Cyber threats

ATT&CK Techniques against Philippines

Techniques used by the threat actors that target Philippines, by tactic · MITRE ATT&CK profiles · darker = more actors
5
Actors with a profile
80
Techniques
T1047
Most used · 5 actors
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Reconnaissance3
T1589 Gather Victim Identity Information2 T1595 Active Scanning2 T1598 Phishing for Information1
Resource Development7
T1583 Acquire Infrastructure3 T1588 Obtain Capabilities3 T1584 Compromise Infrastructure2 T1585 Establish Accounts2 T1608 Stage Capabilities2 T1586 Compromise Accounts1 T1587 Develop Capabilities1
Initial Access5
T1566 Phishing4 T1078 Valid Accounts3 T1189 Drive-by Compromise3 T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application2 T1133 External Remote Services1
Execution10
T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation5 T1204 User Execution4 T1053 Scheduled Task/Job3 T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter3 T1574 Hijack Execution Flow3 T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution2 T1072 Software Deployment Tools1 T1197 BITS Jobs1 T1559 Inter-Process Communication1 T1569 System Services1
Persistence11
T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution4 T1053 Scheduled Task/Job3 T1078 Valid Accounts3 T1112 Modify Registry3 T1543 Create or Modify System Process3 T1137 Office Application Startup2 T1505 Server Software Component2 T1098 Account Manipulation1 T1133 External Remote Services1 T1197 BITS Jobs1 T1546 Event Triggered Execution1
Privilege Escalation10
T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution4 T1053 Scheduled Task/Job3 T1078 Valid Accounts3 T1543 Create or Modify System Process3 T1055 Process Injection2 T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation1 T1098 Account Manipulation1 T1134 Access Token Manipulation1 T1546 Event Triggered Execution1 T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism1
Stealth12
T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information3 T1036 Masquerading3 T1078 Valid Accounts3 T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution3 T1574 Hijack Execution Flow3 T1055 Process Injection2 T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information2 T1070 Indicator Removal1 T1134 Access Token Manipulation1 T1197 BITS Jobs1 T1216 System Script Proxy Execution1 T1564 Hide Artifacts1
Defense Impairment4
T1112 Modify Registry3 T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification1 T1553 Subvert Trust Controls1 T1685 Disable or Modify Tools1
Credential Access4
T1003 OS Credential Dumping3 T1056 Input Capture1 T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie1 T1552 Unsecured Credentials1
Discovery14
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery4 T1018 Remote System Discovery4 T1046 Network Service Discovery3 T1049 System Network Connections Discovery3 T1012 Query Registry2 T1033 System Owner/User Discovery2 T1083 File and Directory Discovery2 T1087 Account Discovery2 T1482 Domain Trust Discovery2 T1007 System Service Discovery1 T1057 Process Discovery1 T1082 System Information Discovery1 T1135 Network Share Discovery1 T1518 Software Discovery1
Lateral Movement6
T1021 Remote Services2 T1072 Software Deployment Tools1 T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services1 T1534 Internal Spearphishing1 T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material1 T1570 Lateral Tool Transfer1
Collection3
T1560 Archive Collected Data4 T1074 Data Staged2 T1056 Input Capture1
Command and Control6
T1090 Proxy3 T1102 Web Service2 T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer2 T1071 Application Layer Protocol1 T1571 Non-Standard Port1 T1572 Protocol Tunneling1
Exfiltration3
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel2 T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service2 T1048 Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol1
Impact0
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Techniques to detect first
TechniqueTacticsActorsUsed by, for example
T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation execution 5 NaikonEarth LuscaLOTUS PANDAAPT40APT32
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery discovery 4 NaikonEarth LuscaLOTUS PANDAAPT32
T1018 Remote System Discovery discovery 4 NaikonEarth LuscaLOTUS PANDAAPT32
T1204 User Execution execution 4 NaikonEarth LuscaAPT40APT32
T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution persistence, privilege-escalation 4 NaikonEarth LuscaAPT40APT32
T1560 Archive Collected Data collection 4 Earth LuscaLOTUS PANDAAPT40APT32
T1566 Phishing initial-access 4 NaikonEarth LuscaAPT40APT32
T1003 OS Credential Dumping credential-access 3 Earth LuscaAPT40APT32
T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information stealth 3 Earth LuscaAPT40APT32
T1036 Masquerading stealth 3 NaikonEarth LuscaAPT32
T1046 Network Service Discovery discovery 3 NaikonLOTUS PANDAAPT32
T1049 System Network Connections Discovery discovery 3 Earth LuscaLOTUS PANDAAPT32

Each actor counts once per technique; sub-techniques are counted under their parent. Only actors with a MITRE ATT&CK profile are included (5), so the map shows documented tradecraft, not everything that happens.