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(2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT Hacking Campaign Targets the Afghan Government. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="HackerNews IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/indigozebra-apt-hacking-campaign.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-3') id="scite-ref-3-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & Analysis Team. (2017, August 8). APT Trends report Q2 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018."data-reference="Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017"><sup><a href="https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2017/79332/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="2" aria-describedby="qtip-2">[3]</a></sup></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-body"> <div id="card-id" class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-12"> <span class="h5 card-title">ID: </span>G0136 </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-12"> <span class="h5 card-title">Contributors</span>: Pooja Natarajan, NEC Corporation India; Yoshihiro Kori, NEC Corporation; Manikantan Srinivasan, NEC Corporation India </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-12"> <span class="h5 card-title">Version</span>: 1.0 </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-12"> <span class="h5 card-title">Created: </span>24 September 2021 </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-12"> <span class="h5 card-title">Last Modified: </span>16 October 2021 </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-center pt-2 version-button permalink"> <div class="live"> <a data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Permalink to this version of G0136" href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136/" data-test-ignore="true">Version Permalink</a> </div> <div class="permalink"> <a data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Go to the live version of G0136" href="/groups/G0136/" data-test-ignore="true">Live Version</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="dropdown h3 mt-3 float-right"> <button class="btn btn-navy dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenuButton" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> <b>ATT&CK<sup>®</sup> Navigator Layers</b> </button> <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton"> <h6 class="dropdown-header">Enterprise Layer</h6> <a class="dropdown-item" href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136/G0136-enterprise-layer.json" download target="_blank">download</a>  <a class="dropdown-item" href="#" id="view-layer-on-navigator-enterprise" target="_blank">view <img width="10" src="/versions/v16/theme/images/external-site-dark.jpeg"></a> <script src="/versions/v16/theme/scripts/settings.js"></script> <script> if (window.location.protocol == "https:") { //view on navigator only works when this site is hosted on HTTPS var layerURL = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host + base_url + "groups/G0136/G0136-enterprise-layer.json"; document.getElementById("view-layer-on-navigator-enterprise").href = "https://mitre-attack.github.io/attack-navigator//#layerURL=" + encodeURIComponent(layerURL); } else { //hide button document.getElementById("view-layer-on-navigator-enterprise").classList.add("d-none"); } </script> </div> </div>  <h2 class="pt-3 mb-2" id="techniques">Techniques Used</h2> <div class="tables-mobile"> <table class="table techniques-used background table-bordered"> <thead> <tr> <th class="p-2" scope="col">Domain</th> <th class="p-2" colspan="2">ID</th> <th class="p-2" scope="col">Name</th> <th class="p-2" scope="col">Use</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1583">T1583</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1583/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1583">Acquire Infrastructure</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1583/001">Domains</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136">IndigoZebra</a> has established domains, some of which were designed to look like official government domains, for their operations.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td></td> <td></td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1583/006">.006</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1583">Acquire Infrastructure</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1583/006">Web Services</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136">IndigoZebra</a> created Dropbox accounts for their operations.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Lakshmanan, R.. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT Hacking Campaign Targets the Afghan Government. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="HackerNews IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/indigozebra-apt-hacking-campaign.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1586">T1586</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1586/002">.002</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1586">Compromise Accounts</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1586/002">Email Accounts</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136">IndigoZebra</a> has compromised legitimate email accounts to use in their spearphishing operations.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1105">T1105</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1105">Ingress Tool Transfer</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136">IndigoZebra</a> has downloaded additional files and tools from its C2 server.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1588">T1588</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1588/002">.002</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1588">Obtain Capabilities</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1588/002">Tool</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136">IndigoZebra</a> has acquired open source tools such as <a href="/versions/v16/software/S0590">NBTscan</a> and Meterpreter for their operations.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-3') id="scite-ref-3-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & Analysis Team. (2017, August 8). APT Trends report Q2 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018."data-reference="Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017"><sup><a href="https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2017/79332/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="2" aria-describedby="qtip-2">[3]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1566">T1566</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1566/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1566">Phishing</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1566/001">Spearphishing Attachment</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136">IndigoZebra</a> sent spearphishing emails containing malicious password-protected RAR attachments.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Lakshmanan, R.. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT Hacking Campaign Targets the Afghan Government. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="HackerNews IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/indigozebra-apt-hacking-campaign.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1204">T1204</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1204/002">.002</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1204">User Execution</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1204/002">Malicious File</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/versions/v16/groups/G0136">IndigoZebra</a> sent spearphishing emails containing malicious attachments that urged recipients to review modifications in the file which would trigger the attack.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Lakshmanan, R.. