Resource Hijacking: Compute Hijacking
Other sub-techniques of Resource Hijacking (4)
Adversaries may leverage the compute resources of co-opted systems to complete resource-intensive tasks, which may impact system and/or hosted service availability. One common purpose for Compute Hijacking is to validate transactions of cryptocurrency networks and earn virtual currency. Adversaries may consume enough system resources to negatively impact and/or cause affected machines to become unresponsive.(Citation: Kaspersky Lazarus Under The Hood Blog 2017) Servers and cloud-based systems are common targets because of the high potential for available resources, but user endpoint systems may also be compromised and used for Compute Hijacking and cryptocurrency mining.(Citation: CloudSploit - Unused AWS Regions) Containerized environments may also be targeted due to the ease of deployment via exposed APIs and the potential for scaling mining activities by deploying or compromising multiple containers within an environment or cluster.(Citation: Unit 42 Hildegard Malware)(Citation: Trend Micro Exposed Docker APIs) Additionally, some cryptocurrency mining malware identify then kill off processes for competing malware to ensure it’s not competing for resources.(Citation: Trend Micro War of Crypto Miners)
Procedure Examples |
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Name | Description |
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Lucifer |
Lucifer can use system resources to mine cryptocurrency, dropping XMRig to mine Monero.(Citation: Unit 42 Lucifer June 2020) |
Skidmap |
Skidmap is a kernel-mode rootkit used for cryptocurrency mining.(Citation: Trend Micro Skidmap) |
CookieMiner |
CookieMiner has loaded coinmining software onto systems to mine for Koto cryptocurrency. (Citation: Unit42 CookieMiner Jan 2019) |
Rocke |
Rocke has distributed cryptomining malware.(Citation: Talos Rocke August 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Rocke January 2019) |
Bonadan |
Bonadan can download an additional module which has a cryptocurrency mining extension.(Citation: ESET ForSSHe December 2018) |
LoudMiner |
LoudMiner harvested system resources to mine cryptocurrency, using XMRig to mine Monero.(Citation: ESET LoudMiner June 2019) |
DarkGate |
DarkGate can deploy follow-on cryptocurrency mining payloads.(Citation: Ensilo Darkgate 2018) |
Blue Mockingbird |
Blue Mockingbird has used XMRIG to mine cryptocurrency on victim systems.(Citation: RedCanary Mockingbird May 2020) |
Imminent Monitor |
Imminent Monitor has the capability to run a cryptocurrency miner on the victim machine.(Citation: Imminent Unit42 Dec2019) |
TeamTNT |
TeamTNT has deployed XMRig Docker images to mine cryptocurrency.(Citation: Lacework TeamTNT May 2021)(Citation: Cado Security TeamTNT Worm August 2020) TeamTNT has also infected Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters with XMRig, and used RainbowMiner and lolMiner for mining cryptocurrency.(Citation: Cisco Talos Intelligence Group) |
APT41 |
APT41 deployed a Monero cryptocurrency mining tool in a victim’s environment.(Citation: FireEye APT41 Aug 2019)(Citation: apt41_mandiant) |
Hildegard |
Hildegard has used xmrig to mine cryptocurrency.(Citation: Unit 42 Hildegard Malware) |
Kinsing |
Kinsing has created and run a Bitcoin cryptocurrency miner.(Citation: Aqua Kinsing April 2020)(Citation: Sysdig Kinsing November 2020) |
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