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BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9)

BITTER is a suspected South Asian cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2013. BITTER has targeted government, energy, and engineering organizations in Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia.(Citation: Cisco Talos Bitter Bangladesh May 2022)(Citation: Forcepoint BITTER Pakistan Oct 2016)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation - T1068 (b21c3b2d-02e6-45b1-980b-e69051040839) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63) Attack Pattern 1
BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 1
BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 1
BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern 1
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
Dynamic Resolution - T1568 (7bd9c723-2f78-4309-82c5-47cad406572b) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
Dynamic Data Exchange - T1559.002 (232a7e42-cd6e-4902-8fe9-2960f529dd4d) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 1
BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 1
Upload Malware - T1608.001 (3ee16395-03f0-4690-a32e-69ce9ada0f9e) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set 1
BITTER - G1002 (7f848c02-4d1e-4808-a4ae-4670681370a9) Intrusion Set Phishing - T1660 (defc1257-4db1-4fb3-8ef5-bb77f63146df) Attack Pattern 1
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 2
Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 2
User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 2
Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 2
ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 2
Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern ZxxZ - S1013 (97cfbdc6-504d-41e9-a46c-78a9f806ff0d) Malware 2
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3) Attack Pattern Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2) Attack Pattern 2
Inter-Process Communication - T1559 (acd0ba37-7ba9-4cc5-ac61-796586cd856d) Attack Pattern Dynamic Data Exchange - T1559.002 (232a7e42-cd6e-4902-8fe9-2960f529dd4d) Attack Pattern 2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 2
Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9) Attack Pattern Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 2
Upload Malware - T1608.001 (3ee16395-03f0-4690-a32e-69ce9ada0f9e) Attack Pattern Stage Capabilities - T1608 (84771bc3-f6a0-403e-b144-01af70e5fda0) Attack Pattern 2
Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1) Attack Pattern Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern 2
Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 3