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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
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation - T1068 (b21c3b2d-02e6-45b1-980b-e69051040839) 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
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Private Keys - T1552.004 (60b508a1-6a5e-46b1-821a-9f7b78752abf) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 1
Dynamic Linker Hijacking - T1574.006 (633a100c-b2c9-41bf-9be5-905c1b16c825) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
Clear Command History - T1070.003 (3aef9463-9a7a-43ba-8957-a867e07c1e6a) 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
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 Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 1
Unix Shell - T1059.004 (a9d4b653-6915-42af-98b2-5758c4ceee56) 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
Escape to Host - T1611 (4a5b7ade-8bb5-4853-84ed-23f262002665) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Compute Hijacking - T1496.001 (a718a0c8-5768-41a1-9958-a1cc3f995e99) Attack Pattern 1
Remote Access Tools - T1219 (4061e78c-1284-44b4-9116-73e4ac3912f7) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Cloud Instance Metadata API - T1552.005 (19bf235b-8620-4997-b5b4-94e0659ed7c3) 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
Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern 1
Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665) 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 Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 1
Rootkit - T1014 (0f20e3cb-245b-4a61-8a91-2d93f7cb0e9b) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Systemd Service - T1543.002 (dfefe2ed-4389-4318-8762-f0272b350a1b) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern Hildegard - S0601 (40a1b8ec-7295-416c-a6b1-68181d86f120) Malware 1
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
Private Keys - T1552.004 (60b508a1-6a5e-46b1-821a-9f7b78752abf) Attack Pattern Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) 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
Dynamic Linker Hijacking - T1574.006 (633a100c-b2c9-41bf-9be5-905c1b16c825) Attack Pattern Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern 2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) 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
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) 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
Resource Hijacking - T1496 (cd25c1b4-935c-4f0e-ba8d-552f28bc4783) Attack Pattern Compute Hijacking - T1496.001 (a718a0c8-5768-41a1-9958-a1cc3f995e99) Attack Pattern 2
Cloud Instance Metadata API - T1552.005 (19bf235b-8620-4997-b5b4-94e0659ed7c3) Attack Pattern Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) 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
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) 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
Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern 2