Gold Open Source
ExplorePackagesVulnerabilitiesCWEsMCP ServersScan
Login
Gold Open Source

The authoritative source for production-ready open-source components. Every package, container image, AI model, and MCP server undergoes rigorous verification for security, malware, and license compliance.

Explore Gold

  • Explore Everything
  • Packages
  • Gold Certified Packages
  • Container Images
  • AI Models
  • MCP Servers
  • Agent Skills
  • Chip Manufacturers

Security Data & Tools

  • Scan Your Dependencies
  • Trending Threats
  • Threat RSS Feeds
  • CVE Database
  • Actively Exploited (KEV)
  • SGZ Zero-Days
  • CWE Index
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • Malicious Packages
  • Security Glossary
  • Supply-Chain Report
  • Developers (API & Badge)
  • Chrome Extension
  • Credits & Data Sources

Products

  • The Platform
  • ESSCM
  • Portal
  • TPRM
  • OSM
  • Cowork
  • Code / Runner
  • Guard

Use Cases

  • Know Your Software
  • Auto-Fix Vulnerabilities
  • Asset Discovery
  • AI Governance
  • MCP Server Security
  • Supply Chain Compliance
  • Zero-Day Discovery
  • All Use Cases

Company

  • About
  • Pricing
  • Blog
  • Documentation
  • Safeguard Academy
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2026 Gold Open Source. All rights reserved.

Built with care bySafeguard
Home/ATT&CK/Software/S1246
MITRE ATT&CK Malware

BeaverTail (S1246)

ShareXLinkedInRedditHN

[BeaverTail](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1246) is a malware that has both a JavaScript and C++ variant. Active since 2022, [BeaverTail](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1246) is capable of stealing logins from browsers and serves as a downloader for second stage payloads. [BeaverTail](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1246) has previously been leveraged by North Korea-affiliated actors identified as DeceptiveDevelopment or [Contagious Interview](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1052). [BeaverTail](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1246) has been delivered to victims through code repository sites and has been embedded within malicious attachments.(Citation: PaloAlto ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2023)(Citation: Esentire ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2024)(Citation: ESET Contagious Interview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret February 2025)(Citation: Zscaler ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2024)

Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows

▪Techniques implemented (23)

T1071.001Web ProtocolsT1059.007JavaScriptT1555.003Credentials from Web BrowsersT1041Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1654Log EnumerationT1195.001Compromise Software Dependencies and Development ToolsT1217Browser Information DiscoveryT1082System Information DiscoveryT1074.001Local Data StagingT1560.001Archive via UtilityT1005Data from Local SystemT1027.013Encrypted/Encoded FileT1124System Time DiscoveryT1571Non-Standard PortT1555Credentials from Password StoresT1204.002Malicious FileT1001.001Junk DataT1105Ingress Tool TransferT1083File and Directory DiscoveryT1036MasqueradingT1070.004File DeletionT1657Financial TheftT1555.001Keychain

▪Used by groups (1)

G1052Contagious Interview
S1246on MITRE ATT&CK →

MITRE ATT&CK® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation.