Tropic Trooper

Techniques (MITRE ATT&CK)40

SourceMITRE ATT&CK

Also known as:Pirate PandaKeyBoy

Vexday analysis

Tropic Trooper (também conhecido como Pirate Panda e KeyBoy) é um grupo de ameaça persistente avançada (APT) sem afiliação conhecida, ativo desde 2011, que conduz campanhas direcionadas contra alvos em Taiwan, Filipinas e Hong Kong. O grupo concentra suas operações nos setores governamental, de saúde, transporte e alta tecnologia. Ao grupo são atribuídas 40 técnicas documentadas no MITRE ATT&CK (identificador G0081), além de 3 CVEs conhecidas por sua exploração.

Techniques (MITRE ATT&CK) 40

How the group operates, mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK matrix and organized by the phases of an attack.

Initial access

Spearphishing Attachment

Execution

Windows Command Shell Native API Exploitation for Client Execution Malicious File

Persistence

Web Shell Windows Service Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder Winlogon Helper DLL

Discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery System Owner/User Discovery Network Service Discovery System Network Connections Discovery Process Discovery System Information Discovery File and Directory Discovery Network Share Discovery Software Discovery Security Software Discovery Local Storage Discovery

Lateral movement

Replication Through Removable Media

Collection

Automated Collection

Command and control

Web Protocols DNS Ingress Tool Transfer Standard Encoding Encrypted Channel Asymmetric Cryptography

Exfiltration

Automated Exfiltration Exfiltration over USB

stealth

Steganography Encrypted/Encoded File Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location Dynamic-link Library Injection File Deletion Local Accounts Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information Template Injection Hidden Files and Directories DLL

Exploited vulnerabilities 3

CVEs this group is known to exploit, per MITRE ATT&CK. Ordered by real-world severity.

CVE-2012-0158HIGHEPSS 100%KEV CVE-2017-11882HIGHEPSS 100%KEV CVE-2018-0802HIGHEPSS 93%KEV

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