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Faking Dragon

Also known asfaking_dragon
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MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

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

7 of 15 tactics28 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0002
Execution
3 techniques
T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059.003
Windows Command Shell
T1569
System Services
T1569.002
Service Execution
T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
T1574.011
Services Registry Permissions Weakness
TA0005
Stealth
3 techniques
T1070
Indicator Removal
T1070.004
File Deletion
T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
T1574.011
Services Registry Permissions Weakness
T1620
Reflective Code Loading
TA0006
Credential Access
1 technique
T1003
OS Credential Dumping
T1003.003
NTDS
TA0007
Discovery
5 techniques
T1016
System Network Configuration Discovery
T1046
Network Service Discovery
T1082
System Information Discovery
T1083
File and Directory Discovery
T1087
Account Discovery
T1087.002
Domain Account
TA0008
Lateral Movement
2 techniques
T1021
Remote Services
T1021.003
Distributed Component Object Model
T1550
Use Alternate Authentication Material
T1550.002
Pass the Hash
TA0009
Collection
3 techniques
T1005
Data from Local System
T1113
Screen Capture
T1560
Archive Collected Data
TA0011
Command and Control
2 techniques
T1090
Proxy
T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
ARSENAL

Associated malware families

3 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.

FamilyContextEvidenceLast seen
GoClientIn addition to the QSC framework, the attackers also deployed a new backdoor written in Golang, which we have named “GoClient”.1Jun 14, 2026
QSCDuring the investigation, we discovered QSC: a multi-plugin malware framework that loads and runs plugins (modules) in memory.1Jun 14, 2026
QuarianOur investigation found that the target machines had been infected with the Quarian backdoor version 3 (aka Turian) since 2022, and the same attackers had used this access to deploy the QSC framework starting on October 10, 2023.1Jun 14, 2026
IOCS

Observables

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

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

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Tradecraft mapping18

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

Malware arsenal3

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

Exploited CVEs

CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.

Detection signatures

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

Observables18

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