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Home/ATT&CK/Software/S1016
MITRE ATT&CK Malware

MacMa (S1016)

OSX.CDDSDazzleSpy
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[MacMa](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1016) is a macOS-based backdoor with a large set of functionalities to control and exfiltrate files from a compromised computer. [MacMa](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1016) has been observed in the wild since November 2021.(Citation: ESET DazzleSpy Jan 2022) [MacMa](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1016) shares command and control and unique libraries with [MgBot](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1146) and [Nightdoor](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1147), indicating a relationship with the [Daggerfly](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1034) threat actor.(Citation: Symantec Daggerfly 2024)

Platforms: macOS

▪Techniques implemented (27)

T1033System Owner/User DiscoveryT1082System Information DiscoveryT1095Non-Application Layer Protocol

▪Used by groups (1)

G1034Daggerfly
S1016 on MITRE ATT&CK →
T1553.002Code Signing
T1113Screen Capture
T1016System Network Configuration Discovery
T1074.001Local Data Staging
T1543.001Launch Agent
T1005Data from Local System
T1021Remote Services
T1106Native API
T1123Audio Capture
T1555.001Keychain
T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
T1057Process Discovery
T1070.006Timestomp
T1571Non-Standard Port
T1140Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
T1056.001Keylogging
T1685.006Clear Linux or Mac System Logs
T1059.004Unix Shell
T1680Local Storage Discovery
T1553.001Gatekeeper Bypass
T1105Ingress Tool Transfer
T1573Encrypted Channel
T1083File and Directory Discovery
T1070.004File Deletion

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