BackdoorDiplomacy is a cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2017. BackdoorDiplomacy has targeted Ministries of Foreign Affairs and telecommunication companies in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.1
- ESET BackdoorDiplomacy Jun 2021
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 | BackdoorDiplomacy | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1505.003 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1190 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1588.002 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.005 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1055.001 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1105 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1074.001 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1046 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1049 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1120 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1095 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1574.001 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1588.001 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.004 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1027 | Obfuscated Files or Information | — |
| T1036.004 | Masquerade Task or Service | — |
| T1036.005 | Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location | — |
| T1046 | Network Service Discovery | — |
| T1049 | System Network Connections Discovery | — |
| T1055.001 | Dynamic-link Library Injection | — |
| T1074.001 | Local Data Staging | — |
| T1095 | Non-Application Layer Protocol | — |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | — |
| T1120 | Peripheral Device Discovery | — |
| T1190 | Exploit Public-Facing Application | — |
| T1505.003 | Web Shell | — |
| T1574.001 | DLL | — |
| T1588.001 | Malware | — |
| T1588.002 | Tool | — |
Aliases
BackdoorDiplomacy
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.