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PLATINUM threat group

PLATINUM is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 10 attack techniques. This free profile shows how it works, stage by stage, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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Attack techniques
10
Public reports
3
Thought to operate from
Not known
Other names
3
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is PLATINUM?

PLATINUM has 3 other names in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.

Also known as

TwoForOneG0068ATK33

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

What public reporting says

PLATINUM has been targeting its victims since at least as early as 2009, and may have been active for several years prior. Its activities are distinctly different not only from those typically seen in untargeted attacks, but from many targeted attacks as well. A large share of targeted attacks can be characterized as opportunistic: the activity group changes its target profiles and attack geographies based on geopolitical seasons, and may attack institutions all over the world. Like many such groups, PLATINUM seeks to steal sensitive intellectual property related to government interests, but its range of preferred targets is consistently limited to specific governmental organizations, defense institutes, intelligence agencies, diplomatic institutions, and telecommunication providers in South and Southeast Asia. The group’s persistent use of spear phishing tactics (phishing attempts aimed at specific individuals) and access to previously undiscovered zero-day exploits have made it a highly resilient threat.

Public reports about PLATINUM (3)

How it works

How does PLATINUM attack? Stage by stage.

Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 10 linked to PLATINUM, laid out from first look to final blow. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Pick a stage to see them. Public reporting also lists 5 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.

Stage 3 of 15

Getting in

The first way in: a phishing email, a stolen login or an unpatched flaw.

2 techniques
  • T1189Drive-by Compromise
  • T1566Phishing
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PLATINUM is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 10 attack techniques.

Public reporting links PLATINUM to 10 attack techniques. Most of them are about getting in, taking control and hiding.

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