Hacker groupG0126
Higaisa
Higaisa is a threat group suspected to have South Korean origins. Higaisa has targeted government, public, and trade organizations in North Korea; however, they have also carried out attacks in China, Japan, Russia, Poland, and other nations. Higaisa was first disclosed in early 2019 but is assessed to have operated as early as 2009.
- Known attack methods
- 28
- First seen
- 2009
- 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 · 5 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 1 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 6 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques
Credential Access
17 techniques
Discovery
34 techniques · 5 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques
Collection
17 techniques
Command and Control
18 techniques · 4 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques · 2 used
Impact
15 techniques
Initial access1
Execution7
Persistence1
Stealth8
Discovery5
Command and control4
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Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
PlugXgh0st RAT
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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