Hacker groupG0001
Axiom
Also tracked as Group 72
Axiom is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage group that has targeted the aerospace, defense, government, manufacturing, and media sectors since at least 2008. Some reporting suggests a degree of overlap between Axiom and Winnti Group but the two groups appear to be distinct based on differences in reporting on TTPs and targeting.
- Known attack methods
- 16
- Origin
- China
- Motive
- Espionage
- First seen
- 2008
- 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 · 2 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 3 used
Execution
20 techniques · 1 used
Persistence
22 techniques
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques · 1 used
Stealth
30 techniques · 1 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 1 used
Credential Access
17 techniques · 1 used
Discovery
34 techniques
Lateral Movement
9 techniques · 2 used
Collection
17 techniques · 2 used
Command and Control
18 techniques · 1 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques
Resource development3
Execution1
Privilege escalation1
Stealth1
Defense impairment1
Credential access1
Lateral movement2
Command and control1
Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
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