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MITRE ATT&CK Malware

TSCookie (S0436)

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[TSCookie](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0436) is a remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by [BlackTech](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0098) in campaigns against Japanese targets.(Citation: JPCert TSCookie March 2018)(Citation: JPCert BlackTech Malware September 2019). [TSCookie](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0436) has been referred to as [PLEAD](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0435) though more recent reporting indicates a separation between the two.(Citation: JPCert PLEAD Downloader June 2018)(Citation: JPCert BlackTech Malware September 2019)

Platforms: Windows

▪Techniques implemented (13)

T1059.003Windows Command ShellT1057Process DiscoveryT1105Ingress Tool TransferT1095Non-Application Layer ProtocolT1071.001Web ProtocolsT1055Process InjectionT1140Deobfuscate/Decode Files or InformationT1555.003Credentials from Web BrowsersT1083File and Directory DiscoveryT1090ProxyT1573.001Symmetric CryptographyT1016System Network Configuration DiscoveryT1204.001Malicious Link

▪Used by groups (1)

G0098BlackTech
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