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CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a)

CURIUM is an Iranian threat group, first reported in September 2019 and active since at least July 2018, targeting IT service providers in the Middle East.(Citation: Symantec Tortoiseshell 2019) CURIUM has since invested in building relationships with potential targets via social media over a period of months to establish trust and confidence before sending malware. Security researchers note CURIUM has demonstrated great patience and persistence by chatting with potential targets daily and sending benign files to help lower their security consciousness.(Citation: Microsoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021)

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CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Server - T1583.004 (60c4b628-4807-4b0b-bbf5-fdac8643c337) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Spearphishing Link - T1598.003 (2d3f5b3c-54ca-4f4d-bb1f-849346d31230) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Social Media Accounts - T1585.001 (b1ccd744-3f78-4a0e-9bb2-2002057f7928) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Web Shell - T1505.003 (5d0d3609-d06d-49e1-b9c9-b544e0c618cb) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Web Services - T1584.006 (ae797531-3219-49a4-bccf-324ad7a4c7b2) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Drive-by Target - T1608.004 (31fe0ba2-62fd-4fd9-9293-4043d84f7fe9) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Email Accounts - T1585.002 (65013dd2-bc61-43e3-afb5-a14c4fa7437a) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set System Time Discovery - T1124 (f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol - T1048.002 (8e350c1d-ac79-4b5c-bd4e-7476d7e84ec5) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Virtual Private Server - T1583.003 (79da0971-3147-4af6-a4f5-e8cd447cd795) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Drive-by Compromise - T1189 (d742a578-d70e-4d0e-96a6-02a9c30204e6) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Spearphishing via Service - T1566.003 (f6ad61ee-65f3-4bd0-a3f5-2f0accb36317) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern 1
CURIUM - G1012 (3ea7add5-5b8f-45d8-b1f1-905d2729d62a) Intrusion Set PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern 1
Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2) Attack Pattern Server - T1583.004 (60c4b628-4807-4b0b-bbf5-fdac8643c337) Attack Pattern 2
Spearphishing Link - T1598.003 (2d3f5b3c-54ca-4f4d-bb1f-849346d31230) Attack Pattern Phishing for Information - T1598 (cca0ccb6-a068-4574-a722-b1556f86833a) Attack Pattern 2
Social Media Accounts - T1585.001 (b1ccd744-3f78-4a0e-9bb2-2002057f7928) Attack Pattern Establish Accounts - T1585 (cdfc5f0a-9bb9-4352-b896-553cfa2d8fd8) Attack Pattern 2
Server Software Component - T1505 (d456de47-a16f-4e46-8980-e67478a12dcb) Attack Pattern Web Shell - T1505.003 (5d0d3609-d06d-49e1-b9c9-b544e0c618cb) Attack Pattern 2
Web Services - T1584.006 (ae797531-3219-49a4-bccf-324ad7a4c7b2) Attack Pattern Compromise Infrastructure - T1584 (7e3beebd-8bfe-4e7b-a892-e44ab06a75f9) Attack Pattern 2
Drive-by Target - T1608.004 (31fe0ba2-62fd-4fd9-9293-4043d84f7fe9) Attack Pattern Stage Capabilities - T1608 (84771bc3-f6a0-403e-b144-01af70e5fda0) Attack Pattern 2
Email Accounts - T1585.002 (65013dd2-bc61-43e3-afb5-a14c4fa7437a) Attack Pattern Establish Accounts - T1585 (cdfc5f0a-9bb9-4352-b896-553cfa2d8fd8) Attack Pattern 2
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware 2
IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware AppDomainManager - T1574.014 (356662f7-e315-4759-86c9-6214e2a50ff8) Attack Pattern 2
IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055) Attack Pattern 2
IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 2
IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 2
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware 2
IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern 2
IMAPLoader - S1152 (3058b264-fe6b-46be-8948-2d1fadaf8adf) Malware Hidden Window - T1564.003 (cbb66055-0325-4111-aca0-40547b6ad5b0) Attack Pattern 2
Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol - T1048.002 (8e350c1d-ac79-4b5c-bd4e-7476d7e84ec5) Attack Pattern Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol - T1048 (a19e86f8-1c0a-4fea-8407-23b73d615776) Attack Pattern 2
Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2) Attack Pattern Virtual Private Server - T1583.003 (79da0971-3147-4af6-a4f5-e8cd447cd795) Attack Pattern 2
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3) Attack Pattern Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2) Attack Pattern 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern 2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 2
Spearphishing via Service - T1566.003 (f6ad61ee-65f3-4bd0-a3f5-2f0accb36317) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 2
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 3
Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern AppDomainManager - T1574.014 (356662f7-e315-4759-86c9-6214e2a50ff8) Attack Pattern 3
Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9) Attack Pattern 3
Hide Artifacts - T1564 (22905430-4901-4c2a-84f6-98243cb173f8) Attack Pattern Hidden Window - T1564.003 (cbb66055-0325-4111-aca0-40547b6ad5b0) Attack Pattern 3