G1044 · ATT&CK 20.0 group
APT42
Aliases: APT42
[APT42](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1044) is an Iranian-sponsored threat group that conducts cyber espionage and surveillance.(Citation: Mandiant APT42-charms) The group primarily focuses on targets in the Middle East region, but has targeted a variety of industries and countries since at least 2015.(Citation: Mandiant APT42-charms) [APT42](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1044) starts cyber operations through spearphishing emails and/or the PINEFLOWER Android malware, then monitors and collects information from the compromised systems and devices.(Citation: Mandiant APT42-charms) Finally, [APT42](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1044) exfiltrates data using native features and open-source tools.(Citation: Mandiant APT42-untangling) [APT42](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1044) activities have been linked to [Magic Hound](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0059) by other commercial vendors. While there are behavior and software overlaps between [Magic Hound](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0059) and [APT42](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1044), they appear to be distinct entities and are tracked as separate entities by their originating vendor.
Aliases: APT42
ATT&CK techniques
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.
- T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1016 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1036.005 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1047 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
- T1056 Input Capture simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1056 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1056.001 Keylogging simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1056.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1059.001 PowerShell simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1059.001 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
- T1070 Indicator Removal simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1070 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1070.008 Clear Mailbox Data simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1070.008 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
- T1087.001 Local Account simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1087.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1102 Web Service simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1102 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1111 Multi-Factor Authentication Interception simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1111 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1112 Modify Registry simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1112 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1113 Screen Capture simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1113 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1132.001 Standard Encoding simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1132.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1518.001 Security Software Discovery simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1518.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1530 Data from Cloud Storage simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1530 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1539 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1547 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
- T1573.002 Asymmetric Cryptography simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1573.002 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1583.001 Domains simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1583.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1583.003 Virtual Private Server simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1583.003 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1585.002 Email Accounts simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1585.002 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1588.002 Tool simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1588.002 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1608.001 Upload Malware simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1608.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1682 Query Public AI Services simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1682 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1684.001 Impersonation simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1684.001 detection rules — Exact active technique ID; not actor-specific detector coverage
- T1697 Steal Application Specific Passwords simulation — Exact active technique ID
- T1697 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.
Module 4 — Detection engineering and detection as code
Blue Team & Defensive Security · explicit-idModule 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-nameModule 5 — Threat hunting
Blue Team & Defensive Security · explicit-nameModule 4 — Web applications and APIs
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-name
Blue Team & Defensive Security · explicit-idModule 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-nameModule 5 — Threat hunting
Blue Team & Defensive Security · explicit-nameModule 4 — Web applications and APIs
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-name