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G0046: FIN7

FIN7 is a financially-motivated threat group that has been active since 2013. FIN7 has targeted the retail, restaurant, hospitality, software, consulting, financial services, medical equipment, cloud services, media, food and beverage, transportation, pharmaceutical, and utilities industries in the United States. A portion of FIN7 was operated out of a front company called Combi Security and often used point-of-sale malware for targeting efforts. Since 2020, FIN7 shifted operations to big game hunting (BGH), including use of REvil ransomware and their own Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), Darkside. FIN7 may be linked to the Carbanak Group, but multiple threat groups have been observed using Carbanak, leading these groups to be tracked separately.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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Glexia's Take

Analyst context for executives and security teams

Analyst confidence Medium

FIN7 matters because MITRE describes it as a financially motivated group with a long operating history, broad U.S. industry targeting, prior point-of-sale malware use, and a shift since 2020 toward big-game hunting and ransomware activity. For leaders, the decision point is not whether FIN7 is “in the environment,” but whether defenses can withstand the behaviors associated with the group: credential theft, remote access tooling, lateral movement over RDP/SSH, Active Directory discovery, PowerShell backdoors, command-and-control resilience, data collection, and ransomware-stage disruption.

Executive priority

Treat FIN7 as a resilience and readiness benchmark for financially motivated intrusion chains. Organizations in retail, hospitality, financial services, healthcare-related equipment, cloud services, transportation, pharmaceutical, utilities, and other listed sectors should ask whether identity controls, endpoint visibility, POS/system segmentation, ransomware recovery, and incident response evidence are strong enough to support fast decisions during a financially motivated intrusion. Budget priority should favor controls that reduce credential abuse, remote access exposure, uncontrolled scripting, and ransomware blast radius.

Technical view

MITRE provides no group-level detection text and no group-level platforms or tactics, so validation should be driven by the documented relationships. Related software includes Mimikatz, Carbanak, POWERSOURCE, TEXTMATE, HALFBAKED, Cobalt Strike, PowerSploit, SQLRat, BOOSTWRITE, RDFSNIFFER, GRIFFON, Maze, CrackMapExec, REvil, Pillowmint, AdFind, JSS Loader, Lizar, and SystemBC. Related techniques include local data collection, fallback command-and-control channels, RDP lateral movement, and SSH lateral movement. SOC and IR teams should verify visibility across Windows-heavy endpoint activity, PowerShell and script execution, credential access indicators, Active Directory enumeration, remote access sessions, database or SQL-script abuse where relevant, POS environments where present, network C2/proxy behavior, and ransomware precursor activity.

Likely telemetry

  • Endpoint process creation, command-line, module load, DLL search-order, and persistence-related events on Windows systems
  • PowerShell, script block, VBS, macro-enabled document handling, and memory-resident backdoor indicators where logging is enabled
  • Authentication logs for Windows accounts, privileged accounts, RDP sessions, and SSH sessions on Linux, macOS, ESXi, or network-adjacent systems where applicable
  • Active Directory query and enumeration evidence, including command-line tooling consistent with directory discovery
  • Credential access telemetry relevant to tools such as Mimikatz and post-exploitation frameworks

Detection direction

  • Because MITRE does not provide official detection guidance for this group object, map detections to the related software and techniques rather than relying on the group name alone.
  • Validate coverage for credential dumping, Active Directory enumeration, remote access tool use, PowerShell-based backdoors, commercial/offensive security frameworks, and ransomware precursor behaviors.
  • Tune detections to distinguish authorized administration and penetration testing tools from suspicious use; several related tools have legitimate security or administrative uses, including Cobalt Strike, PowerSploit, CrackMapExec, and AdFind.
  • Correlate RDP/SSH logons with account context, source geography/network zone, device role, privilege level, and follow-on execution rather than alerting on protocol use alone.
  • Review blind spots in POS networks, database servers, remote IT management paths, unmanaged endpoints, cloud-hosted workloads, and systems where PowerShell or endpoint logging is limited.

