ZIRCONIUM is a threat group operating out of China, active since at least 2017, that has targeted individuals associated with the 2020 US presidential election and prominent leaders in the international affairs community.12
- Microsoft Targeting Elections September 2020
- Check Point APT31 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uses_technique | tech_t1082 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1598 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1012 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1665 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.003 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1583.006 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1584.008 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1555.003 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.006 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1547.001 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1573.001 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1124 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1140 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1598.003 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.002 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1583.001 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1033 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1090.003 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1041 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1567.002 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1027.002 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1204.001 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1036.004 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1068 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1218.007 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1105 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1016 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1102.002 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1012 | Query Registry | — |
| T1016 | System Network Configuration Discovery | — |
| T1027.002 | Software Packing | — |
| T1033 | System Owner/User Discovery | — |
| T1036 | Masquerading | — |
| T1036.004 | Masquerade Task or Service | — |
| T1041 | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | — |
| T1059.003 | Windows Command Shell | — |
| T1059.006 | Python | — |
| T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | — |
| T1082 | System Information Discovery | — |
| T1090.003 | Multi-hop Proxy | — |
| T1102.002 | Bidirectional Communication | — |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | — |
| T1124 | System Time Discovery | — |
| T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information | — |
| T1204.001 | Malicious Link | — |
| T1218.007 | Msiexec | — |
| T1547.001 | Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder | — |
| T1555.003 | Credentials from Web Browsers | — |
| T1566.002 | Spearphishing Link | — |
| T1567.002 | Exfiltration to Cloud Storage | — |
| T1573.001 | Symmetric Cryptography | — |
| T1583.001 | Domains | — |
| T1583.006 | Web Services | — |
| T1584.008 | Network Devices | — |
| T1598 | Phishing for Information | — |
| T1598.003 | Spearphishing Link | — |
| T1665 | Hide Infrastructure | — |
Aliases
APT31 · Violet Typhoon · ZIRCONIUM
Reading and review
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