Campaign, Dec 2020 to Aug 2022.View on attack.mitre.org
C0010 was a cyber espionage campaign conducted by UNC3890 that targeted Israeli shipping, government, aviation, energy, and healthcare organizations. Security researcher assess UNC3890 conducts operations in support of Iranian interests, and noted several limited technical connections to Iran, including PDB strings and Farsi language artifacts. C0010 began by at least late 2020, and was still ongoing as of mid-2022.
| Technique | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer |
During C0010, UNC3890 actors downloaded tools and malware onto a compromised host. |
| T1189 Drive-by Compromise |
During C0010, UNC3890 actors likely established a watering hole that was hosted on a login page of a legitimate Israeli shipping company that was active until at least November 2021. |
| T1583.001 Domains |
For C0010, UNC3890 actors established domains that appeared to be legitimate services and entities, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Office 365, and Pfizer. |
| T1584.001 Domains |
During C0010, UNC3890 actors likely compromised the domain of a legitimate Israeli shipping company. |
| T1587.001 Malware |
For C0010, UNC3890 actors used unique malware, including SUGARUSH and SUGARDUMP. |
| T1588.002 Tool |
For C0010, UNC3890 actors obtained multiple publicly-available tools, including METASPLOIT, UNICORN, and NorthStar C2. |
| T1608.001 Upload Malware |
For C0010, UNC3890 actors staged malware on their infrastructure for direct download onto a compromised system. |
| T1608.002 Upload Tool |
For C0010, UNC3890 actors staged tools on their infrastructure to download directly onto a compromised system. |
| T1608.004 Drive-by Target |
For C0010, the threat actors compromised the login page of a legitimate Israeli shipping company and likely established a watering hole that collected visitor information. |
MITRE does not attribute this campaign to a group.
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