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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
Replication Through Removable Media - T1091 (3b744087-9945-4a6f-91e8-9dbceda417a4) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 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 File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 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 Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 1
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1) Attack Pattern 2
Develop Capabilities - T1587 (edadea33-549c-4ed1-9783-8f5a5853cbdf) Attack Pattern Malware - T1587.001 (212306d8-efa4-44c9-8c2d-ed3d2e224aa0) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern 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
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 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
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Local Storage Discovery - T1680 (f2514ae4-4e9b-4f26-a5ba-c4ae85fe93c3) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern 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
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 2
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Protocol Tunneling - T1572 (4fe28b27-b13c-453e-a386-c2ef362a573b) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
System Service Discovery - T1007 (322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 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
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) 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
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern 3
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) 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
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
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) 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
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) 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
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 3