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KitM

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THREAT ACTORS

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1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.

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Appin Security Group

In 2013, F-Secure analyzed and reported on the technical details of Mac spyware originally discovered on the machine of an Angolan activist while visiting the Oslo Freedom Forum. This Mac spyware was quite unique at the time, and ultimately dubbed KitM (‘Kumar in the Mac’...).

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

1 distinct technique documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Execution

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T1059Command and Scripting InterpreterEvidence1
TacticExecution

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Threat actor attribution1

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Exploited vulnerabilities

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Detection signatures

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping1

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Researcher chatter

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