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BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4)

BlackEnergy is a malware toolkit that has been used by both criminal and APT actors. It dates back to at least 2007 and was originally designed to create botnets for use in conducting Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, but its use has evolved to support various plug-ins. It is well known for being used during the confrontation between Georgia and Russia in 2008, as well as in targeting Ukrainian institutions. Variants include BlackEnergy 2 and BlackEnergy 3. (Citation: F-Secure BlackEnergy 2014)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Fallback Channels - T1008 (f24faf46-3b26-4dbb-98f2-63460498e433) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 1
Services File Permissions Weakness - T1574.010 (9e8b28c9-35fe-48ac-a14d-e6cc032dcbcd) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Network Service Discovery - T1046 (e3a12395-188d-4051-9a16-ea8e14d07b88) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Shortcut Modification - T1547.009 (4ab929c6-ee2d-4fb5-aab4-b14be2ed7179) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware BlackEnergy (82c644ab-550a-4a83-9b35-d545f4719069) Malpedia 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware BlackEnergy (5a22cad7-65fa-4b7a-a7aa-7915a6101efa) Tool 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Data Destruction - T1485 (d45a3d09-b3cf-48f4-9f0f-f521ee5cb05c) Attack Pattern 1
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475) Attack Pattern 1
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Code Signing Policy Modification - T1553.006 (565275d5-fcc3-4b66-b4e7-928e4cac6b8c) Attack Pattern 1
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern 1
Remote Services - T1021 (54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba) Attack Pattern SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541) Attack Pattern 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern Services File Permissions Weakness - T1574.010 (9e8b28c9-35fe-48ac-a14d-e6cc032dcbcd) Attack Pattern 2
Shortcut Modification - T1547.009 (4ab929c6-ee2d-4fb5-aab4-b14be2ed7179) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 2
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism - T1548 (67720091-eee3-4d2d-ae16-8264567f6f5b) Attack Pattern Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 2
BlackEnergy (82c644ab-550a-4a83-9b35-d545f4719069) Malpedia BlackEnergy (5a22cad7-65fa-4b7a-a7aa-7915a6101efa) Tool 2
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) 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
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern 2
Code Signing Policy Modification - T1553.006 (565275d5-fcc3-4b66-b4e7-928e4cac6b8c) Attack Pattern Subvert Trust Controls - T1553 (b83e166d-13d7-4b52-8677-dff90c548fd7) 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
Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern 2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern 2