Hacker groupG0056
PROMETHIUM
Also tracked as StrongPity
PROMETHIUM is an activity group focused on espionage that has been active since at least 2012. The group has conducted operations globally with a heavy emphasis on Turkish targets. PROMETHIUM has demonstrated similarity to another activity group called NEODYMIUM due to overlapping victim and campaign characteristics.
- Known attack methods
- 11
- Motive
- Espionage
- First seen
- 2012
- 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 · 1 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 2 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 3 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 1 used
Credential Access
17 techniques
Discovery
34 techniques
Lateral Movement
9 techniques
Collection
17 techniques
Command and Control
18 techniques
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques
Resource development2
Initial access1
Execution1
Stealth4
Defense impairment1
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Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
StrongPityTruvasys
Campaigns
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