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MITRE ATT&CK® Malware

S0463: INSOMNIA

INSOMNIA is spyware that has been used by the group Evil Eye.[1]

MobileS0463MalwareObject v1.0Modified
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Glexia's Take · Automated analysis

Security context for executives and security teams

Automation confidenceMedium

S0463: INSOMNIA describes [INSOMNIA](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0463) is spyware that has been used by the group Evil Eye.(Citation: Volexity Insomnia)

Executive priority

S0463: INSOMNIA is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.

Technical view

Security teams should validate S0463: INSOMNIA by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (iOS), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.

Likely telemetry

  • Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata

Detection direction

  • Validate whether S0463: INSOMNIA appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
  • Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
  • Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.

Mitigation priorities

  • Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
  • Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
  • Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.
Additional notes and limits

Baseline Glexia take generated from the official MITRE ATT&CK STIX object, source hash, tactics, platforms, and detection fields. It is safe to replace with a richer model-generated take for the same source hash later.

This baseline take is source-grounded and schema-validated, but it does not include environment-specific telemetry, incident evidence, or threat-intelligence corroboration.

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

INSOMNIA

INSOMNIA is spyware that has been used by the group Evil Eye.[1]

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.

17 rows
DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
MobileT1426System Information Discovery

INSOMNIA can collect the device’s name, serial number, iOS version, total disk space, and free disk space.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

INSOMNIA exploits a WebKit vulnerability to achieve root access on the device.[1]

MobileT1430Location Tracking

INSOMNIA can track the device’s location.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1631.001Ptrace System CallsSub-technique

INSOMNIA grants itself permissions by injecting its hash into the kernel’s trust cache.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1406Obfuscated Files or Information

INSOMNIA obfuscates various pieces of information within the application.[1]

MobileT1636.004SMS MessagesSub-technique

INSOMNIA can retrieve SMS messages and iMessages.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1422System Network Configuration Discovery

INSOMNIA can collect the device’s phone number, ICCID, IMEI, and the currently active network interface (Wi-Fi or cellular).CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1418Software Discovery

INSOMNIA can obtain a list of installed non-Apple applications.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1422.001Internet Connection DiscoverySub-technique

INSOMNIA can collect the device’s phone number, ICCID, IMEI, and the currently active network interface (Wi-Fi or cellular).CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1509Non-Standard Port

INSOMNIA has communicated with the C2 using HTTPS requests over ports 43111, 43223, and 43773.[1]

MobileT1422.002Wi-Fi DiscoverySub-technique

INSOMNIA can collect the device’s phone number, ICCID, IMEI, and the currently active network interface (Wi-Fi or cellular).CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1636.003Contact ListSub-technique

INSOMNIA can collect the device’s contact list.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1636.002Call LogSub-technique

INSOMNIA can retrieve the call history.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1437.001Web ProtocolsSub-technique

INSOMNIA communicates with the C2 server using HTTPS requests.[1]

MobileT1533Data from Local System

INSOMNIA can collect application database files, including Gmail, Hangouts, device photos, and container directories of third-party apps.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1634.001KeychainSub-technique

INSOMNIA can extract the device’s keychain.CitationGoogle Project Zero Insomnia

MobileT1456Drive-By Compromise

INSOMNIA has utilized malicious JavaScript and iframes to exploit WebKit running on vulnerable iOS 12 devices.[1]

Relationship explorer

All related ATT&CK context

uses · TechniqueT1426: System Information DiscoveryMobileuses · TechniqueT1404: Exploitation for Privilege EscalationMobileuses · TechniqueT1430: Location TrackingMobileuses · TechniqueT1631.001: Ptrace System CallsMobileuses · TechniqueT1406: Obfuscated Files or InformationMobileuses · TechniqueT1636.004: SMS MessagesMobileuses · TechniqueT1422: System Network Configuration DiscoveryMobileuses · TechniqueT1418: Software DiscoveryMobileuses · TechniqueT1422.001: Internet Connection DiscoveryMobileuses · TechniqueT1509: Non-Standard PortMobileuses · TechniqueT1422.002: Wi-Fi DiscoveryMobileuses · TechniqueT1636.003: Contact ListMobileuses · TechniqueT1636.002: Call LogMobileuses · TechniqueT1437.001: Web ProtocolsMobileuses · TechniqueT1533: Data from Local SystemMobileuses · TechniqueT1634.001: KeychainMobileuses · TechniqueT1456: Drive-By CompromiseMobile
Change history

Object version and sync metadata

The fields below describe the current mirrored snapshot. When Glexia retains multiple ATT&CK source imports, you can open the table to compare the same object across releases (hashes and MITRE timestamps). For MITRE’s own release notes and roadmap, see ATT&CK resources — Updates.

ATT&CK release
19.2
Object version
1.0
Created
Modified
Raw hash
a654303c17e954dd...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
19.21.0Current bundlea654303c17e9…
19.11.0Older bundlea654303c17e9…
Raw source

Mirrored ATT&CK source object

The raw object is retained through the mirrored ATT&CK source bundle and object hash. The raw endpoint returns the exact object from the mirrored bundle when available.

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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.

  1. [1]
    Volexity Insomnia

    A. Case, D. Lassalle, M. Meltzer, S. Koessel, et al.. (2020, April 21). Evil Eye Threat Actor Resurfaces with iOS Exploit and Updated Implant. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    mitre-attackS0463
    Open source URL
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