About this actor
[UNC3886](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1048) is a China-nexus cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2022, targeting defense, technology, and telecommunication organizations located in the United States and the Asia-Pacific-Japan (APJ) regions. [UNC3886](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1048) has displayed a deep understanding of edge devices and virtualization technologies through the exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities and the use of novel malware families and utilities.(Citation: Mandiant Fortinet Zero Day)(Citation: Google Cloud Threat Intelligence VMWare ESXi Zero-Day 2023)
Source: MITRE ATT&CK
Names & naming systems
Each vendor coins its own name for the same actor. Where a name follows a known scheme we attribute it; the rest are listed honestly as unclassified.
MITRE ATT&CKG-number catalogue id
MandiantUNC uncategorised cluster
How we know this
- Data origin
- MITRE ATT&CK Imported from the MITRE ATT&CK STIX bundle as an intrusion-set object.
- Techniques
- MITRE ATT&CK STIX mappings — 63 ATT&CK techniques on file.
- Named victims
- None on file.
See how actor data is built for the full pipeline.
Activity timeline
No activity events recorded.
Profile
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No attributed CVEs. | |||||
T1003OS Credential Dumping ↗T1003.001LSASS Memory ↗T1008Fallback Channels ↗T1014Rootkit ↗T1021Remote Services ↗T1021.004SSH ↗T1027Obfuscated Files or Information ↗T1027.005Indicator Removal from Tools ↗T1036Masquerading ↗T1036.004Masquerade Task or Service ↗T1037Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts ↗T1037.004RC Scripts ↗T1040Network Sniffing ↗T1057Process Discovery ↗T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter ↗T1059.001PowerShell ↗T1059.003Windows Command Shell ↗T1059.004Unix Shell ↗T1059.006Python ↗T1059.012Hypervisor CLI ↗T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation ↗T1070Indicator Removal ↗T1070.004File Deletion ↗T1070.006Timestomp ↗T1070.007Clear Network Connection History and Configurations ↗T1074Data Staged ↗T1074.001Local Data Staging ↗T1078Valid Accounts ↗T1078.001Default Accounts ↗T1083File and Directory Discovery ↗T1095Non-Application Layer Protocol ↗T1124System Time Discovery ↗T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application ↗T1203Exploitation for Client Execution ↗T1205Traffic Signaling ↗T1205.001Port Knocking ↗T1212Exploitation for Credential Access ↗T1218System Binary Proxy Execution ↗T1218.011Rundll32 ↗T1505Server Software Component ↗T1505.006vSphere Installation Bundles ↗T1548Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism ↗T1554Compromise Host Software Binary ↗T1555Credentials from Password Stores ↗T1555.005Password Managers ↗T1560Archive Collected Data ↗T1560.001Archive via Utility ↗T1560.003Archive via Custom Method ↗T1564Hide Artifacts ↗T1564.011Ignore Process Interrupts ↗T1570Lateral Tool Transfer ↗T1587Develop Capabilities ↗T1587.001Malware ↗T1587.004Exploits ↗T1588Obtain Capabilities ↗T1588.001Malware ↗T1588.004Digital Certificates ↗T1673Virtual Machine Discovery ↗T1675ESXi Administration Command ↗T1681Search Threat Vendor Data ↗T1685Disable or Modify Tools ↗T1686Disable or Modify System Firewall ↗T1690Prevent Command History Logging ↗
Mitigating controls (NIST 800-53)
| Control | Techniques covered | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
SI-4 | 38 / 63 | 60% |
CM-6 | 32 / 63 | 51% |
CM-2 | 31 / 63 | 49% |
AC-3 | 28 / 63 | 44% |
SI-3 | 27 / 63 | 43% |
CA-7 | 25 / 63 | 40% |
AC-6 | 24 / 63 | 38% |
SI-7 | 24 / 63 | 38% |
AC-2 | 23 / 63 | 37% |
CM-7 | 21 / 63 | 33% |
AC-5 | 16 / 63 | 25% |
IA-2 | 16 / 63 | 25% |
CM-5 | 15 / 63 | 24% |
RA-5 | 13 / 63 | 21% |
SC-7 | 13 / 63 | 21% |
Co-occurring actors
None.
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