BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)

BADNEWS is malware that has been used by the actors responsible for the Patchwork campaign. Its name was given due to its use of RSS feeds, forums, and blogs for command and control. (Citation: Forcepoint Monsoon) (Citation: TrendMicro Patchwork Dec 2017)

Cluster A	Galaxy A	Cluster B	Galaxy B	Level
Bidirectional Communication - T1102.002 (be055942-6e63-49d7-9fa1-9cb7d8a8f3f4)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
DLL - T1574.001 (2fee9321-3e71-4cf4-af24-d4d40d355b34)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Invalid Code Signature - T1036.001 (b4b7458f-81f2-4d38-84be-1c5ba0167a52)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18)	Attack Pattern	1
Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Data from Network Shared Drive - T1039 (ae676644-d2d2-41b7-af7e-9bed1b55898c)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62)	Attack Pattern	1
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Process Hollowing - T1055.012 (b200542e-e877-4395-875b-cf1a44537ca4)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5)	Attack Pattern	1
Automated Collection - T1119 (30208d3e-0d6b-43c8-883e-44462a514619)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Dead Drop Resolver - T1102.001 (f7827069-0bf2-4764-af4f-23fae0d181b7)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add)	Attack Pattern	BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	1
BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	Data from Removable Media - T1025 (1b7ba276-eedc-4951-a762-0ceea2c030ec)	Attack Pattern	1
BADNEWS - S0128 (e9595678-d269-469e-ae6b-75e49259de63)	Malware	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	1
Bidirectional Communication - T1102.002 (be055942-6e63-49d7-9fa1-9cb7d8a8f3f4)	Attack Pattern	Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665)	Attack Pattern	2
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41)	Attack Pattern	Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118)	Attack Pattern	2
DLL - T1574.001 (2fee9321-3e71-4cf4-af24-d4d40d355b34)	Attack Pattern	Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6)	Attack Pattern	2
Invalid Code Signature - T1036.001 (b4b7458f-81f2-4d38-84be-1c5ba0167a52)	Attack Pattern	Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0)	Attack Pattern	2
Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c)	Attack Pattern	Data Staged - T1074 (7dd95ff6-712e-4056-9626-312ea4ab4c5e)	Attack Pattern	2
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f)	Attack Pattern	Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c)	Attack Pattern	2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2)	Attack Pattern	Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4)	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
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
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d)	Attack Pattern	Process Hollowing - T1055.012 (b200542e-e877-4395-875b-cf1a44537ca4)	Attack Pattern	2
Match Legitimate Resource 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	Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9)	Attack Pattern	2
Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665)	Attack Pattern	Dead Drop Resolver - T1102.001 (f7827069-0bf2-4764-af4f-23fae0d181b7)	Attack Pattern	2
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6)	Attack Pattern	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	2