APT39 is one of several names for cyber espionage activity conducted by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) through the front company Rana Intelligence Computing since at least 2014. APT39 has primarily targeted the travel, hospitality, academic, and telecommunications industries in Iran and across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America to track individuals and entities considered to be a threat by the MOIS.12345
- FireEye APT39 Jan 2019
- Symantec Chafer Dec 2015
- FBI FLASH APT39 September 2020
- Dept. of Treasury Iran Sanctions September 2020
- DOJ Iran Indictments September 2020
Claims and citations
Every claim comes from a writer; provenance is the writer's assertion, not a review verdict from this directory. Validity reads by citation year.
| predicate | object | Valid | Conf. | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also_known_as | APT39 | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | ITG07 | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Chafer | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| also_known_as | Remix Kitten | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1046 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1547.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1090.002 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1140 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1056.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1005 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1115 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1003 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1553.006 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1546.010 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1547.009 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1135 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1569.002 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027.013 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1588.002 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1021.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1033 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027.002 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1041 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1204.002 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1053.005 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1070.004 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1102.002 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1560.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1505.003 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1105 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.010 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1204.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1555 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1113 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1003.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1018 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1071.004 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1074.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1083 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1012 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1110 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1197 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1136.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.006 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.005 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1071.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1090.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1078 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1056 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.002 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.001 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1021.002 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1190 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.005 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1021.004 | 2019 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1003 | OS Credential Dumping | — |
| T1003.001 | LSASS Memory | — |
| T1005 | Data from Local System | — |
| T1012 | Query Registry | — |
| T1018 | Remote System Discovery | — |
| T1021.001 | Remote Desktop Protocol | — |
| T1021.002 | SMB/Windows Admin Shares | — |
| T1021.004 | SSH | — |
| T1027.002 | Software Packing | — |
| T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded File | — |
| T1033 | System Owner/User Discovery | — |
| T1036.005 | Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location | — |
| T1041 | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | — |
| T1046 | Network Service Discovery | — |
| T1053.005 | Scheduled Task | — |
| T1056 | Input Capture | — |
| T1056.001 | Keylogging | — |
| T1059 | Command and Scripting Interpreter | — |
| T1059.001 | PowerShell | — |
| T1059.005 | Visual Basic | — |
| T1059.006 | Python | — |
| T1059.010 | AutoHotKey & AutoIT | — |
| T1070.004 | File Deletion | — |
| T1071.001 | Web Protocols | — |
| T1071.004 | DNS | — |
| T1074.001 | Local Data Staging | — |
| T1078 | Valid Accounts | — |
| T1083 | File and Directory Discovery | — |
| T1090.001 | Internal Proxy | — |
| T1090.002 | External Proxy | — |
| T1102.002 | Bidirectional Communication | — |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | — |
| T1110 | Brute Force | — |
| T1113 | Screen Capture | — |
| T1115 | Clipboard Data | — |
| T1135 | Network Share Discovery | — |
| T1136.001 | Local Account | — |
| T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | — |
| T1190 | Exploit Public-Facing Application | — |
| T1197 | BITS Jobs | — |
| T1204.001 | Malicious Link | — |
| T1204.002 | Malicious File | — |
| T1505.003 | Web Shell | — |
| T1546.010 | AppInit DLLs | — |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | — |
| T1547.009 | Shortcut Modification | — |
| T1553.006 | Code Signing Policy Modification | — |
| T1555 | Credentials from Password Stores | — |
| T1560.001 | Archive via Utility | — |
| T1566.001 | Spearphishing Attachment | — |
| T1566.002 | Spearphishing Link | — |
| T1569.002 | Service Execution | — |
| T1588.002 | Tool | — |
Aliases
APT39 · Chafer · ITG07 · Remix Kitten
Reading and review
Records are auto-ingested and not human-reviewed. Confidence is the writer's 0–100 value; bands split at ≥80 / 50–79 / <50 into high / medium / low. The four trust axes (synthetic, lifecycle, band, source count) stay separate and never merge into one score.