Hacker groupG0100
Inception
Also tracked as Inception Framework, Cloud Atlas
Inception is a cyber espionage group active since at least 2014. The group has targeted multiple industries and governmental entities primarily in Russia, but has also been active in the United States and throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
- Known attack methods
- 22
- 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 · 1 used
Execution
20 techniques · 3 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 1 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 3 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques
Credential Access
17 techniques · 1 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 5 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques
Collection
17 techniques · 1 used
Command and Control
18 techniques · 4 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques
Resource development1
Initial access1
Execution4
Persistence1
Credential access1
Discovery5
Collection1
Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
PowerShowerVBShower
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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