MITRE ATT&CKsoftware (malware)

S9023 HiddenFace

Published 2026-04-17 Modified 2026-05-12 Official page ↗
Domain
enterprise
Platforms
Windows
Aliases
NOOPDOOR
Version
1.0
Created
2026-04-17

Description

HiddenFace is a modular backdoor developed and used exclusively by MirrorFace since at least 2021. HiddenFace can communicate both actively and passively and has been used against political and academic targets.

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Uses · MITRE ATT&CK (25)

  • T1686.003 Windows Host Firewall sub-technique
  • T1480.002 Mutual Exclusion sub-technique
  • T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File sub-technique
  • T1027.007 Dynamic API Resolution sub-technique
  • T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography sub-technique
  • T1573.002 Asymmetric Cryptography sub-technique
  • T1572 Protocol Tunneling technique
  • T1090.001 Internal Proxy sub-technique
  • T1571 Non-Standard Port technique
  • T1568.002 Domain Generation Algorithms sub-technique
  • T1497.003 Time Based Checks sub-technique
  • T1518.001 Security Software Discovery sub-technique
  • T1070.006 Timestomp sub-technique
  • T1053.005 Scheduled Task sub-technique
  • T1480 Execution Guardrails technique
  • T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information technique
  • T1005 Data from Local System technique
  • T1008 Fallback Channels technique
  • T1033 System Owner/User Discovery technique
  • T1055 Process Injection technique
  • T1057 Process Discovery technique
  • T1082 System Information Discovery technique
  • T1095 Non-Application Layer Protocol technique
  • T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer technique
  • T1112 Modify Registry technique

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · uses (2)

  • C0060 Operation AkaiRyū campaign
  • G1054 MirrorFace group

References