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RedEcho

Also known asRedEcho

RedEcho is a People’s Republic of China-related threat actor associated with long-running intrusions targeting Indian critical infrastructure entities. Reporting in the provided content links RedEcho to campaigns against India’s critical national infrastructure, including the 2021 targeting of the country’s electricity grid, and notes that Insikt Group identified the group as targeting 10 Indian power generation/transmission organizations and two maritime organizations. The content also states RedEcho overlaps with other PRC-linked threat groups, including APT41, and is linked to ShadowPad malware use through shared infrastructure. Observed tradecraft in the provided content includes registration of domains spoofing Indian critical infrastructure entities; command-and-control/network communication using SSL over TCP 443; HTTP traffic over non-standard ports, including TCP 8080; use of web protocols for command and control; and use of non-standard ports. ATT&CK techniques explicitly referenced in the content for RedEcho are T1071.001 (Web Protocols), T1219 (Remote Access Tools), T1041 (Exfiltration Over C2 Channel), T1573.002 (Asymmetric Cryptography), and T1571 (Non-Standard Port). Known alias in the provided content: redecho.

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OPERATIONAL PROFILE

Targeting

Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.

Who they target

Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.

  • Utilities

Where they target

Geographies tied to known operations.

  • 🇮🇳 India
MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

13 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

5 of 15 tactics17 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0043
Reconnaissance
1 technique
T1595
Active Scanning
TA0042
Resource Development
3 techniques
T1583
Acquire Infrastructure
T1583.001×2
Domains
T1587
Develop Capabilities
T1587.002
Code Signing Certificates
T1588
Obtain Capabilities
T1588.004
Digital Certificates
TA0001
Initial Access
1 technique
T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
TA0011
Command and Control
6 techniques
T1071
Application Layer Protocol
T1071.001×10
Web Protocols
T1105×2
Ingress Tool Transfer
T1219
Remote Access Tools
T1568
Dynamic Resolution
T1571×4
Non-Standard Port
T1573
Encrypted Channel
T1573.002×5
Asymmetric Cryptography
TA0010
Exfiltration
1 technique
T1041×2
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
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Associated malware families

1 malware family attributed to this actor across reporting.

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Tradecraft mapping13

Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.

Malware arsenal1

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Detection signatures

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Observables

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