Mitigation priorities

  • Prioritize identity hardening: privileged account reduction, strong authentication for remote access, credential hygiene, and monitoring for credential dumping and abnormal account use.
  • Reduce remote access risk by limiting RDP and SSH exposure, enforcing administrative access paths, and monitoring interactive logons to sensitive systems.
  • Harden endpoints against unauthorized scripting, macro/VBS abuse, suspicious PowerShell behavior, DLL search-order abuse, and unapproved post-exploitation tooling.
  • Segment and monitor POS, payment, server, backup, and high-value business systems to limit lateral movement and ransomware blast radius.
  • Maintain tested incident response and ransomware recovery procedures, including offline or protected backups and evidence collection plans for endpoint, identity, network, and data access telemetry.
Analyst notes and limits

The most useful defensive value of this object is as a threat-informed control validation profile. FIN7 is associated in ATT&CK with financially motivated activity, broad industry targeting, point-of-sale malware, remote access and post-exploitation tooling, credential theft, lateral movement, data collection, and ransomware families including REvil and Maze. The Carbanak linkage is explicitly qualified by MITRE: multiple groups have used Carbanak, so defenders should avoid over-attributing based on that malware alone.

Official group-level detection, tactics, and platforms are not provided in the supplied object. Platform and behavior guidance here is inferred only from the supplied relationship context and related software/technique descriptions. Local relevance depends on the organization’s sector, POS footprint, Windows/Linux/macOS/ESXi exposure, remote access architecture, logging maturity, and whether named dual-use tools are authorized in the environment.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

FIN7

FIN7 is a financially-motivated threat group that has been active since 2013. FIN7 has targeted the retail, restaurant, hospitality, software, consulting, financial services, medical equipment, cloud services, media, food and beverage, transportation, pharmaceutical, and utilities industries in the United States. A portion of FIN7 was operated out of a front company called Combi Security and often used point-of-sale malware for targeting efforts. Since 2020, FIN7 shifted operations to big game hunting (BGH), including use of REvil ransomware and their own Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), Darkside. FIN7 may be linked to the Carbanak Group, but multiple threat groups have been observed using Carbanak, leading these groups to be tracked separately.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

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Domain ID Name Relationship / procedure
Enterprise T1204.001 Malicious Link Sub-technique

FIN7 has used malicious links to lure victims into downloading malware.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1553.002 Code Signing Sub-technique

FIN7 has signed Carbanak payloads with legally purchased code signing certificates. FIN7 has also digitally signed their phishing documents, backdoors and other staging tools to bypass security controls.CitationFireEye CARBANAK June 2017CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018
Enterprise T1078 Valid Accounts

FIN7 has harvested valid administrative credentials for lateral movement.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

FIN7 used SQL scripts to help perform tasks on the victim's machine.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018CitationFlashpoint FIN 7 March 2019CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018
Enterprise T1021.004 SSH Sub-technique

FIN7 has used SSH to move laterally through victim environments.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

FIN7 has compromised targeted organizations through exploitation of CVE-2021-31207 in Exchange.CitationMicrosoft Ransomware as a Service
Enterprise T1027.016 Junk Code Insertion Sub-technique

FIN7 has used random junk code to obfuscate malware code.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Enterprise T1608.005 Link Target Sub-technique

FIN7 has created a fake link that redirected to an adversary-controlled Dropbox that downloaded the malicious executable.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1033 System Owner/User Discovery

FIN7 has used the command `cmd.exe /C quser` to collect user session information.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Enterprise T1053.005 Scheduled Task Sub-technique

FIN7 malware has created scheduled tasks to establish persistence.CitationFireEye FIN7 April 2017CitationMorphisec FIN7 June 2017CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018CitationFlashpoint FIN 7 March 2019 Specifically, FIN7 has used OpenSSH to establish persistence.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1021.005 VNC Sub-technique

FIN7 has used TightVNC to control compromised hosts.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location Sub-technique

FIN7 has attempted to run Darkside ransomware with the filename sleep.exe.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021 Additionally, FIN7 has mimicked WsTaskLoad.exe, which is associated with the Wondershare software suite, by using a malicious executable under the same name.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1564.003 Hidden Window Sub-technique

FIN7 has used .txt files to conceal PowerShell commands.CitationGemini_FIN7_Jan2022
Enterprise T1566.002 Spearphishing Link Sub-technique

