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Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550)

Penquin is a remote access trojan (RAT) with multiple versions used by Turla to target Linux systems since at least 2014.(Citation: Kaspersky Turla Penquin December 2014)(Citation: Leonardo Turla Penquin May 2020)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Network Sniffing - T1040 (3257eb21-f9a7-4430-8de1-d8b6e288f529) Attack Pattern 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Linux and Mac File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222.002 (09b130a2-a77e-4af0-a361-f46f9aad1345) Attack Pattern 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Socket Filters - T1205.002 (005cc321-08ce-4d17-b1ea-cb5275926520) Attack Pattern 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Indicator Removal from Tools - T1027.005 (b0533c6e-8fea-4788-874f-b799cacc4b92) Attack Pattern 1
Unix Shell - T1059.004 (a9d4b653-6915-42af-98b2-5758c4ceee56) Attack Pattern Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware 1
Traffic Signaling - T1205 (451a9977-d255-43c9-b431-66de80130c8c) Attack Pattern Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware 1
Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern 1
Penquin - S0587 (d18cb958-f4ad-4fb3-bb4f-e8994d206550) Malware Cron - T1053.003 (2acf44aa-542f-4366-b4eb-55ef5747759c) Attack Pattern 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
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 2
File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222 (65917ae0-b854-4139-83fe-bf2441cf0196) Attack Pattern Linux and Mac File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222.002 (09b130a2-a77e-4af0-a361-f46f9aad1345) Attack Pattern 2
Traffic Signaling - T1205 (451a9977-d255-43c9-b431-66de80130c8c) Attack Pattern Socket Filters - T1205.002 (005cc321-08ce-4d17-b1ea-cb5275926520) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal from Tools - T1027.005 (b0533c6e-8fea-4788-874f-b799cacc4b92) 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
Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 2
Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9) Attack Pattern Cron - T1053.003 (2acf44aa-542f-4366-b4eb-55ef5747759c) Attack Pattern 2