Heyoka
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Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
Aoqin Dragon obtained the Heyoka open source exfiltration tool and subsequently modified it for their operations.
Techniques & procedures
5 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Resource Development
1 techniqueThe content repeatedly states that threat actors 'obtained,' 'acquired,' or 'used' publicly available, open-source, legitimate, or modified tools such as Mimikatz, Cobalt Strike, PsExec, Empire, Impacket, and many others.
Command and Control
1 techniqueHeyoka is an open source exfiltration tool that uses spoofed DNS requests to create a two-way communication tunnel.
Exfiltration
3 techniquesAoqin Dragon “obtained the Heyoka open source exfiltration tool and subsequently modified it for their operations.”
Heyoka is an open source exfiltration tool that uses spoofed DNS requests to create a two-way communication tunnel. Hackers employ Heyoka by copying files from compromised devices
Aoqin Dragon modified the Heyoka open source exfiltration tool; Cinnamon Tempest used a keylogger that uploads data to Alibaba cloud storage; Salesforce Data Exfiltration relied on the legitimate Salesforce Data Loader app for data exfiltration.
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
An open-source exfiltration tool used to copy files from compromised devices via spoofed DNS requests that establish a two-way communication tunnel.
Open source exfiltration tool used to steal data and modified by Aoqin Dragon for operational use.
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