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WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7)

WhisperGate is a multi-stage wiper designed to look like ransomware that has been used against multiple government, non-profit, and information technology organizations in Ukraine since at least January 2022.(Citation: Cybereason WhisperGate February 2022)(Citation: Unit 42 WhisperGate January 2022)(Citation: Microsoft WhisperGate January 2022)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
Reflective Code Loading - T1620 (4933e63b-9b77-476e-ab29-761bc5b7d15a) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Create Process with Token - T1134.002 (677569f9-a8b0-459e-ab24-7f18091fa7bf) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Network Share Discovery - T1135 (3489cfc5-640f-4bb3-a103-9137b97de79f) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Process Hollowing - T1055.012 (b200542e-e877-4395-875b-cf1a44537ca4) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 1
Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
Data Destruction - T1485 (d45a3d09-b3cf-48f4-9f0f-f521ee5cb05c) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
InstallUtil - T1218.004 (2cd950a6-16c4-404a-aa01-044322395107) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
Disk Content Wipe - T1561.001 (fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Time Based Evasion - T1497.003 (4bed873f-0b7d-41d4-b93a-b6905d1f90b0) Attack Pattern 1
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 1
System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Disk Structure Wipe - T1561.002 (0af0ca99-357d-4ba1-805f-674fdfb7bef9) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware System Shutdown/Reboot - T1529 (ff73aa03-0090-4464-83ac-f89e233c02bc) Attack Pattern 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 1
Bootkit - T1542.003 (1b7b1806-7746-41a1-a35d-e48dae25ddba) Attack Pattern WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware 1
WhisperGate - S0689 (49fee0b0-390e-4bde-97f8-97ed46bd19b7) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 1
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) 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
Access Token Manipulation - T1134 (dcaa092b-7de9-4a21-977f-7fcb77e89c48) Attack Pattern Create Process with Token - T1134.002 (677569f9-a8b0-459e-ab24-7f18091fa7bf) Attack Pattern 2
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern Process Hollowing - T1055.012 (b200542e-e877-4395-875b-cf1a44537ca4) 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
InstallUtil - T1218.004 (2cd950a6-16c4-404a-aa01-044322395107) Attack Pattern System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) 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
System Services - T1569 (d157f9d2-d09a-4efa-bb2a-64963f94e253) Attack Pattern Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 2
Disk Wipe - T1561 (1988cc35-ced8-4dad-b2d1-7628488fa967) Attack Pattern Disk Content Wipe - T1561.001 (fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac) Attack Pattern 2
Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern Time Based Evasion - T1497.003 (4bed873f-0b7d-41d4-b93a-b6905d1f90b0) 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
System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern 2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern 2
Disk Wipe - T1561 (1988cc35-ced8-4dad-b2d1-7628488fa967) Attack Pattern Disk Structure Wipe - T1561.002 (0af0ca99-357d-4ba1-805f-674fdfb7bef9) Attack Pattern 2
Bootkit - T1542.003 (1b7b1806-7746-41a1-a35d-e48dae25ddba) Attack Pattern Pre-OS Boot - T1542 (7f0ca133-88c4-40c6-a62f-b3083a7fbc2e) Attack Pattern 2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 2