Author: Francis Guibernau
Francis conducts in-depth threat research and analysis to design and create highly sophisticated and realistic adversary emulations. He also coordinates the CTI project, which focuses on researching, analyzing, tracking, and documenting adversaries, malware families, and cybersecurity incidents. Francis has extensive experience in adversary intelligence, encompassing both Nation-State and eCrime threats, as well as in vulnerability assessment and management, having previously worked at Deloitte and BNP Paribas.
March 6, 2024
AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that emulates the various Post-Compromise Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the politically motivated Russian adversary Sandworm.
March 4, 2024
In response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-060B) that disseminates observed threat actor activities, Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), and mitigations associated with ongoing incident response activities in connection with the recent Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure Gateway vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887 and CVE-2024-21893, AttackIQ recommends that customers take the following testing actions in alignment with this recently observed activity.
March 1, 2024
AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-060A) which disseminates known Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) associated with the Phobos Ransomware variants observed as recently as February 2024.
February 27, 2024
AttackIQ recommends that customers take the following testing actions in alignment to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-057A) which details recent Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) exhibited by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) adversary known as APT29 during activities in which it sought to gain initial access to the cloud infrastructure of government entities and corporations.
February 14, 2024
AttackIQ has released three new attack graphs that seek to emulate the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) associated with and exhibited by the infamous loader known as DarkGate during its activities in 2023.
February 9, 2024
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-038A) which assesses that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actors are seeking to pre-position themselves on IT networks for disruptive or destructive cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a major crisis or conflict with the United States.
February 7, 2024
AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the recent wave of zero-day vulnerability exploits targeting various appliances produced by software company Ivanti.
This assessment template emulates the different Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) exhibited by the UNC5221 adversary after successful exploitation of CVE-2023-46805 (authentication bypass) and CVE-2024-21887 (command injection).
January 19, 2024
AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-016A) which disseminates known Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with threat actors deploying Androxgh0st malware.
December 29, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-353A) which disseminates Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) identified through FBI investigations as recently as December 6, 2023.
December 23, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-352A) which disseminates Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the Play Ransomware group, identified through FBI investigations as recently as October 2023.
December 21, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-347A) which assesses that cyber actors from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have been observed targeting servers hosting JetBrains TeamCity software by exploiting vulnerability CVE-2023-42793 on a large scale, since September 2023.
December 7, 2023
AttackIQ has released two new attack graphs and one new scenario in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-339A) that disseminates Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and detection methods associated with the exploitation of CVE-2023-26360 at a Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB). These attack graphs are based on two separate incidents that compromised at least two public-facing servers at a FCEB between June and July 2023.
November 27, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-325A) that disseminates Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs), and detection methods associated with LockBit 3.0. This assessment template is based on an incident in which LockBit affiliates were observed exploiting CVE-2023-4966 to gain access to Boeing infrastructure.
November 21, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-320A) that disseminates known Scattered Spider’s Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) identified through FBI investigations as recent as November 2023.
November 20, 2023
On November 15, 2023, CISA published an Advisory (AA23-319A) that disseminates known Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and detection methods associated with Rhysida ransomware identified through FBI investigations. In September 2023, AttackIQ released two new attack graphs in response to recent reports of activities involving Rhysida ransomware.
November 1, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-284A) that disseminates known Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and detection methods associated with AvosLocker ransomware identified through FBI investigations as recent as May 2023. AvosLocker is known for conducting activities against organizations across multiple critical infrastructure sectors using legitimate software and open-source remote system administration tools.
October 9, 2023
AttackIQ has released three new attack graphs that aim to emulate the recent activities involving the commodity JavaScript-based downloader known as GootLoader.
October 4, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-263A) that disseminates known Snatch ransomware threat actor’s techniques and indicators identified through FBI investigations as recent as June 2023. Snatch operators are known to conduct activities against a wide range of critical infrastructure sectors and carry out double-extortion tactics to improve their chances of successfully receiving a ransom payment.
September 25, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-250A) that seeks to emulate the activities carried out by multiple nation-state threat actors at an Aeronautical Sector organization as early as January 2023.
September 20, 2023
AttackIQ has released two new attack graphs that seek to emulate the various activities carried out by the controversial Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) known as Rhysida against multiple targets worldwide since its discovery in May 2023.
September 19, 2023
Programmatic cloud testing can be your true north.
August 18, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that aims to emulate activities observed by the politically and military motivated state-sponsored Iranian-based adversary APT35, who is known to target multiple industries primarily in Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
July 10, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA23-187A) that seeks to emulate the activities carried out by the financially motivated and highly sophisticated criminal adversary known as TA505.
June 14, 2023
On June 14, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) along with other US-based and international security organizations released a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) detailing the operations behind the LockBit ransomware attacks. AttackIQ has released a wide range of Attack Graphs emulating LockBit and other RaaS operators as part of CISA’s #StopRansomware campaign.























