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Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383)

Darkhotel is a suspected South Korean threat group that has targeted victims primarily in East Asia since at least 2004. The group's name is based on cyber espionage operations conducted via hotel Internet networks against traveling executives and other select guests. Darkhotel has also conducted spearphishing campaigns and infected victims through peer-to-peer and file sharing networks.(Citation: Kaspersky Darkhotel)(Citation: Securelist Darkhotel Aug 2015)(Citation: Microsoft Digital Defense FY20 Sept 2020)

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Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Darkhotel - APT-C-06 (f52ab8b8-71f2-5a88-946f-853dc3441efe) 360.net Threat Actors 1
System Time Discovery - T1124 (f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
User Activity Based Checks - T1497.002 (91541e7e-b969-40c6-bbd8-1b5352ec2938) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern 1
Drive-by Compromise - T1189 (d742a578-d70e-4d0e-96a6-02a9c30204e6) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 1
Code Signing - T1553.002 (32901740-b42c-4fdd-bc02-345b5dc57082) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Taint Shared Content - T1080 (246fd3c7-f5e3-466d-8787-4c13d9e3b61c) Attack Pattern 1
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Replication Through Removable Media - T1091 (3b744087-9945-4a6f-91e8-9dbceda417a4) Attack Pattern 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63) Attack Pattern 1
Darkhotel - G0012 (9e729a7e-0dd6-4097-95bf-db8d64911383) Intrusion Set Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 1
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern 2
Zigzag Hail (0a4ddab3-a1a6-5372-b11f-5edc25c0e548) Microsoft Activity Group actor Darkhotel - APT-C-06 (f52ab8b8-71f2-5a88-946f-853dc3441efe) 360.net Threat Actors 2
DarkHotel (b8c8b96d-61e6-47b1-8e38-fd8ad5d9854d) Threat Actor Darkhotel - APT-C-06 (f52ab8b8-71f2-5a88-946f-853dc3441efe) 360.net Threat Actors 2
DUBNIUM (b56af6ab-69f8-457a-bf50-c3aefa6dc14a) Microsoft Activity Group actor Darkhotel - APT-C-06 (f52ab8b8-71f2-5a88-946f-853dc3441efe) 360.net Threat Actors 2
User Activity Based Checks - T1497.002 (91541e7e-b969-40c6-bbd8-1b5352ec2938) Attack Pattern Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern 2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern 2
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern 2
Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) 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
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
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 2
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 2
Zigzag Hail (0a4ddab3-a1a6-5372-b11f-5edc25c0e548) Microsoft Activity Group actor DarkHotel (b8c8b96d-61e6-47b1-8e38-fd8ad5d9854d) Threat Actor 3
DUBNIUM (b56af6ab-69f8-457a-bf50-c3aefa6dc14a) Microsoft Activity Group actor DarkHotel (b8c8b96d-61e6-47b1-8e38-fd8ad5d9854d) Threat Actor 3