FIN7 has conducted broad phishing campaigns using malicious links.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021 Additionally, FIN7 has sent spearphishing emails containing a typosquatted link to “ip-sccanner[.]com.”CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service Sub-technique

FIN7 has created a scheduled task named “AdobeFlashSync” to establish persistence.CitationMorphisec FIN7 June 2017
Enterprise T1218.011 Rundll32 Sub-technique

FIN7 has used `rundll32.exe` to execute malware on a compromised network.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Enterprise T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation

FIN7 has used WMI to install malware on targeted systems.CitationeSentire FIN7 July 2021
Enterprise T1620 Reflective Code Loading

FIN7 has loaded a .NET assembly into the currect execution context via `Reflection.Assembly::Load`.CitationGemini_FIN7_Jan2022
Enterprise T1059.005 Visual Basic Sub-technique

FIN7 used VBS scripts to help perform tasks on the victim's machine.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018CitationFlashpoint FIN 7 March 2019CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1219 Remote Access Tools

FIN7 has utilized the remote management tool Atera to download malware to a compromised system.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Enterprise T1564.001 Hidden Files and Directories Sub-technique

FIN7 has used `attrib +h “C:\ProgramData\ssh”` to make the SSH folder hidden.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1059.001 PowerShell Sub-technique

FIN7 used a PowerShell script to launch shellcode that retrieved an additional payload.CitationFireEye FIN7 April 2017CitationMorphisec FIN7 June 2017CitationFBI Flash FIN7 USBCitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022CitationGemini_FIN7_Jan2022 Additionally, FIN7 has executed a custom obfuscation of the shellcode invoker in PowerSploit called POWERTRASH.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1572 Protocol Tunneling

FIN7 has tunneled C2 traffic via OpenSSH.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1546.011 Application Shimming Sub-technique

FIN7 has used application shim databases for persistence.CitationFireEye FIN7 Shim Databases
Enterprise T1559.002 Dynamic Data Exchange Sub-technique

FIN7 spear phishing campaigns have included malicious Word documents with DDE execution.CitationCyberScoop FIN7 Oct 2017
Enterprise T1069.002 Domain Groups Sub-technique

FIN7 has used the command `net group "domain admins" /domain` to enumerate domain groups.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol Sub-technique

FIN7 has used RDP to move laterally in victim environments.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1674 Input Injection

FIN7 has used malicious USBs to emulate keystrokes to launch PowerShell to download and execute malware from the adversary's server.CitationFBI Flash FIN7 USBCitationGemini_FIN7_Jan2022
Enterprise T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact

FIN7 has encrypted virtual disk volumes on ESXi servers using a version of Darkside ransomware.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022 Additionally, FIN7 has deployed ransomware as the end payload during big game hunting.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1588.002 Tool Sub-technique

FIN7 has utilized a variety of tools such as Cobalt Strike, PowerSploit, and the remote management tool, Atera for targeting efforts.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Enterprise T1591 Gather Victim Org Information

FIN7 has compiled a list of victims by filtering companies by revenue using Zoominfo, which is a service that provides business information.CitationBiZone Lizar May 2021
Enterprise T1569.002 Service Execution Sub-technique

FIN7 has started the SSH service by executing `sc start sshd`.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1583.006 Web Services Sub-technique

FIN7 has set up Amazon S3 buckets to host trojanized digital products.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Enterprise T1497.002 User Activity Based Checks Sub-technique

FIN7 used images embedded into document lures that only activate the payload when a user double clicks to avoid sandboxes.CitationFireEye FIN7 April 2017
Enterprise T1059.007 JavaScript Sub-technique

FIN7 used JavaScript scripts to help perform tasks on the victim's machine.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018CitationFlashpoint FIN 7 March 2019
Enterprise T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder Sub-technique

FIN7 malware has created Registry Run and RunOnce keys to establish persistence, and has also added items to the Startup folder.CitationFireEye FIN7 April 2017CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018
Enterprise T1608.004 Drive-by Target Sub-technique

FIN7 has compromised a digital product website and modified multiple download links to point to trojanized versions of offered digital products.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Enterprise T1686 Disable or Modify System Firewall

