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CoughingDown

Also known asCoughingDown
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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.

  • Government & Administration
  • Software & Services

Where they target

Geographies tied to known operations.

  • 🇯🇵 Japan
MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

5 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 tactics11 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0001
Initial Access
1 technique
T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
TA0002
Execution
1 technique
T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
T1574.001
DLL
T1574.010
Services File Permissions Weakness
TA0003
Persistence
1 technique
T1505
Server Software Component
T1505.003
Web Shell
TA0004
Privilege Escalation
1 technique
T1055
Process Injection
TA0005
Stealth
2 techniques
T1055
Process Injection
T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
T1574.001
DLL
T1574.010
Services File Permissions Weakness
ARSENAL

Associated malware families

2 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.

FamilyContextEvidenceLast seen
CoughingDown Core ModuleBy analyzing this file, we established that it was the CoughingDown Core Module.1Jun 14, 2026
EAGERBEEIn our recent investigation into the EAGERBEE backdoor, we found that it was being deployed at ISPs and governmental entities in the Middle East.1Jun 14, 2026
WEAPONIZED

Associated vulnerabilities

1 CVE this actor has used in observed campaigns. 1 of them exploited in the wild.

CVE-2021-26855ProxyLogon SSRF in Microsoft Exchange ServerIn the wildEvidence1

Two of these organizations were breached via the infamous ProxyLogon vulnerability (CVE-2021-26855) in Exchange servers, after which malicious webshells were uploaded and utilized to execute commands on the breached servers.

IOCS

Observables

22 indicators attributed to this actor: domains, IPs, hashes, and other artifacts pulled from reporting. View more in app.

22 IOCsView more in app

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Target overlap

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Tradecraft mapping5

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

Malware arsenal2

Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.

Exploited CVEs1

CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

Observables22

Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.