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