MITRE ATT&CKsoftware (malware)
S1016 MacMa
- Domain
- enterprise
- Platforms
- macOS
- Aliases
- OSX.CDDS, DazzleSpy
- Version
- 2.1
- Created
- 2022-05-06
Description
MacMa is a macOS-based backdoor with a large set of functionalities to control and exfiltrate files from a compromised computer. MacMa has been observed in the wild since November 2021. MacMa shares command and control and unique libraries with MgBot and Nightdoor, indicating a relationship with the Daggerfly threat actor.
Related
Uses · MITRE ATT&CK (27)
- T1685.006 Clear Linux or Mac System Logs sub-technique
- T1680 Local Storage Discovery technique
- T1573 Encrypted Channel technique
- T1571 Non-Standard Port technique
- T1074.001 Local Data Staging sub-technique
- T1059.004 Unix Shell sub-technique
- T1555.001 Keychain sub-technique
- T1056.001 Keylogging sub-technique
- T1553.001 Gatekeeper Bypass sub-technique
- T1553.002 Code Signing sub-technique
- T1070.004 File Deletion sub-technique
- T1070.006 Timestomp sub-technique
- T1543.001 Launch Agent sub-technique
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information technique
- T1005 Data from Local System technique
- T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery technique
- T1021 Remote Services technique
- T1033 System Owner/User Discovery technique
- T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel technique
- T1057 Process Discovery technique
- T1082 System Information Discovery technique
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery technique
- T1095 Non-Application Layer Protocol technique
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer technique
- T1106 Native API technique
- T1113 Screen Capture technique
- T1123 Audio Capture technique
Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · uses (1)
- G1034 Daggerfly group
References
- https://www.welivesecurity.com/2022/01/25/watering-hole-deploys-new-macos-malware-dazzlespy-asia/ ESET DazzleSpy Jan 2022
- https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/threat-intelligence/daggerfly-espionage-updated-toolset Symantec Daggerfly 2024
- https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x69.html Objective-See MacMa Nov 2021