ATT&CKReferencesProofpoint TA427 April 2024

Proofpoint TA427 April 2024

Lesnewich, G. et al. (2024, April 16). From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

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Techniques2

Groups1

Software0

None recorded.

Campaigns0

None recorded.

Procedure examples4

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1016
System Network Configuration Discovery
GroupKimsuky

Kimsuky has used `ipconfig/all` and web beacons sent via email to gather network configuration information. Kimsuky has also identified Host IP addresses leveraging the WMI class `Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration`.

T1585.002
Email Accounts
GroupKimsuky

Kimsuky has created email accounts for phishing operations.

T1589.002
Email Addresses
GroupKimsuky

Kimsuky has collected valid email addresses including personal accounts that were subsequently used for spearphishing and other forms of social engineering.

T1598.003
Spearphishing Link
GroupKimsuky

Kimsuky has used links in e-mail to steal account information including web beacons for target profiling. Kimsuky has also utilized QR codes (also known as Quishing) to direct victims to malicious links through the reliance of a mobile device to scan a code with an embedded malicious URL.

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