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Frankenstein is a threat activity cluster associated with spearphishing, PowerShell-based payload staging, and post-compromise operations using the Empire framework. It is also tracked under the labels frankenstein_(activity) and frankenstein_(cisco). Its operators have delivered trojanized Microsoft Word documents through spearphishing emails to compromise victim systems. Frankenstein uses Base64-encoded PowerShell commands as stagers and for host enumeration, alongside encoded command-line instructions and command scripts. It establishes persistence through recurring Windows scheduled tasks and uses Empire to deploy agents, harvest credentials, and upload or download files for additional plugin functionality. Its discovery activities include enumerating running processes and collecting usernames, computer names, administrative-permission information, and public IP addresses. Information collected through Empire is transmitted to adversary-controlled command-and-control infrastructure. Its geographic origin, specific victim countries and industries, and dominant motivation are not established.
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20 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
2 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
1 CVE this actor has used in observed campaigns. 1 of them exploited in the wild.
22 indicators attributed to this actor: domains, IPs, hashes, and other artifacts pulled from reporting. View more in app.
20 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Campaign involving Empire for host enumeration and collection of username and privilege information.
Campaign in which operators used Empire to obtain compromised machine names.
Uses Base64-encoded PowerShell commands as a stager and for host enumeration.
Enumerated hosts to identify public IP addresses.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.