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Higaisa
Aliases: Higaisa
[Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) is a threat group suspected to have South Korean origins. [Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) has targeted government, public, and trade organizations in North Korea; however, they have also carried out attacks in China, Japan, Russia, Poland, and other nations. [Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) was first disclosed in early 2019 but is assessed to have operated as early as 2009.(Citation: Malwarebytes Higaisa 2020)(Citation: Zscaler Higaisa 2020)(Citation: PTSecurity Higaisa 2020)
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- certutil tool reference — Explicit actor uses software relationship in pinned ATT&CK
- T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1001.003 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1016 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1027.001 Binary Padding simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1027.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1027.013 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1027.015 Compression simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1027.015 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1029 Scheduled Transfer simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1029 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1036.004 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1041 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1053.005 Scheduled Task simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1053.005 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1057 Process Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1057 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1059.003 Windows Command Shell simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1059.003 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1059.005 Visual Basic simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1059.005 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1059.007 JavaScript simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1059.007 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1071.001 Web Protocols simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1071.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1082 System Information Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1082 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1090.001 Internal Proxy simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1090.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1106 Native API simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1106 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1124 System Time Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1124 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1140 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1203 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1204.002 Malicious File simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1204.002 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1220 XSL Script Processing simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1220 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1547.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1564.003 Hidden Window simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1564.003 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1566.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1573.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1574.001 DLL simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1574.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1680 Local Storage Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1680 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
Cyber Knowledge routes
These contextual routes explain behaviors associated with this ATT&CK group record. They support learning and investigation planning; they do not add attribution evidence.
Vulnerability Research & Exploit Development · explicit-idModule 11 — Email, web, API, data, and insider defense
Blue Team & Defensive Security · explicit-nameBinary formats, ABI, loaders, and mitigations
Vulnerability Research & Exploit Development · explicit-nameEmbedded, firmware, hardware, and update-chain research
Vulnerability Research & Exploit Development · explicit-nameFiles, parsers, serialization, URL fetching, and isolation
Secure Code & Application Security · explicit-nameImages, video, audio, geolocation, chronolocation, and media verification
OSINT & Reconnaissance · explicit-nameInfrastructure, network, resource, and availability security
AI Security · explicit-nameModule 7 — Privilege, lateral movement, and controlled impact
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameModule 7 — Endpoint defense and EDR
Blue Team & Defensive Security · explicit-nameControlled dynamic behavior and differential observation
Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering · explicit-nameWindows endpoint and identity forensics
Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) · explicit-nameMobile and Android vulnerability research
Vulnerability Research & Exploit Development · explicit-name