MITRE ATT&CKgroup
G0098 BlackTech
- Domain
- enterprise
- Aliases
- Palmerworm
- Version
- 2.0
- Created
- 2020-05-05
Description
BlackTech is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage group that has primarily targeted organizations in East Asia--particularly Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong--and the US since at least 2013. BlackTech has used a combination of custom malware, dual-use tools, and living off the land tactics to compromise media, construction, engineering, electronics, and financial company networks.
Related
Uses · MITRE ATT&CK (20)
- S0696 Flagpro software (malware)
- S0579 Waterbear software (malware)
- T1588.002 Tool sub-technique
- T1588.003 Code Signing Certificates sub-technique
- T1588.004 Digital Certificates sub-technique
- S0435 PLEAD software (malware)
- S0436 TSCookie software (malware)
- S0437 Kivars software (malware)
- T1574.001 DLL sub-technique
- T1204.001 Malicious Link sub-technique
- T1204.002 Malicious File sub-technique
- T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment sub-technique
- T1566.002 Spearphishing Link sub-technique
- T1021.004 SSH sub-technique
- T1036.002 Right-to-Left Override sub-technique
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application technique
- T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution technique
- S0029 PsExec software (tool)
- T1046 Network Service Discovery technique
- T1106 Native API technique
References
- https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/following-trail-blacktech-cyber-espionage-campaigns/ TrendMicro BlackTech June 2017
- https://www.ironnet.com/blog/china-cyber-attacks-the-current-threat-landscape IronNet BlackTech Oct 2021
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-cyber-china/taiwan-says-china-behind-cyberattacks-on-government-agencies-emails-idUSKCN25F0JK Reuters Taiwan BlackTech August 2020
- https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/palmerworm-blacktech-espionage-apt Symantec Palmerworm Sep 2020