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Hashtopolis

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Contagious Interview

...hosting an open-source, distributed password cracking management system called Hashtopolis.

via the hacker newsthehackernews.com
CL-STA-0240

...hosting an open-source, distributed password cracking management system called Hashtopolis.

via the hacker newsthehackernews.com
MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

11 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Initial Access

1 technique
T1078Valid AccountsEvidence2

The actors then crack, validate, and reuse the credentials against Active Directory domains and other exposed services.

Persistence

1 technique
T1078Valid AccountsEvidence2

The actors then crack, validate, and reuse the credentials against Active Directory domains and other exposed services.

Privilege Escalation

1 technique
T1078Valid AccountsEvidence2

The actors then crack, validate, and reuse the credentials against Active Directory domains and other exposed services.

Stealth

1 technique
T1078Valid AccountsEvidence2

The actors then crack, validate, and reuse the credentials against Active Directory domains and other exposed services.

Credential Access

9 techniques
T1003OS Credential DumpingEvidence2

we also observed tools for additional credential harvesting, including dumping encrypted credentials from the Active Directory

T1110Brute ForceEvidence9

the broader collection reveals the working data of a live, multi-server initial access operation that was brute-forcing not only Fortinet VPN logins, but also gaining access to other accounts and edge devices including Synology NAS devices, Sophos firewalls, and MSSQL servers.

T1110.002Password CrackingEvidence15

Для взлома перехваченных хешей использовался кластер из 45 GPU под управлением Hashtopolis...

T1110.004Credential StuffingEvidence3

attackers "processed 1.16 billion credential attempts against 320,777 FortiGate targets and 2.1 billion attempts against 163,650 MSSQL servers,"

T1555Credentials from Password StoresEvidence2

The group reportedly intercepted SSL VPN authentication hashes and cracked them using a 45-GPU cluster managed through Hashtopolis.

T1557Adversary-in-the-MiddleEvidence2

“They intercept SSL VPN authentication, crack hashes on a 45-GPU cluster managed via Hashtopolis, and pivot into internal Active Directory environments,” Diachenko says.

T1558.003KerberoastingEvidence1

ad_full_audit.py enumerates SPN-bearing accounts; Harvester extracts TGS/Kerberos material and cracking infrastructure supports Kerberos formats.

T1558.004AS-REP RoastingEvidence1

ad_full_audit.py enumerates DONT_REQ_PREAUTH accounts; Harvester and cracking stack support AS-REP material.

T1649Steal or Forge Authentication CertificatesEvidence8

Targeted information includes NTLM hashes, Kerberos tickets, RADIUS passwords, LDAP, FTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, MySQL, MSSQL, SNMP and Telnet credentials, and more.

Collection

1 technique
T1557Adversary-in-the-MiddleEvidence2

“They intercept SSL VPN authentication, crack hashes on a 45-GPU cluster managed via Hashtopolis, and pivot into internal Active Directory environments,” Diachenko says.

Command and Control

1 technique
T1102.002Bidirectional CommunicationEvidence1

Telegram API is used for operator-side cracking orchestration and result distribution.

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping11

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

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