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ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092)

ThreatNeedle is a backdoor that has been used by Lazarus Group since at least 2019 to target cryptocurrency, defense, and mobile gaming organizations. It is considered to be an advanced cluster of Lazarus Group's Manuscrypt (a.k.a. NukeSped) malware family.(Citation: Kaspersky ThreatNeedle Feb 2021)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Fileless Storage - T1027.011 (02c5abff-30bf-4703-ab92-1f6072fae939) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern ThreatNeedle - S0665 (16040b1c-ed28-4850-9d8f-bb8b81c42092) Malware 1
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern 2
Fileless Storage - T1027.011 (02c5abff-30bf-4703-ab92-1f6072fae939) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) 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
User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) 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
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern 2
Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 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