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT Hacking Campaign Targets the Afghan Government. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="HackerNews IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/indigozebra-apt-hacking-campaign.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2 class="pt-3" id="software">Software</h2> <div class="tables-mobile"> <table class="table table-bordered table-alternate mt-2"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">ID</th> <th scope="col">Name</th> <th scope="col">References</th> <th scope="col">Techniques</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/software/S0651">S0651</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/software/S0651">BoxCaon</a> </td> <td> <span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1547">Boot or Logon Autostart Execution</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1059">Command and Scripting Interpreter</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1059/003">Windows Command Shell</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1005">Data from Local System</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1074">Data Staged</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1074/001">Local Data Staging</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1041">Exfiltration Over C2 Channel</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1567">Exfiltration Over Web Service</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1567/002">Exfiltration to Cloud Storage</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1083">File and Directory Discovery</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1105">Ingress Tool Transfer</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1106">Native API</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1027">Obfuscated Files or Information</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1016">System Network Configuration Discovery</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1102">Web Service</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1102/002">Bidirectional Communication</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/software/S0012">S0012</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/software/S0012">PoisonIvy</a> </td> <td> <span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-3') id="scite-ref-3-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & Analysis Team. (2017, August 8). APT Trends report Q2 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018."data-reference="Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017"><sup><a href="https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2017/79332/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="2" aria-describedby="qtip-2">[3]</a></sup></span> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1010">Application Window Discovery</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1547">Boot or Logon Autostart Execution</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1547/001">Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1547">Boot or Logon Autostart Execution</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1547/014">Active Setup</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1059">Command and Scripting Interpreter</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1059/003">Windows Command Shell</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1543">Create or Modify System Process</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1543/003">Windows Service</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1005">Data from Local System</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1074">Data Staged</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1074/001">Local Data Staging</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1573">Encrypted Channel</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1573/001">Symmetric Cryptography</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1480">Execution Guardrails</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1480/002">Mutual Exclusion</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1105">Ingress Tool Transfer</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1056">Input Capture</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1056/001">Keylogging</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1112">Modify Registry</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1027">Obfuscated Files or Information</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1055">Process Injection</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1055/001">Dynamic-link Library Injection</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1014">Rootkit</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/software/S0653">S0653</a> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/software/S0653">xCaon</a> </td> <td> <span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021."data-reference="Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021"><sup><a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span> </td> <td> <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1071">Application Layer Protocol</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1071/001">Web Protocols</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1547">Boot or Logon Autostart Execution</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1059">Command and Scripting Interpreter</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1059/003">Windows Command Shell</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1132">Data Encoding</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1132/001">Standard Encoding</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1005">Data from Local System</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1140">Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1573">Encrypted Channel</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1573/001">Symmetric Cryptography</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1105">Ingress Tool Transfer</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1106">Native API</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1518">Software Discovery</a>: <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1518/001">Security Software Discovery</a>, <a href="/versions/v16/techniques/T1016">System Network Configuration Discovery</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2 class="pt-3" id="references">References</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <ol> <li> <span id="scite-1" class="scite-citation"> <span class="scite-citation-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" name="scite-1" href="https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/indigozebra-apt-hacking-campaign.html" target="_blank"> Lakshmanan, R.. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT Hacking Campaign Targets the Afghan Government. Retrieved September 24, 2021. </a> </span> </span> </li> <li> <span id="scite-2" class="scite-citation"> <span class="scite-citation-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" name="scite-2" href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/indigozebra-apt-continues-to-attack-central-asia-with-evolving-tools/" target="_blank"> CheckPoint Research. (2021, July 1). IndigoZebra APT continues to attack Central Asia with evolving tools. Retrieved September 24, 2021. </a> </span> </span> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="col"> <ol start="3.0"> <li> <span id="scite-3" class="scite-citation"> <span class="scite-citation-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" name="scite-3" href="https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2017/79332/" target="_blank"> Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & Analysis Team. (2017, August 8). APT Trends report Q2 2017. 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