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MITRE ATT&CK Group

Higaisa (G0126)

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[Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) is a threat group suspected to have South Korean origins. [Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) has targeted government, public, and trade organizations in North Korea; however, they have also carried out attacks in China, Japan, Russia, Poland, and other nations. [Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) was first disclosed in early 2019 but is assessed to have operated as early as 2009.(Citation: Malwarebytes Higaisa 2020)(Citation: Zscaler Higaisa 2020)(Citation: PTSecurity Higaisa 2020)

▪Techniques used (28)

T1059.005Visual BasicT1106Native APIT1041Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1574.001DLLT1124System Time DiscoveryT1090.001Internal ProxyT1204.002Malicious FileT1027.013Encrypted/Encoded FileT1053.005Scheduled TaskT1082System Information DiscoveryT1566.001Spearphishing AttachmentT1071.001Web ProtocolsT1001.003Protocol or Service ImpersonationT1203Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1029Scheduled TransferT1059.007JavaScriptT1027.001Binary PaddingT1027.015CompressionT1220XSL Script ProcessingT1564.003Hidden WindowT1573.001Symmetric CryptographyT1680Local Storage DiscoveryT1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderT1057Process DiscoveryT1036.004Masquerade Task or ServiceT1016System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1059.003Windows Command ShellT1140Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

▪Software used (3)

S0013PlugXmalwareS0160certutiltoolS0032gh0st RATmalware
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