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Shamoon

Also known asShamoon

Shamoon is a malware family referenced in the provided content as one of the malware families observed using steganography to hide communications or payloads inside image files. The content specifically lists Shamoon alongside Microcin, NetTraveler, Zberp, KinS, ZeusVM, and Triton as examples cited by Securelist. The material does not provide detailed TTPs for Shamoon itself beyond this steganography association. Shamoon is also mentioned in connection with a December 2018 wave of attacks: Symantec reported that the Iranian-aligned espionage group Elfin (APT33) came under scrutiny after being linked to that Shamoon wave, but Symantec stated it found no further evidence that Elfin was responsible. One Saudi victim of the Shamoon activity had also recently been attacked by Elfin and infected with Stonedrill. Based on the provided content, the high-confidence description is limited to Shamoon’s mention as malware associated with steganographic techniques and its appearance in reporting around the December 2018 attacks in Saudi Arabia.

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5 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

4 of 15 tactics7 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0005
Stealth
2 techniques
T1027
Obfuscated Files or Information
T1027.003
Steganography
T1218
System Binary Proxy Execution
TA0007
Discovery
1 technique
T1083
File and Directory Discovery
TA0009
Collection
1 technique
T1005
Data from Local System
TA0040
Impact
1 technique
T1561
Disk Wipe
T1561.001
Disk Content Wipe
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