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LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb)

LunarMail is a backdoor that has been used by Turla since at least 2020 including in a compromise of a European ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) in conjunction with LunarLoader and LunarWeb. LunarMail is designed to be deployed on workstations and can use email messages and Steganography in command and control.(Citation: ESET Turla Lunar toolset May 2024)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern 1
LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Local Email Collection - T1114.001 (1e9eb839-294b-48cc-b0d3-c45555a2a004) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Add-ins - T1137.006 (34f1d81d-fe88-4f97-bd3b-a3164536255d) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware Steganography - T1001.002 (eec23884-3fa1-4d8a-ac50-6f104d51e235) Attack Pattern 1
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware Clear Mailbox Data - T1070.008 (438c967d-3996-4870-bfc2-3954752a1927) Attack Pattern 1
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 2
Data Staged - T1074 (7dd95ff6-712e-4056-9626-312ea4ab4c5e) Attack Pattern Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) 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
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern 2
Local Email Collection - T1114.001 (1e9eb839-294b-48cc-b0d3-c45555a2a004) Attack Pattern Email Collection - T1114 (1608f3e1-598a-42f4-a01a-2e252e81728f) Attack Pattern 2
Add-ins - T1137.006 (34f1d81d-fe88-4f97-bd3b-a3164536255d) Attack Pattern Office Application Startup - T1137 (2c4d4e92-0ccf-4a97-b54c-86d662988a53) 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
Data Obfuscation - T1001 (ad255bfe-a9e6-4b52-a258-8d3462abe842) Attack Pattern Steganography - T1001.002 (eec23884-3fa1-4d8a-ac50-6f104d51e235) Attack Pattern 2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern Clear Mailbox Data - T1070.008 (438c967d-3996-4870-bfc2-3954752a1927) Attack Pattern 2