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Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4)

Turian is a backdoor that has been used by BackdoorDiplomacy to target Ministries of Foreign Affairs, telecommunication companies, and charities in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. First reported in 2021, Turian is likely related to Quarian, an older backdoor that was last observed being used in 2013 against diplomatic targets in Syria and the United States.(Citation: ESET BackdoorDiplomacy Jun 2021)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 1
Python - T1059.006 (cc3502b5-30cc-4473-ad48-42d51a6ef6d1) Attack Pattern Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware 1
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Junk Data - T1001.001 (f7c0689c-4dbd-489b-81be-7cb7c7079ade) Attack Pattern 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware 1
Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) Attack Pattern Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Unix Shell - T1059.004 (a9d4b653-6915-42af-98b2-5758c4ceee56) Attack Pattern 1
Turian - S0647 (350f12cf-fd3b-4dad-b323-14b943090df4) Malware Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 1
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2
Python - T1059.006 (cc3502b5-30cc-4473-ad48-42d51a6ef6d1) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Data Obfuscation - T1001 (ad255bfe-a9e6-4b52-a258-8d3462abe842) Attack Pattern Junk Data - T1001.001 (f7c0689c-4dbd-489b-81be-7cb7c7079ade) Attack Pattern 2
Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) Attack Pattern Data Staged - T1074 (7dd95ff6-712e-4056-9626-312ea4ab4c5e) 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
Archive Collected Data - T1560 (53ac20cd-aca3-406e-9aa0-9fc7fdc60a5a) Attack Pattern Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662) Attack Pattern 2
Unix Shell - T1059.004 (a9d4b653-6915-42af-98b2-5758c4ceee56) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 2