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Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120)

Hildegard is malware that targets misconfigured kubelets for initial access and runs cryptocurrency miner operations. The malware was first observed in January 2021. The TeamTNT activity group is believed to be behind Hildegard. (Citation: Unit 42 Hildegard Malware)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Rootkit - T1014 (0f20e3cb-245b-4a61-8a91-2d93f7cb0e9b) Attack Pattern 1
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Network Service Discovery - T1046 (e3a12395-188d-4051-9a16-ea8e14d07b88) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Private Keys - T1552.004 (60b508a1-6a5e-46b1-821a-9f7b78752abf) Attack Pattern 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Cloud Instance Metadata API - T1552.005 (19bf235b-8620-4997-b5b4-94e0659ed7c3) Attack Pattern 1
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665) Attack Pattern 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Exploitation for Privilege Escalation - T1068 (b21c3b2d-02e6-45b1-980b-e69051040839) Attack Pattern 1
Container Administration Command - T1609 (7b50a1d3-4ca7-45d1-989d-a6503f04bfe1) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Unix Shell - T1059.004 (a9d4b653-6915-42af-98b2-5758c4ceee56) Attack Pattern 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Escape to Host - T1611 (4a5b7ade-8bb5-4853-84ed-23f262002665) Attack Pattern 1
Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Dynamic Linker Hijacking - T1574.006 (633a100c-b2c9-41bf-9be5-905c1b16c825) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Clear Command History - T1070.003 (3aef9463-9a7a-43ba-8957-a867e07c1e6a) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Compute Hijacking - T1496.001 (a718a0c8-5768-41a1-9958-a1cc3f995e99) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Container and Resource Discovery - T1613 (0470e792-32f8-46b0-a351-652bc35e9336) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Remote Access Tools - T1219 (4061e78c-1284-44b4-9116-73e4ac3912f7) Attack Pattern 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern 1
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
External Remote Services - T1133 (10d51417-ee35-4589-b1ff-b6df1c334e8d) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Systemd Service - T1543.002 (dfefe2ed-4389-4318-8762-f0272b350a1b) Attack Pattern 1
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
Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern Private Keys - T1552.004 (60b508a1-6a5e-46b1-821a-9f7b78752abf) Attack Pattern 2
Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern Cloud Instance Metadata API - T1552.005 (19bf235b-8620-4997-b5b4-94e0659ed7c3) Attack Pattern 2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 2
Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) 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
Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 2
Dynamic Linker Hijacking - T1574.006 (633a100c-b2c9-41bf-9be5-905c1b16c825) Attack Pattern Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern 2
Clear Command History - T1070.003 (3aef9463-9a7a-43ba-8957-a867e07c1e6a) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 2
Resource Hijacking - T1496 (cd25c1b4-935c-4f0e-ba8d-552f28bc4783) Attack Pattern Compute Hijacking - T1496.001 (a718a0c8-5768-41a1-9958-a1cc3f995e99) Attack Pattern 2
Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 2
Create Account - T1136 (e01be9c5-e763-4caf-aeb7-000b416aef67) Attack Pattern Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern 2
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern 2
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern Systemd Service - T1543.002 (dfefe2ed-4389-4318-8762-f0272b350a1b) Attack Pattern 2