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Machete

Machete is a suspected Spanish-speaking cyber espionage group that has been active since at least 2010. It has primarily focused its operations within Latin America, with a particular emphasis on Venezuela, but also in the US, Europe, Russia, and parts of Asia. Machete generally targets high-profile organizations such as government institutions, intelligence services, and military units, as well as telecommunications and power companies.

ATT&CK ID
G0095
Origin
Spain
Techniques
7
Tools
1

Also tracked as APT-C-43 · El Machete

Techniques

Initial Access

Drive-by CompromisePhishing

Execution

Scheduled Task/JobCommand and Scripting InterpreterUser Execution

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

Stealth

MasqueradingSystem Binary Proxy Execution

Software

Machete