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MITRE ATT&CK Malware

Octopus (S0340)

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[Octopus](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0340) is a Windows Trojan written in the Delphi programming language that has been used by [Nomadic Octopus](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0133) to target government organizations in Central Asia since at least 2014.(Citation: Securelist Octopus Oct 2018)(Citation: Security Affairs DustSquad Oct 2018)(Citation: ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018)

Platforms: Windows

▪Techniques implemented (19)

T1005Data from Local SystemT1033System Owner/User DiscoveryT1132.001Standard EncodingT1041Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1036.005Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationT1016System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1083File and Directory DiscoveryT1567.002Exfiltration to Cloud StorageT1082System Information DiscoveryT1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderT1074.001Local Data StagingT1560.001Archive via UtilityT1047Windows Management InstrumentationT1071.001Web ProtocolsT1566.001Spearphishing AttachmentT1105Ingress Tool TransferT1680Local Storage DiscoveryT1204.002Malicious FileT1113Screen Capture

▪Used by groups (1)

G0133Nomadic Octopus
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