing Attachment Spearphishing Link Spearphishing via Service

Execution

Windows Management Instrumentation Visual Basic Malicious Link Malicious File

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Discovery

System Owner/User Discovery Process Discovery System Information Discovery Software Discovery Security Software Discovery

Command and control

Web Protocols Ingress Tool Transfer

stealth

Obfuscated Files or Information Masquerading Invalid Code Signature

Exploited vulnerabilities

No CVEs attributed to this group in public sources (MITRE ATT&CK). Absence of attribution does not mean absence of activity.

References

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