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Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd)

Inception is a cyber espionage group active since at least 2014. The group has targeted multiple industries and governmental entities primarily in Russia, but has also been active in the United States and throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.(Citation: Unit 42 Inception November 2018)(Citation: Symantec Inception Framework March 2018)(Citation: Kaspersky Cloud Atlas December 2014)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern 1
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern 1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
Regsvr32 - T1218.010 (b97f1d35-4249-4486-a6b5-ee60ccf24fab) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Domain Groups - T1069.002 (2aed01ad-3df3-4410-a8cb-11ea4ded587c) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 1
VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Template Injection - T1221 (dc31fe1e-d722-49da-8f5f-92c7b5aff534) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Multi-hop Proxy - T1090.003 (a782ebe2-daba-42c7-bc82-e8e9d923162d) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Mshta - T1218.005 (840a987a-99bd-4a80-a5c9-0cb2baa6cade) Attack Pattern 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) 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
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) 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
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
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1) Attack Pattern 2
LSA Secrets - T1003.004 (1ecfdab8-7d59-4c98-95d4-dc41970f57fc) Attack Pattern LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool 2
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool Proc Filesystem - T1003.007 (3120b9fa-23b8-4500-ae73-09494f607b7d) Attack Pattern 2
Cached Domain Credentials - T1003.005 (6add2ab5-2711-4e9d-87c8-7a0be8531530) Attack Pattern LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool 2
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern 2
Windows Credential Manager - T1555.004 (d336b553-5da9-46ca-98a8-0b23f49fb447) Attack Pattern LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool 2
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern 2
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool Keychain - T1555.001 (1eaebf46-e361-4437-bc23-d5d65a3b92e3) Attack Pattern 2
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow - T1003.008 (d0b4fcdb-d67d-4ed2-99ce-788b12f8c0f4) Attack Pattern 2
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern 2
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern 2
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
Regsvr32 - T1218.010 (b97f1d35-4249-4486-a6b5-ee60ccf24fab) Attack Pattern System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) Attack Pattern 2
Permission Groups Discovery - T1069 (15dbf668-795c-41e6-8219-f0447c0e64ce) Attack Pattern Domain Groups - T1069.002 (2aed01ad-3df3-4410-a8cb-11ea4ded587c) Attack Pattern 2
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 2
VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern 2
VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 2
VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Hidden Window - T1564.003 (cbb66055-0325-4111-aca0-40547b6ad5b0) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
Proxy - T1090 (731f4f55-b6d0-41d1-a7a9-072a66389aea) Attack Pattern Multi-hop Proxy - T1090.003 (a782ebe2-daba-42c7-bc82-e8e9d923162d) Attack Pattern 2
Mshta - T1218.005 (840a987a-99bd-4a80-a5c9-0cb2baa6cade) Attack Pattern System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) 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
LSA Secrets - T1003.004 (1ecfdab8-7d59-4c98-95d4-dc41970f57fc) Attack Pattern OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern 3
OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern Proc Filesystem - T1003.007 (3120b9fa-23b8-4500-ae73-09494f607b7d) Attack Pattern 3
Cached Domain Credentials - T1003.005 (6add2ab5-2711-4e9d-87c8-7a0be8531530) Attack Pattern OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern 3
Windows Credential Manager - T1555.004 (d336b553-5da9-46ca-98a8-0b23f49fb447) Attack Pattern Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern 3
Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern Keychain - T1555.001 (1eaebf46-e361-4437-bc23-d5d65a3b92e3) Attack Pattern 3
OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow - T1003.008 (d0b4fcdb-d67d-4ed2-99ce-788b12f8c0f4) Attack Pattern 3
OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern 3
Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern 3
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 3
Hide Artifacts - T1564 (22905430-4901-4c2a-84f6-98243cb173f8) Attack Pattern Hidden Window - T1564.003 (cbb66055-0325-4111-aca0-40547b6ad5b0) Attack Pattern 3
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 3
Archive Collected Data - T1560 (53ac20cd-aca3-406e-9aa0-9fc7fdc60a5a) Attack Pattern Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662) Attack Pattern 3