FIN7 has added a firewall rule to allow TCP port 59999 inbound and a rule to allow sshd.exe on TCP port 9898.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

FIN7 has used csvde.exe, which is a built-in Windows command line tool, to export system information. Additionally, WsTaskLoad has gathered system information, such as operating system and hostname.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1125 Video Capture

FIN7 created a custom video recording capability that could be used to monitor operations in the victim's environment.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018CitationDOJ FIN7 Aug 2018
Enterprise T1571 Non-Standard Port

FIN7 has used port-protocol mismatches on ports such as 53, 80, 443, and 8080 during C2.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018 FIN7 has used TCP ports 59999 and 9898 for firewall rules.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

FIN7 has decoded a malicious PowerShell script using `certutil -decode hex` and has decoded an XOR-obfuscated block of data with the key `qawsed1q2w3e`, which led to the installation of Lizar.CitationGemini_FIN7_Jan2022
Enterprise T1027.010 Command Obfuscation Sub-technique

FIN7 has used fragmented strings, environment variables, standard input (stdin), and native character-replacement functionalities to obfuscate commands.CitationFireEye Obfuscation June 2017CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1087.002 Domain Account Sub-technique

FIN7 has used the PowerShell script 3CF9.ps1 and the executable WsTaskLoad to enumerate domain administrations by executing `net group “Domain Admins” /domain`.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024 FIN7 has also used csvde.exe, which is a built-in Windows command line tool, to export Active Directory information.
Enterprise T1204.002 Malicious File Sub-technique

FIN7 lured victims to double-click on images in the attachments they sent which would then execute the hidden LNK file.CitationFireEye FIN7 April 2017CitationeSentire FIN7 July 2021CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021 Additionally, FIN7 has used malicious Microsoft Word and Excel files and Leo VBS to distribute an updated version of JSS Loader and to distribute the Harpy backdoor.CitationCrowdstrike_CarbonSpider_Part2_Nov2024
Enterprise T1057 Process Discovery

FIN7 has used the PowerShell script 3CF9.ps1 to perform process discovery by executing `tasklist /v`. Additionally, WsTaskLoad.exe executes `tasklist /v` to perform process discovery.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1218.005 Mshta Sub-technique

FIN7 has used mshta.exe to execute VBScript to execute malicious code on victim systems.CitationFireEye FIN7 April 2017
Enterprise T1102.002 Bidirectional Communication Sub-technique

FIN7 used legitimate services like Google Docs, Google Scripts, and Pastebin for C2.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018
Enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

FIN7 has downloaded additional malware to execute on the victim's machine, including by using a PowerShell script to launch shellcode that retrieves an additional payload.CitationFireEye FIN7 April 2017CitationDOJ FIN7 Aug 2018CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022CitationGemini_FIN7_Jan2022
Enterprise T1078.003 Local Accounts Sub-technique

FIN7 has used compromised credentials for access as SYSTEM on Exchange servers.CitationMicrosoft Ransomware as a Service
Enterprise T1591.004 Identify Roles Sub-technique

FIN7 has identified IT staff and employees who had higher levels of administrative rights.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1124 System Time Discovery

FIN7 has used the PowerShell script 3CF9.ps1 to execute `net time`.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1583.001 Domains Sub-technique

FIN7 has registered look-alike domains for use in phishing campaigns.CitationeSentire FIN7 July 2021 Additionally, FIN7 has registered a malicious domain as `advanced-ip-sccanner[.]com` that redirected to an adversary-controlled Dropbox which contained the malicious executable.CitationBlackBerry_FIN7_April2024
Enterprise T1005 Data from Local System

FIN7 has collected files and other sensitive information from a compromised network.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1543.003 Windows Service Sub-technique

FIN7 created new Windows services and added them to the startup directories for persistence.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018
Enterprise T1091 Replication Through Removable Media

FIN7 actors have mailed USB drives to potential victims containing malware that downloads and installs various backdoors, including in some cases for ransomware operations.CitationFBI Flash FIN7 USB Additionally, FIN7 has used malicious USBs that acted as virtual keyboards to install malware and txt files that decode to PowerShell commands.CitationGemini_FIN7_Jan2022
Enterprise T1071.004 DNS Sub-technique

