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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
Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Regsvr32 - T1218.010 (b97f1d35-4249-4486-a6b5-ee60ccf24fab) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Multi-hop Proxy - T1090.003 (a782ebe2-daba-42c7-bc82-e8e9d923162d) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Template Injection - T1221 (dc31fe1e-d722-49da-8f5f-92c7b5aff534) 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
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
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 Mshta - T1218.005 (840a987a-99bd-4a80-a5c9-0cb2baa6cade) Attack Pattern 1
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) 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
PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware 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 Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665) Attack Pattern 1
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set Domain Groups - T1069.002 (2aed01ad-3df3-4410-a8cb-11ea4ded587c) Attack Pattern 1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63) Attack Pattern Inception - G0100 (ead23196-d7b6-4ce6-a124-4ab4b67d81bd) Intrusion Set 1
System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) Attack Pattern Regsvr32 - T1218.010 (b97f1d35-4249-4486-a6b5-ee60ccf24fab) Attack Pattern 2
Multi-hop Proxy - T1090.003 (a782ebe2-daba-42c7-bc82-e8e9d923162d) Attack Pattern Proxy - T1090 (731f4f55-b6d0-41d1-a7a9-072a66389aea) 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
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 2
System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) Attack Pattern Mshta - T1218.005 (840a987a-99bd-4a80-a5c9-0cb2baa6cade) Attack Pattern 2
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern 2
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) 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
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) 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
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern 2
PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) 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
Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662) Attack Pattern PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware 2
PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern 2
PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern 2
PowerShower - S0441 (53486bc7-7748-4716-8190-e4f1fde04c53) Malware Hidden Window - T1564.003 (cbb66055-0325-4111-aca0-40547b6ad5b0) 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
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
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware 2
VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware 2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern VBShower - S0442 (8caa18af-4758-4fd3-9600-e8af579e89ed) Malware 2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 2
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) 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
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 Windows Credential Manager - T1555.004 (d336b553-5da9-46ca-98a8-0b23f49fb447) 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
LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool Keychain - T1555.001 (1eaebf46-e361-4437-bc23-d5d65a3b92e3) Attack Pattern 2
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern LaZagne - S0349 (b76b2d94-60e4-4107-a903-4a3a7622fb3b) mitre-tool 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 Cached Domain Credentials - T1003.005 (6add2ab5-2711-4e9d-87c8-7a0be8531530) 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
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) 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
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1) Attack Pattern 2
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) 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
Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662) Attack Pattern Archive Collected Data - T1560 (53ac20cd-aca3-406e-9aa0-9fc7fdc60a5a) Attack Pattern 3
Hidden Window - T1564.003 (cbb66055-0325-4111-aca0-40547b6ad5b0) Attack Pattern Hide Artifacts - T1564 (22905430-4901-4c2a-84f6-98243cb173f8) Attack Pattern 3
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
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
Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern Windows Credential Manager - T1555.004 (d336b553-5da9-46ca-98a8-0b23f49fb447) Attack Pattern 3
Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) 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 LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern 3
OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern Cached Domain Credentials - T1003.005 (6add2ab5-2711-4e9d-87c8-7a0be8531530) Attack Pattern 3