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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)

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