FIN7 has performed C2 using DNS via A, OPT, and TXT records.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018
Enterprise T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Sub-technique

FIN7 used the command prompt to launch commands on the victim’s machine.CitationFireEye FIN7 Aug 2018CitationFlashpoint FIN 7 March 2019CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022 Additionally, FIN7 has used cmd.exe to open the Run dialog by sending the “Windows + R” keys through malicious USBs acting as virtual keyboards.CitationGemini_FIN7_Jan2022
Enterprise T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment Sub-technique

FIN7 sent spearphishing emails with either malicious Microsoft Documents or RTF files attached.CitationFireEye FIN7 April 2017CitationDOJ FIN7 Aug 2018CitationFlashpoint FIN 7 March 2019CitationeSentire FIN7 July 2021CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021
Enterprise T1608.001 Upload Malware Sub-technique

FIN7 has staged legitimate software, that was trojanized to contain an Atera agent installer, on Amazon S3.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022 FIN7 has also used an open directory web server as a staging server for payloads and other tools, such as OpenSSH and 7zip.CitationCocomazzi FIN7 Reboot
Enterprise T1008 Fallback Channels

FIN7's Harpy backdoor malware can use DNS as a backup channel for C2 if HTTP fails.CitationCrowdstrike GTR2020 Mar 2020
Enterprise T1558.003 Kerberoasting Sub-technique

FIN7 has used Kerberoasting PowerShell commands such as, `Invoke-Kerberoast` for credential access and to enable lateral movement.CitationCrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Enterprise T1195.002 Compromise Software Supply Chain Sub-technique

FIN7 has gained initial access by compromising a victim's software supply chain.CitationMandiant FIN7 Apr 2022
Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

Tool Enterprise

S0002: Mimikatz

Mimikatz is a credential dumper capable of obtaining plaintext Windows account logins and passwords, along with many other features that make it useful for testing the security of networks. [1] [2]

Windows
Malware Enterprise

S0496: REvil

REvil is a ransomware family that has been linked to the GOLD SOUTHFIELD group and operated as ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) since at least April 2019. REvil, which as been used against organizations in the manufacturing, transportation, and electric sectors, is highly configurable and shares code similarities with the GandCrab RaaS.[1][2][3]

Windows
Tool Enterprise

S0194: PowerSploit

PowerSploit is an open source, offensive security framework comprised of PowerShell modules and scripts that perform a wide range of tasks related to penetration testing such as code execution, persistence, bypassing anti-virus, recon, and exfiltration. [1] [2] [3]

Windows
Tool Enterprise

S0488: CrackMapExec

CrackMapExec, or CME, is a post-exploitation tool developed in Python and designed for penetration testing against networks. CrackMapExec collects Active Directory information to conduct lateral movement through targeted networks.[1]

Windows
Malware Enterprise

S0030: Carbanak

Carbanak is a full-featured, remote backdoor used by a group of the same name (Carbanak). It is intended for espionage, data exfiltration, and providing remote access to infected machines. [1] [2]

Windows
Malware Enterprise

S0154: Cobalt Strike

Cobalt Strike is a commercial, full-featured, remote access tool that bills itself as “adversary simulation software designed to execute targeted attacks and emulate the post-exploitation actions of advanced threat actors”. Cobalt Strike’s interactive post-exploit capabilities cover the full range of ATT&CK tactics, all executed within a single, integrated system.[1]

In addition to its own capabilities, Cobalt Strike leverages the capabilities of other well-known tools such as Metasploit and Mimikatz.[1]

LinuxmacOSWindows
Malware Enterprise

S0449: Maze

Maze ransomware, previously known as "ChaCha", was discovered in May 2019. In addition to encrypting files on victim machines for impact, Maze operators conduct information stealing campaigns prior to encryption and post the information online to extort affected companies.[1][2][3]

