APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)

APT42 is an Iranian-sponsored threat group that conducts cyber espionage and surveillance.(Citation: Mandiant APT42-charms) The group primarily focuses on targets in the Middle East region, but has targeted a variety of industries and countries since at least 2015.(Citation: Mandiant APT42-charms) APT42 starts cyber operations through spearphishing emails and/or the PINEFLOWER Android malware, then monitors and collects information from the compromised systems and devices.(Citation: Mandiant APT42-charms) Finally, APT42 exfiltrates data using native features and open-source tools.(Citation: Mandiant APT42-untangling)

APT42 activities have been linked to Magic Hound by other commercial vendors. While there are behavior and software overlaps between Magic Hound and APT42, they appear to be distinct entities and are tracked as separate entities by their originating vendor.

Cluster A	Galaxy A	Cluster B	Galaxy B	Level
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Spearphishing Link - T1566.002 (2b742742-28c3-4e1b-bab7-8350d6300fa7)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Impersonation - T1656 (c9e0c59e-162e-40a4-b8b1-78fab4329ada)	Attack Pattern	1
Data from Cloud Storage - T1530 (3298ce88-1628-43b1-87d9-0b5336b193d7)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	1
Upload Malware - T1608.001 (3ee16395-03f0-4690-a32e-69ce9ada0f9e)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Virtual Private Server - T1583.003 (79da0971-3147-4af6-a4f5-e8cd447cd795)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Multi-Factor Authentication Interception - T1111 (dd43c543-bb85-4a6f-aa6e-160d90d06a49)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055)	Attack Pattern	1
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Steal Web Session Cookie - T1539 (10ffac09-e42d-4f56-ab20-db94c67d76ff)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9)	Attack Pattern	1
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Clear Mailbox Data - T1070.008 (438c967d-3996-4870-bfc2-3954752a1927)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Email Accounts - T1585.002 (65013dd2-bc61-43e3-afb5-a14c4fa7437a)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	Attack Pattern	1
Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b)	Attack Pattern	Spearphishing Link - T1566.002 (2b742742-28c3-4e1b-bab7-8350d6300fa7)	Attack Pattern	2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67)	Attack Pattern	2
Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2)	Attack Pattern	Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3)	Attack Pattern	2
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f)	Attack Pattern	Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c)	Attack Pattern	2
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	Attack Pattern	NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add)	Attack Pattern	NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	2
NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	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
Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e)	Attack Pattern	Account Discovery - T1087 (72b74d71-8169-42aa-92e0-e7b04b9f5a08)	Attack Pattern	2
Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2)	Attack Pattern	Virtual Private Server - T1583.003 (79da0971-3147-4af6-a4f5-e8cd447cd795)	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
Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0)	Attack Pattern	Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8)	Attack Pattern	2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2)	Attack Pattern	Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4)	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	2
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0)	Attack Pattern	Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1)	Attack Pattern	2
TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055)	Attack Pattern	2
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62)	Attack Pattern	2
TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736)	Attack Pattern	2
TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add)	Attack Pattern	2
TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c)	Attack Pattern	2
TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	2
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118)	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
Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9)	Attack Pattern	Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9)	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
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	Attack Pattern	Clear Mailbox Data - T1070.008 (438c967d-3996-4870-bfc2-3954752a1927)	Attack Pattern	2
Establish Accounts - T1585 (cdfc5f0a-9bb9-4352-b896-553cfa2d8fd8)	Attack Pattern	Email Accounts - T1585.002 (65013dd2-bc61-43e3-afb5-a14c4fa7437a)	Attack Pattern	2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	Attack Pattern	Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	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
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