MITRE ATT&CKgroup
G1014 LuminousMoth
- Domain
- enterprise
- Version
- 1.0
- Created
- 2023-02-23
Description
LuminousMoth is a Chinese-speaking cyber espionage group that has been active since at least October 2020. LuminousMoth has targeted high-profile organizations, including government entities, in Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia. Some security researchers have concluded there is a connection between LuminousMoth and Mustang Panda based on similar targeting and TTPs, as well as network infrastructure overlaps.
Related
Uses · MITRE ATT&CK (30)
- T1608.001 Upload Malware sub-technique
- T1608.004 Drive-by Target sub-technique
- T1608.005 Link Target sub-technique
- T1557.002 ARP Cache Poisoning sub-technique
- T1587.001 Malware sub-technique
- T1588.001 Malware sub-technique
- T1588.002 Tool sub-technique
- T1588.004 Digital Certificates sub-technique
- T1071.001 Web Protocols sub-technique
- T1574.001 DLL sub-technique
- T1204.001 Malicious Link sub-technique
- T1567.002 Exfiltration to Cloud Storage sub-technique
- T1566.002 Spearphishing Link sub-technique
- T1564.001 Hidden Files and Directories sub-technique
- T1560 Archive Collected Data technique
- T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location sub-technique
- T1553.002 Code Signing sub-technique
- T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder sub-technique
- T1053.005 Scheduled Task sub-technique
- T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie technique
- S0154 Cobalt Strike software (malware)
- S0013 PlugX software (malware)
- T1005 Data from Local System technique
- T1030 Data Transfer Size Limits technique
- T1033 System Owner/User Discovery technique
- T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel technique
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery technique
- T1091 Replication Through Removable Media technique
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer technique
- T1112 Modify Registry technique
References
- https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/labs/luminousmoth-plugx-file-exfiltration-and-persistence-revisited Bitdefender LuminousMoth July 2021
- https://securelist.com/apt-luminousmoth/103332/ Kaspersky LuminousMoth July 2021