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
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Data from Cloud Storage - T1530 (3298ce88-1628-43b1-87d9-0b5336b193d7)	Attack Pattern	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	1
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3)	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
Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Virtual Private Server - T1583.003 (79da0971-3147-4af6-a4f5-e8cd447cd795)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Email Accounts - T1585.002 (65013dd2-bc61-43e3-afb5-a14c4fa7437a)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Multi-Factor Authentication Interception - T1111 (dd43c543-bb85-4a6f-aa6e-160d90d06a49)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Spearphishing Link - T1566.002 (2b742742-28c3-4e1b-bab7-8350d6300fa7)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688)	Attack Pattern	1
Steal Web Session Cookie - T1539 (10ffac09-e42d-4f56-ab20-db94c67d76ff)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	1
Impersonation - T1656 (c9e0c59e-162e-40a4-b8b1-78fab4329ada)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Clear Mailbox Data - T1070.008 (438c967d-3996-4870-bfc2-3954752a1927)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Upload Malware - T1608.001 (3ee16395-03f0-4690-a32e-69ce9ada0f9e)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Local Account - T1087.001 (25659dd6-ea12-45c4-97e6-381e3e4b593e)	Attack Pattern	APT42 - G1044 (c0291346-defe-48d7-9542-9e074ba1bdfb)	Intrusion Set	1
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118)	Attack Pattern	Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	2
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3)	Attack Pattern	Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2)	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	2
Virtual Private Server - T1583.003 (79da0971-3147-4af6-a4f5-e8cd447cd795)	Attack Pattern	Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2)	Attack Pattern	2
Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9)	Attack Pattern	Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9)	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
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4)	Attack Pattern	Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2)	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
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736)	Attack Pattern	2
Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1)	Attack Pattern	Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0)	Attack Pattern	2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	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
NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	2
NICECURL - S1192 (0659f55c-3b68-4e5d-8071-12ded6684731)	Malware	File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	Attack Pattern	2
Spearphishing Link - T1566.002 (2b742742-28c3-4e1b-bab7-8350d6300fa7)	Attack Pattern	Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b)	Attack Pattern	2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6)	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
Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	TAMECAT - S1193 (12fdf05a-4bd1-4f45-9cde-d3af35f82db1)	Malware	2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add)	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
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0)	Attack Pattern	Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	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
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	Attack Pattern	Clear Mailbox Data - T1070.008 (438c967d-3996-4870-bfc2-3954752a1927)	Attack Pattern	2
Stage Capabilities - T1608 (84771bc3-f6a0-403e-b144-01af70e5fda0)	Attack Pattern	Upload Malware - T1608.001 (3ee16395-03f0-4690-a32e-69ce9ada0f9e)	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
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	Attack Pattern	File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	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
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118)	Attack Pattern	Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41)	Attack Pattern	3