threat actor

MuddyWater

unknownentity:threat_actor

The MuddyWater attacks are primarily against Middle Eastern nations. However, we have also observed attacks against surrounding nations and beyond, including targets in India and the USA. MuddyWater attacks are characterized by the use of a slowly evolving PowerShell-based first stage backdoor we call “POWERSTATS”. Despite broad scrutiny and reports on MuddyWater attacks, the activity continues with only incremental changes to the tools and techniques.

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Facts

id: muddywater
kind: threat actor
status: unknown
aliases: ATK51 · Boggy Serpens · COBALT ULSTER · Earth Vetala · G0069 · Mango Sandstorm · MERCURY · MUDDYCOAST · MUDDY ION · MuddyKrill · Seedworm · Static Kitten · TA450 · TEMP.Zagros
jurisdictions: —
claims naming it: 0 · 0 attributions · 11 relations · 0 events

Identifiers

attack G0069via mitre-attack
misp-galaxy a29af069-03c3-4534-b78b-7d1a77ea085bvia misp-galaxy-threat-actor

Relations

MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesMuddyViper
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_116btcintel:relations:116@v1 sha256:c1b4d8e5607b9500
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesSTARWHALE
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_117btcintel:relations:117@v1 sha256:ef0f246b9113b13b
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesLP-Notes
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_118btcintel:relations:118@v1 sha256:6e6104446861d7cb
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesPOWERSTATS
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_119btcintel:relations:119@v1 sha256:07240fa462de8503
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesTsundere Botnet
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_120btcintel:relations:120@v1 sha256:091d96248b8f9409
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesSmall Sieve
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_121btcintel:relations:121@v1 sha256:7c59765648430f54
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesFooder
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_122btcintel:relations:122@v1 sha256:a73ef75f5f1f99e1
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesMori
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_123btcintel:relations:123@v1 sha256:cb16b03f96238781
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesPowGoop
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_124btcintel:relations:124@v1 sha256:91bc469f5119db95
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesSHARPSTATS
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_125btcintel:relations:125@v1 sha256:63da92375ee2e656
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMuddyWaterusesRustyWater
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_126btcintel:relations:126@v1 sha256:3f4348e44b893688
confidenceauthority data · 60

Events

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Claims naming this entity

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