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Sowbug is a threat group that has conducted targeted attacks against organizations in South America and Southeast Asia, particularly government entities, since at least 2015.
| Technique | Procedure example |
|---|---|
| T1003 OS Credential Dumping |
Sowbug has used credential dumping tools. |
| T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location |
Sowbug named its tools to masquerade as Windows or Adobe Reader software, such as by using the file name adobecms.exe and the directory |
| T1039 Data from Network Shared Drive |
Sowbug extracted Word documents from a file server on a victim network. |
| T1056.001 Keylogging |
Sowbug has used keylogging tools. |
| T1059.003 Windows Command Shell |
Sowbug has used command line during its intrusions. |
| T1082 System Information Discovery |
Sowbug obtained OS version and hardware configuration from a victim. |
| T1083 File and Directory Discovery |
Sowbug identified and extracted all Word documents on a server by using a command containing * .doc and *.docx. The actors also searched for documents based on a specific date range and attempted to identify all installed software on a victim. |
| T1135 Network Share Discovery |
Sowbug listed remote shared drives that were accessible from a victim. |
| T1560.001 Archive via Utility |
Sowbug extracted documents and bundled them into a RAR archive. |
None recorded.
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