Moses Staff
Moses Staff is a suspected Iranian threat group that has primarily targeted Israeli companies since at least September 2021. Moses Staff openly stated their motivation in attacking Israeli companies is to cause damage by leaking stolen sensitive data and encrypting the victim's networks without a ransom demand. Security researchers assess Moses Staff is politically motivated, and has targeted government, finance, travel, energy, manufacturing, and utility companies outside of Israel as well, including those in Italy, India, Germany, Chile, Turkey, the UAE, and the US.
- ATT&CK ID
- G1009
- Origin
- Iran
- Weather family
- Sandstorm
- Techniques
- 12
- Tools
- 4
Also tracked as DEV-0500 · Marigold Sandstorm
Techniques
Resource Development
Develop CapabilitiesObtain Capabilities
Initial Access
Exploit Public-Facing Application
Persistence
Stealth
Obfuscated Files or Information
Defense Impairment
Subvert Trust ControlsDisable or Modify System Firewall
Discovery
System Network Configuration DiscoverySystem Information DiscoveryAccount Discovery
Lateral Movement
Command and Control
Software
DCSrv · PsExec · PyDCrypt · StrifeWater