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ZIRCONIUM
Aliases: APT31, Violet Typhoon, ZIRCONIUM
[ZIRCONIUM](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0128) is a threat group operating out of China, active since at least 2017, that has targeted individuals associated with the 2020 US presidential election and prominent leaders in the international affairs community.(Citation: Microsoft Targeting Elections September 2020)(Citation: Check Point APT31 February 2021)
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Attack tools, simulations and detection rules
Follow explicit source relationships into the reference modules. Linked procedures and detectors are not claims of live validation or actor attribution.
- T1012 Query Registry simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1012 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
- T1027.002 Software Packing simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1027.002 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1033 System Owner/User Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1033 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1036 Masquerading simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1036 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
- T1059.003 Windows Command Shell simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1059.003 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1059.006 Python simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1059.006 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1068 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
- T1090.003 Multi-hop Proxy simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1090.003 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1102.002 Bidirectional Communication simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1102.002 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1105 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
- T1204.001 Malicious Link simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1204.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1218.007 Msiexec simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1218.007 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
- T1555.003 Credentials from Web Browsers simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1555.003 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1566.002 Spearphishing Link simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1566.002 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1567.002 Exfiltration to Cloud Storage simulation — Exact active technique ID
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- T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography simulation — Exact active technique ID
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- T1583.001 Domains simulation — Exact active technique ID
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- T1583.006 Web Services simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1583.006 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1584.008 Network Devices simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1584.008 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1598 Phishing for Information simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1598 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1598.003 Spearphishing Link simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1598.003 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1665 Hide Infrastructure simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1665 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.
Model and dependency supply-chain security
AI Security · explicit-nameModule 7 — Privilege, lateral movement, and controlled impact
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameModule 1 — Foundations: What CTI Is
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 4 — Collection Sources
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 5 — Analysis Techniques Tradecraft
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 7 — Intelligence Products Sharing
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 9 — Tools of the Trade
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 2 — Reconnaissance and attack-surface mapping
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameModule 6 — Active Directory and identity attack paths
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameModule 13 — Red-team infrastructure and operations
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameNetwork behavior, protocols, and configuration recovery
Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering · explicit-nameShared responsibility, governance, and service ownership
Cloud Security · explicit-name
AI Security · explicit-nameModule 7 — Privilege, lateral movement, and controlled impact
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameModule 1 — Foundations: What CTI Is
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 4 — Collection Sources
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 5 — Analysis Techniques Tradecraft
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 7 — Intelligence Products Sharing
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 9 — Tools of the Trade
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · explicit-nameModule 2 — Reconnaissance and attack-surface mapping
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameModule 6 — Active Directory and identity attack paths
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameModule 13 — Red-team infrastructure and operations
Red Team & Offensive Security · explicit-nameNetwork behavior, protocols, and configuration recovery
Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering · explicit-nameShared responsibility, governance, and service ownership
Cloud Security · explicit-name