Silence
Also tracked as Whisper Spider
Silence is a financially motivated threat actor targeting financial institutions in different countries. The group was first seen in June 2016. Their main targets reside in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Poland and Kazakhstan. They compromised various banking systems, including the Russian Central Bank's Automated Workstation Client, ATMs, and card processing.
- Known attack methods
- 28
- Motive
- Financial gain
- 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.
Reconnaissance
12 techniques
Resource Development
9 techniques · 1 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 1 used
Execution
20 techniques · 6 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 1 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 6 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 2 used
Credential Access
17 techniques · 1 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 1 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques · 1 used
Collection
17 techniques · 2 used
Command and Control
18 techniques · 3 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques
Resource development1
Initial access1
Execution9
Persistence1
Stealth6
Defense impairment2
Credential access1
Discovery1
Lateral movement1
Collection2
Command and control3
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.