APT12
APT12 is a threat group that has been attributed to China. The group has targeted a variety of victims including but not limited to media outlets, high-tech companies, and multiple governments.[1]
Associated Group Descriptions
Name | Description |
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IXESHE | |
DynCalc | |
Numbered Panda | |
DNSCALC |
Techniques Used
Domain | ID | Name | Use | |
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Enterprise | T1568 | .003 | Dynamic Resolution: DNS Calculation |
APT12 has used multiple variants of DNS Calculation including multiplying the first two octets of an IP address and adding the third octet to that value in order to get a resulting command and control port.[1] |
Enterprise | T1203 | Exploitation for Client Execution |
APT12 has exploited multiple vulnerabilities for execution, including Microsoft Office vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-3129, CVE-2012-0158) and vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Flash (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2011-0609, CVE-2011-0611).[2][3] |
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Enterprise | T1566 | .001 | Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment |
APT12 has sent emails with malicious Microsoft Office documents and PDFs attached.[2][3] |
Enterprise | T1204 | .002 | User Execution: Malicious File |
APT12 has attempted to get victims to open malicious Microsoft Word and PDF attachment sent via spearphishing.[2][3] |
Enterprise | T1102 | .002 | Web Service: Bidirectional Communication |
APT12 has used blogs and WordPress for C2 infrastructure.[1] |