Hacker groupG0087
APT39
Also tracked as ITG07, Chafer, Remix Kitten
APT39 is one of several names for cyber espionage activity conducted by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) through the front company Rana Intelligence Computing since at least 2014. APT39 has primarily targeted the travel, hospitality, academic, and telecommunications industries in Iran and across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America to track individuals and entities considered to be a threat by the MOIS.
- Known attack methods
- 53
- Motive
- Espionage
- First seen
- 2014
- 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 · 1 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 2 used
Execution
20 techniques · 4 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 3 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques · 1 used
Stealth
30 techniques · 6 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 1 used
Credential Access
17 techniques · 3 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 6 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques · 1 used
Collection
17 techniques · 6 used
Command and Control
18 techniques · 4 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques · 1 used
Impact
15 techniques
Resource development1
Initial access3
Execution9
Persistence4
Privilege escalation1
Stealth7
Defense impairment1
Credential access4
Discovery6
Collection7
Command and control6
Exfiltration1
Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
ASPXSpyCadelspyMechaFlounderRemexi
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.
CrackMapExecMimikatzNBTscanPsExecWindows Credential Editorftppwdump