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Leviathan Australian IntrusionsC0049 state
🇨🇳 CN · MSS · Hainan Bureau
aka Leviathan Australian Intrusions
Run by Leviathan
Last updated: 2026-08-20
About this actor
[Leviathan Australian Intrusions](https://attack.mitre.org/campaigns/C0049) consisted of at least two long-term intrusions against victims in Australia by [Leviathan](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0065), relying on similar tradecraft such as external service exploitation followed by extensive credential capture and re-use to enable privilege escalation and lateral movement. [Leviathan Australian Intrusions](https://attack.mitre.org/campaigns/C0049) were focused on exfiltrating sensitive data including valid credentials for the victim organizations.(Citation: CISA Leviathan 2024)
Source: MITRE ATT&CK
How we know this
- Data origin
- MITRE ATT&CK campaign Imported from the MITRE ATT&CK STIX bundle as a campaign object.
- Techniques
- MITRE ATT&CK STIX mappings — 32 ATT&CK techniques on file.
- Named victims
- None on file.
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Activity timeline
No activity events recorded.
Profile
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No attributed CVEs. | |||||
T1018Remote System Discovery ↗T1021Remote Services ↗T1021.002SMB/Windows Admin Shares ↗T1021.004SSH ↗T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel ↗T1056Input Capture ↗T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation ↗T1074Data Staged ↗T1074.001Local Data Staging ↗T1078Valid Accounts ↗T1078.002Domain Accounts ↗T1078.003Local Accounts ↗T1082System Information Discovery ↗T1111Multi-Factor Authentication Interception ↗T1135Network Share Discovery ↗T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application ↗T1212Exploitation for Credential Access ↗T1213Data from Information Repositories ↗T1213.006Databases ↗T1482Domain Trust Discovery ↗T1505Server Software Component ↗T1505.003Web Shell ↗T1528Steal Application Access Token ↗T1552Unsecured Credentials ↗T1552.001Credentials In Files ↗T1558Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets ↗T1558.003Kerberoasting ↗T1588Obtain Capabilities ↗T1588.006Vulnerabilities ↗T1594Search Victim-Owned Websites ↗T1615Group Policy Discovery ↗T1686Disable or Modify System Firewall ↗
Mitigating controls (NIST 800-53)
| Control | Techniques covered | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
CM-6 | 21 / 32 | 66% |
SI-4 | 21 / 32 | 66% |
AC-2 | 19 / 32 | 59% |
AC-6 | 19 / 32 | 59% |
IA-2 | 17 / 32 | 53% |
AC-3 | 16 / 32 | 50% |
AC-5 | 16 / 32 | 50% |
CM-2 | 16 / 32 | 50% |
CA-7 | 15 / 32 | 47% |
CM-5 | 14 / 32 | 44% |
RA-5 | 12 / 32 | 38% |
IA-5 | 11 / 32 | 34% |
AC-4 | 10 / 32 | 31% |
CM-7 | 10 / 32 | 31% |
SC-7 | 9 / 32 | 28% |
Co-occurring actors
None.
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