Sowbug
Sowbug is a threat group that has conducted targeted attacks against organizations in South America and Southeast Asia, particularly government entities, since at least 2015.
- Known attack methods
- 9
- First seen
- 2015
- 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
Initial Access
11 techniques
Execution
20 techniques · 1 used
Persistence
22 techniques
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 1 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques
Credential Access
17 techniques · 1 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 3 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques
Collection
17 techniques · 3 used
Command and Control
18 techniques
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques
Execution1
Credential access1
Discovery3
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Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.