Windows
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All related ATT&CK context

uses · Technique T1204.001: Malicious Link Enterprise uses · Technique T1553.002: Code Signing Enterprise uses · Malware S0417: GRIFFON Enterprise uses · Technique T1078: Valid Accounts Enterprise uses · Tool S0002: Mimikatz Enterprise uses · Technique T1059: Command and Scripting Interpreter Enterprise uses · Technique T1021.004: SSH Enterprise uses · Technique T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application Enterprise uses · Technique T1027.016: Junk Code Insertion Enterprise uses · Technique T1608.005: Link Target Enterprise uses · Technique T1033: System Owner/User Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1053.005: Scheduled Task Enterprise uses · Tool S0552: AdFind Enterprise uses · Technique T1021.005: VNC Enterprise uses · Technique T1036.005: Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location Enterprise uses · Technique T1564.003: Hidden Window Enterprise uses · Technique T1566.002: Spearphishing Link Enterprise uses · Technique T1036.004: Masquerade Task or Service Enterprise uses · Technique T1218.011: Rundll32 Enterprise uses · Technique T1047: Windows Management Instrumentation Enterprise uses · Technique T1620: Reflective Code Loading Enterprise uses · Technique T1059.005: Visual Basic Enterprise uses · Malware S0648: JSS Loader Enterprise uses · Technique T1219: Remote Access Tools Enterprise
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Object version and sync metadata

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Source references

External references and citations

MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.

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    FireEye FIN7 March 2017

    Miller, S., et al. (2017, March 7). FIN7 Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Personnel Involved in SEC Filings. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    FireEye FIN7 April 2017

    Carr, N., et al. (2017, April 24). FIN7 Evolution and the Phishing LNK. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

    Open source URL
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    FireEye CARBANAK June 2017

    Bennett, J., Vengerik, B. (2017, June 12). Behind the CARBANAK Backdoor. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

    Open source URL
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    FireEye FIN7 Aug 2018

    Carr, N., et al. (2018, August 01). On the Hunt for FIN7: Pursuing an Enigmatic and Evasive Global Criminal Operation. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

    Open source URL
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    CrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021

    Loui, E. and Reynolds, J. (2021, August 30). CARBON SPIDER Embraces Big Game Hunting, Part 1. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    Mandiant FIN7 Apr 2022

    Abdo, B., et al. (2022, April 4). FIN7 Power Hour: Adversary Archaeology and the Evolution of FIN7. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    BiZone Lizar May 2021

    BI.ZONE Cyber Threats Research Team. (2021, May 13). From pentest to APT attack: cybercriminal group FIN7 disguises its malware as an ethical hacker’s toolkit. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

    Open source URL
  8. [8]
    Carbon Spider

    (Citation: CrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021)

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    ELBRUS

    (Citation: Microsoft Ransomware as a Service)

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    FIN7

    (Citation: FireEye FIN7 March 2017) (Citation: FireEye FIN7 April 2017) (Citation: Morphisec FIN7 June 2017) (Citation: FireEye FIN7 Shim Databases) (Citation: FireEye FIN7 Aug 2018)

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    FireEye FIN7 Shim Databases

    Erickson, J., McWhirt, M., Palombo, D. (2017, May 3). To SDB, Or Not To SDB: FIN7 Leveraging Shim Databases for Persistence. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

    Open source URL
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    GOLD NIAGARA

    (Citation: Secureworks GOLD NIAGARA Threat Profile)

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    IBM Ransomware Trends September 2020

    Singleton, C. and Kiefer, C. (2020, September 28). Ransomware 2020: Attack Trends Affecting Organizations Worldwide. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    ITG14

    ITG14 shares campaign overlap with [FIN7](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0046).(Citation: IBM Ransomware Trends September 2020)

  15. [15]
    Microsoft Ransomware as a Service

    Microsoft. (2022, May 9). Ransomware as a service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

    Open source URL
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    Microsoft Threat Actor Naming July 2023

    Microsoft . (2023, July 12). How Microsoft names threat actors. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

    Open source URL
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    Morphisec FIN7 June 2017

    Gorelik, M.. (2017, June 9). FIN7 Takes Another Bite at the Restaurant Industry. Retrieved July 13, 2017.

    Open source URL
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    Sangria Tempest

    (Citation: Microsoft Threat Actor Naming July 2023)

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    Secureworks GOLD NIAGARA Threat Profile

    CTU. (n.d.). GOLD NIAGARA. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    mitre-attack G0046
    Open source URL
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