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PLATINUM (154e97b5-47ef-415a-99a6-2157f1b50339)

PLATINUM has been targeting its victims since at least as early as 2009, and may have been active for several years prior. Its activities are distinctly different not only from those typically seen in untargeted attacks, but from many targeted attacks as well. A large share of targeted attacks can be characterized as opportunistic: the activity group changes its target profiles and attack geographies based on geopolitical seasons, and may attack institutions all over the world. Like many such groups, PLATINUM seeks to steal sensitive intellectual property related to government interests, but its range of preferred targets is consistently limited to specific governmental organizations, defense institutes, intelligence agencies, diplomatic institutions, and telecommunication providers in South and Southeast Asia. The group’s persistent use of spear phishing tactics (phishing attempts aimed at specific individuals) and access to previously undiscovered zero-day exploits have made it a highly resilient threat.

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PLATINUM (154e97b5-47ef-415a-99a6-2157f1b50339) Microsoft Activity Group actor PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 1
PLATINUM (154e97b5-47ef-415a-99a6-2157f1b50339) Microsoft Activity Group actor PLATINUM (1fc5671f-5757-43bf-8d6d-a9a93b03713a) Threat Actor 1
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set PLATINUM (1fc5671f-5757-43bf-8d6d-a9a93b03713a) Threat Actor 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Credential API Hooking - T1056.004 (f5946b5e-9408-485f-a7f7-b5efc88909b6) Attack Pattern 2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation - T1068 (b21c3b2d-02e6-45b1-980b-e69051040839) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Drive-by Compromise - T1189 (d742a578-d70e-4d0e-96a6-02a9c30204e6) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern 2
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Scheduled Transfer - T1029 (4eeaf8a9-c86b-4954-a663-9555fb406466) Attack Pattern 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Winlogon Helper DLL - T1547.004 (6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35) Attack Pattern 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 3
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Credential API Hooking - T1056.004 (f5946b5e-9408-485f-a7f7-b5efc88909b6) Attack Pattern 3
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 3
Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription - T1546.003 (910906dd-8c0a-475a-9cc1-5e029e2fad58) Attack Pattern adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware 3
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware 3
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 3
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern 3
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware BITS Jobs - T1197 (c8e87b83-edbb-48d4-9295-4974897525b7) Attack Pattern 3
Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222.001 (34e793de-0274-4982-9c1a-246ed1c19dee) Attack Pattern 3
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
File Transfer Protocols - T1071.002 (9a60a291-8960-4387-8a4a-2ab5c18bb50b) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 3
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware System Service Discovery - T1007 (322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa) Attack Pattern 3
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 3
OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern 3
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 4
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern 4
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 4
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern Winlogon Helper DLL - T1547.004 (6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35) Attack Pattern 4
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern 4
Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription - T1546.003 (910906dd-8c0a-475a-9cc1-5e029e2fad58) Attack Pattern Event Triggered Execution - T1546 (b6301b64-ef57-4cce-bb0b-77026f14a8db) Attack Pattern 4
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern 4
Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern Permission Groups Discovery - T1069 (15dbf668-795c-41e6-8219-f0447c0e64ce) Attack Pattern 4
File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222 (65917ae0-b854-4139-83fe-bf2441cf0196) Attack Pattern Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222.001 (34e793de-0274-4982-9c1a-246ed1c19dee) Attack Pattern 4
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern 4
File Transfer Protocols - T1071.002 (9a60a291-8960-4387-8a4a-2ab5c18bb50b) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 4
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 4
Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 4
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 4