IRconfidence: 50G0087
APT39APT39
Also known as: Chafer · REMIX KITTEN · COBALT HICKMAN · G0087 · Radio Serpens · TA454 · ITG07 · Burgundy Sandstorm · APT39
Origin
IR
Known aliases
9
Attribution
50
Profile
APT39 was created to bring together previous activities and methods used by this actor, and its activities largely align with a group publicly referred to as "Chafer." However, there are differences in what has been publicly reported due to the variances in how organizations track activity. APT39 primarily leverages the SEAWEED and CACHEMONEY backdoors along with a specific variant of the POWBAT backdoor. While APT39's targeting scope is global, its activities are concentrated in the Middle East. APT39 has prioritized the telecommunications sector, with additional targeting of the travel industry and IT firms that support it and the high-tech industry.
Aliases· 9
ChaferREMIX KITTENCOBALT HICKMANRadio SerpensTA454ITG07Burgundy SandstormAPT39
MITRE ATT&CK Group crosswalk
References
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/01/apt39-iranian-cyber-espionage-group-focused-on-personal-information.html
- https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/chafer-latest-attacks-reveal-heightened-ambitions
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-python-based-payload-mechaflounder-used-by-chafer/
- https://securelist.com/chafer-used-remexi-malware/89538/
- https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/iran-based-attackers-use-back-door-threats-spy-middle-eastern-targets
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0087/
- https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/Report2020CrowdStrikeGlobalThreatReport.pdf
- https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/cobalt-hickman
Related by meaning· 6
Nearest entities by semantic similarity across the cs-graph corpus.