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Alibaba2044

Also known asalibaba2044

Alibaba2044 is a threat actor identified by Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) as operating a malicious spam campaign observed on 2022-12-14 targeting users in Italy. According to the reporting, the campaign delivered the PureLogs .NET information stealer via spam emails containing a link to a password-protected ZIP archive, with the password included in the email. The ZIP archive contained a CAB file disguised as a BAT file; execution of this stage dropped and ran a .NET loader (x.exe) from the victim temp directory. The loader decrypted a custom-encrypted payload in memory and loaded the final PureLogs DLL (Ixqwqtt.dll) using .NET Assembly.Load/reflection. Reported ATT&CK techniques associated with the observed activity include T1204 (User Execution), T1140 (Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information), T1562 (Impair Defenses), T1082 (System Information Discovery), T1083 (File and Directory Discovery), T1119 (Automated Collection), T1005 (Data from Local System), T1071 (Application Layer Protocol), and T1020 (Automated Exfiltration). The delivered malware, PureLogs, is described in the source as a commercial .NET stealer developed by 'PureCoder' that steals browser data, cryptocurrency wallet data, and credentials or tokens from applications including Discord, Telegram, Steam, Outlook, Thunderbird, Pidgin, OpenVPN, and ProtonVPN. No additional aliases or sub-groups for Alibaba2044 are provided in the content.

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MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

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

8 of 15 tactics12 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0001
Initial Access
1 technique
T1566
Phishing
TA0002
Execution
1 technique
T1204
User Execution
TA0004
Privilege Escalation
1 technique
T1055
Process Injection
TA0005
Stealth
3 techniques
T1036
Masquerading
T1055
Process Injection
T1140
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
TA0007
Discovery
2 techniques
T1082
System Information Discovery
T1083
File and Directory Discovery
TA0009
Collection
2 techniques
T1005
Data from Local System
T1119
Automated Collection
TA0011
Command and Control
1 technique
T1071
Application Layer Protocol
TA0010
Exfiltration
1 technique
T1020
Automated Exfiltration
IOCS

Observables

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Tradecraft mapping12

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

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Observables12

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

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