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Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa)

Aoqin Dragon is a suspected Chinese cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2013. Aoqin Dragon has primarily targeted government, education, and telecommunication organizations in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam. Security researchers noted a potential association between Aoqin Dragon and UNC94, based on malware, infrastructure, and targets.(Citation: SentinelOne Aoqin Dragon June 2022)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 1
Malware - T1587.001 (212306d8-efa4-44c9-8c2d-ed3d2e224aa0) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Replication Through Removable Media - T1091 (3b744087-9945-4a6f-91e8-9dbceda417a4) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 (be2dcee9-a7a7-4e38-afd6-21b31ecc3d63) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Lateral Tool Transfer - T1570 (bf90d72c-c00b-45e3-b3aa-68560560d4c5) Attack Pattern 1
Aoqin Dragon - G1007 (64d5f96a-f121-4d19-89f6-6709f5c49faa) Intrusion Set Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 1
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 2
Mongall - S1026 (6fb36c6f-bb3d-4ed6-9471-cb9933e5c154) Malware Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Obtain Capabilities - T1588 (ce0687a0-e692-4b77-964a-0784a8e54ff1) Attack Pattern Tool - T1588.002 (a2fdce72-04b2-409a-ac10-cc1695f4fce0) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 2
Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Protocol Tunneling - T1572 (4fe28b27-b13c-453e-a386-c2ef362a573b) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware System Service Discovery - T1007 (322bad5a-1c49-4d23-ab79-76d641794afa) Attack Pattern 2
Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware 2
Heyoka Backdoor - S1027 (dff90475-9f72-41a6-84ed-1fbefd3874c0) Malware Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Develop Capabilities - T1587 (edadea33-549c-4ed1-9783-8f5a5853cbdf) Attack Pattern Malware - T1587.001 (212306d8-efa4-44c9-8c2d-ed3d2e224aa0) Attack Pattern 2
User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 3
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 3
Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) Attack Pattern 3
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 3
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 3
Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern 3
Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 3
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 3
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 3
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern 3