HAWKBALL
Techniques Used
| Domain | ID | Name | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1071 | .001 | Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols |
HAWKBALL has used HTTP to communicate with a single hard-coded C2 server.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1560 | .003 | Archive Collected Data: Archive via Custom Method |
HAWKBALL has encrypted data with XOR before sending it over the C2 channel.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1059 | .003 | Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell |
HAWKBALL has created a cmd.exe reverse shell, executed commands, and uploaded output via the command line.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1041 | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel |
HAWKBALL has sent system information and files over the C2 channel.[1] |
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| Enterprise | T1203 | Exploitation for Client Execution |
HAWKBALL has exploited Microsoft Office vulnerabilities CVE-2017-11882 and CVE-2018-0802 to deliver the payload.[1] |
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| Enterprise | T1070 | .004 | Indicator Removal: File Deletion | |
| Enterprise | T1559 | .002 | Inter-Process Communication: Dynamic Data Exchange |
HAWKBALL has used an OLE object that uses Equation Editor to drop the embedded shellcode.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1106 | Native API |
HAWKBALL has leveraged several Windows API calls to create processes, gather disk information, and detect debugger activity.[1] |
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| Enterprise | T1027 | .013 | Obfuscated Files or Information: Encrypted/Encoded File |
HAWKBALL has encrypted the payload with an XOR-based algorithm.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1082 | System Information Discovery |
HAWKBALL can collect the OS version, architecture information, and computer name.[1] |
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| Enterprise | T1033 | System Owner/User Discovery | ||