S9046: IOControl
IOControl is a malware that targeted Linux ARM-based IoT/OT devices including Hikvision IP cameras, D-Link firewalls and routers, Unitronics PLCs and HMIs, Orpak and Gasboy fuel management systems, and Baicells LTE controllers across the United States and Israel. The malware has been attributed to CyberAv3ngers which is suspected to be affiliated with the Iranian Government Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).[1][2][3]
Security context for executives and security teams
S9046: IOControl describes IOControl is a malware that targeted Linux ARM-based IoT/OT devices including Hikvision IP cameras, D-Link firewalls and routers, Unitronics PLCs and HMIs, Orpak and Gasboy fuel management systems, and Baicells LTE controllers across the United States and Israel. The malware has been attributed to [CyberAv3ngers](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1027) which is suspected to be affiliated with the Iranian Government Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).(Citation: Claroty-IOCONTROL)(Citation: Dragos 2025 Year in R...
Executive priority
S9046: IOControl 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 S9046: IOControl by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (the platforms named in the official object), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.
Likely telemetry
- Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
Detection direction
- Validate whether S9046: IOControl 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.
IOControl
IOControl is a malware that targeted Linux ARM-based IoT/OT devices including Hikvision IP cameras, D-Link firewalls and routers, Unitronics PLCs and HMIs, Orpak and Gasboy fuel management systems, and Baicells LTE controllers across the United States and Israel. The malware has been attributed to CyberAv3ngers which is suspected to be affiliated with the Iranian Government Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).[1][2][3]
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.
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.
| Domain | ID | Name | Relationship / procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | IOCONTROL has used the AES-256-CBC algorithm to decrypt configuration files associated with the malware.[1] CitationDragos-2026-Year-In-Review |
| Enterprise | T1070.004 | File DeletionSub-technique | |
| Enterprise | T1027.002 | Software PackingSub-technique | IOCONTROL has used the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables (UPX) to pack the malware.[1] CitationDragos-2026-Year-In-Review |
| Enterprise | T1033 | System Owner/User Discovery | |
| Enterprise | T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded FileSub-technique | IOCONTROL has used the Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit Cypher Block Chaining (AES-256-CBC) algorithm to encrypt its configuration files which are used to store information like file paths and IP addresses to connect to. [1] CitationDragos-2026-Year-In-Review |
| Enterprise | T1070.009 | Clear PersistenceSub-technique | IOCONTROL has removed malware persistence from a system upon command. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1082 | System Information Discovery | |
| Enterprise | T1124 | System Time Discovery | |
| Enterprise | T1037.004 | RC ScriptsSub-technique |
All related ATT&CK context
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.
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(1)
| Release | Bundle imported | Object version | Modified | Status | Raw hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.0 | 1.0 | Current bundle | 66e0393d4f1a… |
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.
External references and citations
MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.
- [1]Claroty-IOCONTROL
Claroty Team82. (2024, December 10). Inside a New OT/IoT Cyberweapon: IOCONTROL. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
Open source URL - [2]Dragos 2025 Year in Review
Dragos. (2026, February). 9TH ANNUAL YEAR IN REVIEW | OT/ICS CYBERSECURITY REPORT . Retrieved April 26, 2026.
Open source URL - [3]Armis-IOCONTROL
Michael Freeman. (2024, December 16). IOControl Malware: What's New, What's Not?. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
Open source URL - [4]mitre-attackS9046Open source URL
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