Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)

Moses Staff is a suspected Iranian threat group that has primarily targeted Israeli companies since at least September 2021. Moses Staff openly stated their motivation in attacking Israeli companies is to cause damage by leaking stolen sensitive data and encrypting the victim's networks without a ransom demand.(Citation: Checkpoint MosesStaff Nov 2021)

Security researchers assess Moses Staff is politically motivated, and has targeted government, finance, travel, energy, manufacturing, and utility companies outside of Israel as well, including those in Italy, India, Germany, Chile, Turkey, the UAE, and the US.(Citation: Cybereason StrifeWater Feb 2022)

Cluster A	Galaxy A	Cluster B	Galaxy B	Level
Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144)	Attack Pattern	1
Web Shell - T1505.003 (5d0d3609-d06d-49e1-b9c9-b544e0c618cb)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
PsExec - S0029 (ff6caf67-ea1f-4895-b80e-4bb0fc31c6db)	mitre-tool	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add)	Attack Pattern	1
Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 (3f886f2a-874f-4333-b794-aa6075009b1c)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b)	Attack Pattern	Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	1
Moses Staff - G1009 (4c4a7846-45d5-4761-8eea-725fa989914c)	Intrusion Set	Malware - T1587.001 (212306d8-efa4-44c9-8c2d-ed3d2e224aa0)	Attack Pattern	1
Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082)	Attack Pattern	Subvert Trust Controls - T1553 (b83e166d-13d7-4b52-8677-dff90c548fd7)	Attack Pattern	2
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4)	Attack Pattern	2
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	System Shutdown/Reboot - T1529 (ff73aa03-0090-4464-83ac-f89e233c02bc)	Attack Pattern	2
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670)	Attack Pattern	2
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144)	Attack Pattern	2
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 (b80d107d-fa0d-4b60-9684-b0433e8bdba0)	Attack Pattern	2
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32)	Attack Pattern	2
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	System Time Discovery - T1124 (f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077)	Attack Pattern	2
DCSrv - S1033 (5633ffd3-81ef-4f98-8f93-4896b03998f0)	Malware	Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c)	Attack Pattern	2
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	Attack Pattern	PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	2
PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144)	Attack Pattern	2
PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104)	Attack Pattern	2
PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055)	Attack Pattern	2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	Attack Pattern	PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	2
Python - T1059.006 (cc3502b5-30cc-4473-ad48-42d51a6ef6d1)	Attack Pattern	PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	2
PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62)	Attack Pattern	2
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c)	Attack Pattern	PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	2
System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475)	Attack Pattern	PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	2
PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736)	Attack Pattern	2
Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b)	Attack Pattern	PyDCrypt - S1032 (2ac41e8b-4865-4ced-839d-78e7852c47f3)	Malware	2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a)	Attack Pattern	Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144)	Attack Pattern	2
Web Shell - T1505.003 (5d0d3609-d06d-49e1-b9c9-b544e0c618cb)	Attack Pattern	Server Software Component - T1505 (d456de47-a16f-4e46-8980-e67478a12dcb)	Attack Pattern	2
Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e)	Attack Pattern	Account Discovery - T1087 (72b74d71-8169-42aa-92e0-e7b04b9f5a08)	Attack Pattern	2
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0)	Attack Pattern	Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Time Based Checks - T1497.003 (4bed873f-0b7d-41d4-b93a-b6905d1f90b0)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	System Time Discovery - T1124 (f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077)	Attack Pattern	2
StrifeWater - S1034 (fb78294a-7d7a-4d38-8ad0-92e67fddc9f0)	Malware	Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5)	Attack Pattern	2
PsExec - S0029 (ff6caf67-ea1f-4895-b80e-4bb0fc31c6db)	mitre-tool	Domain Account - T1136.002 (7610cada-1499-41a4-b3dd-46467b68d177)	Attack Pattern	2
PsExec - S0029 (ff6caf67-ea1f-4895-b80e-4bb0fc31c6db)	mitre-tool	Lateral Tool Transfer - T1570 (bf90d72c-c00b-45e3-b3aa-68560560d4c5)	Attack Pattern	2
PsExec - S0029 (ff6caf67-ea1f-4895-b80e-4bb0fc31c6db)	mitre-tool	Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4)	Attack Pattern	2
PsExec - S0029 (ff6caf67-ea1f-4895-b80e-4bb0fc31c6db)	mitre-tool	Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32)	Attack Pattern	2
PsExec - S0029 (ff6caf67-ea1f-4895-b80e-4bb0fc31c6db)	mitre-tool	PsExec (6dd05630-9bd8-11e8-a8b9-47ce338a4367)	Tool	2
PsExec - S0029 (ff6caf67-ea1f-4895-b80e-4bb0fc31c6db)	mitre-tool	SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541)	Attack Pattern	2
Remote Services - T1021 (54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba)	Attack Pattern	SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541)	Attack Pattern	2
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529)	Attack Pattern	Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b)	Attack Pattern	2
Develop Capabilities - T1587 (edadea33-549c-4ed1-9783-8f5a5853cbdf)	Attack Pattern	Malware - T1587.001 (212306d8-efa4-44c9-8c2d-ed3d2e224aa0)	Attack Pattern	2
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5)	Attack Pattern	Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32)	Attack Pattern	3
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0)	Attack Pattern	Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c)	Attack Pattern	3
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	Attack Pattern	Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0)	Attack Pattern	3
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	Attack Pattern	Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	Attack Pattern	3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	Python - T1059.006 (cc3502b5-30cc-4473-ad48-42d51a6ef6d1)	Attack Pattern	3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62)	Attack Pattern	3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736)	Attack Pattern	3
Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9)	Attack Pattern	Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9)	Attack Pattern	3
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41)	Attack Pattern	Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118)	Attack Pattern	3
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d)	Attack Pattern	Time Based Checks - T1497.003 (4bed873f-0b7d-41d4-b93a-b6905d1f90b0)	Attack Pattern	3
Domain Account - T1136.002 (7610cada-1499-41a4-b3dd-46467b68d177)	Attack Pattern	Create Account - T1136 (e01be9c5-e763-4caf-aeb7-000b416aef67)	Attack Pattern	3
Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4)	Attack Pattern	System Services - T1569 (d157f9d2-d09a-4efa-bb2a-64963f94e253)	Attack Pattern	3