Hacker groupG1047
Velvet Ant
Velvet Ant is a threat actor operating since at least 2021. Velvet Ant is associated with complex persistence mechanisms, the targeting of network devices and appliances during operations, and the use of zero day exploits.
- Known attack methods
- 22
- First seen
- 2021
- 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
Execution
20 techniques · 3 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 2 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 5 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 2 used
Credential Access
17 techniques · 1 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 2 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques · 2 used
Collection
17 techniques
Command and Control
18 techniques · 5 used
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques
Persistence2
Stealth5
Defense impairment2
Credential access1
Lateral movement2
Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
PlugX
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.
Impacket