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PLATINUM (1fc5671f-5757-43bf-8d6d-a9a93b03713a)

PLATINUM has been targeting its victims since at least as early as 2009, and may have been active for several years prior. Its activities are distinctly different not only from those typically seen in untargeted attacks, but from many targeted attacks as well. A large share of targeted attacks can be characterized as opportunistic: the activity group changes its target profiles and attack geographies based on geopolitical seasons, and may attack institutions all over the world. Like many such groups, PLATINUM seeks to steal sensitive intellectual property related to government interests, but its range of preferred targets is consistently limited to specific governmental organizations, defense institutes, intelligence agencies, diplomatic institutions, and telecommunication providers in South and Southeast Asia. The group’s persistent use of spear phishing tactics (phishing attempts aimed at specific individuals) and access to previously undiscovered zero-day exploits have made it a highly resilient threat.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
PLATINUM (154e97b5-47ef-415a-99a6-2157f1b50339) Microsoft Activity Group actor PLATINUM (1fc5671f-5757-43bf-8d6d-a9a93b03713a) Threat Actor 1
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set PLATINUM (1fc5671f-5757-43bf-8d6d-a9a93b03713a) Threat Actor 1
PLATINUM (154e97b5-47ef-415a-99a6-2157f1b50339) Microsoft Activity Group actor PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern 2
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation - T1068 (b21c3b2d-02e6-45b1-980b-e69051040839) Attack Pattern PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Credential API Hooking - T1056.004 (f5946b5e-9408-485f-a7f7-b5efc88909b6) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Drive-by Compromise - T1189 (d742a578-d70e-4d0e-96a6-02a9c30204e6) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern 2
PLATINUM - G0068 (f9c06633-dcff-48a1-8588-759e7cec5694) Intrusion Set Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 3
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 3
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription - T1546.003 (910906dd-8c0a-475a-9cc1-5e029e2fad58) Attack Pattern 3
adbupd - S0202 (0f1ad2ef-41d4-4b7a-9304-ddae68ea3005) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern 3
BITS Jobs - T1197 (c8e87b83-edbb-48d4-9295-4974897525b7) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern 3
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222.001 (34e793de-0274-4982-9c1a-246ed1c19dee) Attack Pattern 3
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 3
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern 3
File Transfer Protocols - T1071.002 (9a60a291-8960-4387-8a4a-2ab5c18bb50b) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 3
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware System Service Discovery - T1007 (322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa) Attack Pattern 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 3
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware 3
JPIN - S0201 (de6cb631-52f6-4169-a73b-7965390b0c30) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
Credential API Hooking - T1056.004 (f5946b5e-9408-485f-a7f7-b5efc88909b6) Attack Pattern Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern 3
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 3
LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90) Attack Pattern OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22) Attack Pattern 3
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Scheduled Transfer - T1029 (4eeaf8a9-c86b-4954-a663-9555fb406466) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Winlogon Helper DLL - T1547.004 (6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 3
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
Dipsind - S0200 (e170995d-4f61-4f17-b60e-04f9a06ee517) Malware Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 3
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern 4
Event Triggered Execution - T1546 (b6301b64-ef57-4cce-bb0b-77026f14a8db) Attack Pattern Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription - T1546.003 (910906dd-8c0a-475a-9cc1-5e029e2fad58) Attack Pattern 4
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 4
Permission Groups Discovery - T1069 (15dbf668-795c-41e6-8219-f0447c0e64ce) Attack Pattern Local Groups - T1069.001 (a01bf75f-00b2-4568-a58f-565ff9bf202b) Attack Pattern 4
File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222 (65917ae0-b854-4139-83fe-bf2441cf0196) Attack Pattern Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification - T1222.001 (34e793de-0274-4982-9c1a-246ed1c19dee) Attack Pattern 4
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 4
File Transfer Protocols - T1071.002 (9a60a291-8960-4387-8a4a-2ab5c18bb50b) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 4
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 4
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern 4
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 4
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 4
Winlogon Helper DLL - T1547.004 (6836813e-8ec8-4375-b459-abb388cb1a35) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 4
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern 4
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 4