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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
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 1
LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware Clear Mailbox Data - T1070.008 (438c967d-3996-4870-bfc2-3954752a1927) Attack Pattern 1
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) 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
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 1
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) 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
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) 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
LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern 1
Steganography - T1001.002 (eec23884-3fa1-4d8a-ac50-6f104d51e235) 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 Email Collection - T1114.001 (1e9eb839-294b-48cc-b0d3-c45555a2a004) Attack Pattern LunarMail - S1142 (a5789a26-2b7b-4b2d-a25f-31182468d4bb) Malware 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 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern 1
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern Clear Mailbox Data - T1070.008 (438c967d-3996-4870-bfc2-3954752a1927) Attack Pattern 2
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
Data Staged - T1074 (7dd95ff6-712e-4056-9626-312ea4ab4c5e) Attack Pattern Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) Attack Pattern 2
User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Office Application Startup - T1137 (2c4d4e92-0ccf-4a97-b54c-86d662988a53) Attack Pattern Add-ins - T1137.006 (34f1d81d-fe88-4f97-bd3b-a3164536255d) 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
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Steganography - T1001.002 (eec23884-3fa1-4d8a-ac50-6f104d51e235) Attack Pattern Data Obfuscation - T1001 (ad255bfe-a9e6-4b52-a258-8d3462abe842) Attack Pattern 2
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern 2
Email Collection - T1114 (1608f3e1-598a-42f4-a01a-2e252e81728f) Attack Pattern Local Email Collection - T1114.001 (1e9eb839-294b-48cc-b0d3-c45555a2a004) Attack Pattern 2