Hacker groupG0005
APT12
Also tracked as IXESHE, DynCalc, Numbered Panda, DNSCALC
APT12 is a threat group that has been attributed to China. The group has targeted a variety of victims including but not limited to media outlets, high-tech companies, and multiple governments.
- Known attack methods
- 5
- Origin
- China
- Source
- MITRE ATT&CK
How they break in
Techniques MITRE has documented this group using, mapped onto the ATT&CK matrix. Each one is a behaviour you can look for in your own logs, and a control you can test.
Used by this groupNot documented for this groupIn brackets: sub-techniques this group uses, of those that exist.
Reconnaissance
12 techniques
Resource Development
9 techniques
Initial Access
11 techniques · 1 used
Execution
20 techniques · 2 used
Persistence
22 techniques
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques
Defense Impairment
18 techniques
Credential Access
17 techniques
Discovery
34 techniques
Lateral Movement
9 techniques
Collection
17 techniques
Command and Control
18 techniques · 2 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques
Initial access1
Command and control2
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Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
IxesheRIPTIDE
Tools
Legitimate or dual-use software the group is documented using. Most of it is software your own administrators use too, which is the point.
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