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Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa)

Aoqin Dragon is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2013. Aoqin Dragon has primarily targeted government, education, and telecommunication organizations in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam. Security researchers noted a potential association between Aoqin Dragon and UNC94, based on malware, infrastructure, and targets.(Citation: SentinelOne Aoqin Dragon June 2022)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Replication Through Removable Media - T1091 (3b744087-9945-4a6f-91e8-9dbceda417a4) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Lateral Tool Transfer - T1570 (bf90d72c-c00b-45e3-b3aa-68560560d4c5) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Malware - T1587.001 (212306d8-efa4-44c9-8c2d-ed3d2e224aa0) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 1
User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 2
Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware System Service Discovery - T1007 (322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa) Attack Pattern 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 2
DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Local Storage Discovery - T1680 (f2514ae4-4e9b-4f26-a5ba-c4ae85fe93c3) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 2
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware Protocol Tunneling - T1572 (4fe28b27-b13c-453e-a386-c2ef362a573b) Attack Pattern 2
Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1) Attack Pattern Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern 2
Malware - T1587.001 (212306d8-efa4-44c9-8c2d-ed3d2e224aa0) Attack Pattern Develop Capabilities - T1587 (edadea33-549c-4ed1-9783-8f5a5853cbdf) Attack Pattern 2
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Local Storage Discovery - T1680 (f2514ae4-4e9b-4f26-a5ba-c4ae85fe93c3) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware 2
Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 3
Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern 3
System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) Attack Pattern Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern 3
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 3
DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) 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
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) 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
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 3
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 3