Threat Actor

HEXANE

HEXANE is a cyber espionage threat group that has targeted oil & gas, telecommunications, aviation, and internet service provider organizations since at least 2017. Targeted companies have been located in the Middle East and Africa, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, and Tunisia. HEXANE's TTPs appear similar to APT33 and OilRig but due to differences in victims and tools it is tracked as a separate entity.

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Techniques
12
Software
1
Attributed campaigns
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indicators on this record

Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--f29b7c5e-2439-42ad-a86f-9f8984fafae3
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-02T12:53:29+00:00
Type
intrusion-set

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (showing 30 of 36)

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Application Window Discovery (T1010)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of open application windows. Window listings could convey information about how the system is used.(Citation:

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Bidirectional Communication (T1102.002)

Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service as a means for sending commands to and receiving output from a compromised system ove

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Brute Force (T1110)

Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.(Citation: Trend

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Command Obfuscation (T1027.010)

Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection. Command-line obfuscation is a method of making strings and patterns wi

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Credentials from Password Stores (T1555)

Adversaries may search for common password storage locations to obtain user credentials. Passwords are stored in several

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Credentials from Web Browsers (T1555.003)

Adversaries may acquire credentials from web browsers by reading files specific to the target browser. Web bro

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DNS Server (T1583.002)

Adversaries may set up their own Domain Name System (DNS) servers that can be used during targeting. During post-compromise activity, adversaries may

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Domains (T1583.001)

Adversaries may acquire domains that can be used during targeting. Domain names are the human readable names used to represent one or more IP addresse

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Email Accounts (T1586.002)

Adversaries may compromise email accounts that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can use compromised email accounts to further their operation

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Email Accounts (T1585.002)

Adversaries may create email accounts that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can use accounts created with email providers to further their op

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Email Addresses (T1589.002)

Adversaries may gather email addresses that can be used during targeting. Even if internal instances exist, organizations may have public-facing email

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Exfiltration to Cloud Storage (T1567.002)

Adversaries may exfiltrate data to a cloud storage service rather than over their primary command and control channel. Cloud storage services allow fo

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Gather Victim Identity Information (T1589)

Adversaries may gather information about the victim's identity that can be used during targeting. Information about identities may include a variety o

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Identify Roles (T1591.004)

Adversaries may gather information about identities and roles within the victim organization that can be used during targeting. Information about busi

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Ingress Tool Transfer (T1105)

Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment. Tools or files may be copied from an external ad

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Internal Spearphishing (T1534)

After they already have access to accounts or systems within the environment, adversaries may use internal spearphishing to gain access to additional

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Internet Connection Discovery (T1016.001)

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems. This may be performed during automated discovery and can be accomplished in nu

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Keylogging (T1056.001)

Adversaries may log user keystrokes to intercept credentials as the user types them. Keylogging is likely to be used to acquire credentials for new ac

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Local Groups (T1069.001)

Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and permission settings. The knowledge of local system permission groups can help adversaries dete

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Malicious File (T1204.002)

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to ope

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Password Spraying (T1110.003)

Adversaries may use a single or small list of commonly used passwords against many different accounts to attempt to acquire valid account credentials.

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PowerShell (T1059.001)

Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environ

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Process Discovery (T1057)

Adversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system. Information obtained could be used to gain an understanding of common

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Remote Desktop Protocol (T1021.001)

Adversaries may use Valid Accounts to log into a computer using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The ad

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Remote System Discovery (T1018)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of other systems by IP address, hostname, or other logical identifier on a network that may be used for Later

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Scheduled Task (T1053.005)

Adversaries may abuse the Windows Task Scheduler to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. There are multiple w

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Social Media Accounts (T1585.001)

Adversaries may create and cultivate social media accounts that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can create social media accounts that can be

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Software Discovery (T1518)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of software and software versions that are installed on a system or in a cloud environment. Adversaries may u

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System Information Discovery (T1082)

An adversary may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patches, hotfixes, service packs, and

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System Network Configuration Discovery (T1016)

Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through info

Software & Tools (12)

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BITSAdmin [tool]

BITSAdmin is a command line tool used to create and manage [BITS Jobs](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/

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DanBot [malware]

DanBot is a first-stage remote access Trojan written in C# that has been used by [HEXANE](https://attack.mi

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DnsSystem [malware]

DnsSystem is a.NET based DNS backdoor, which is a customized version of the open source tool DIG.net, that

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Empire [tool]

Empire is an open-source, cross-platform remote administration and post-exploitation framework that is publ

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Kevin [malware]

Kevin is a backdoor implant written in C++ that has been used by [HEXANE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G

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Milan [malware]

Milan is a backdoor implant based on DanBot that was written in

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MimiKatz [malware]

Mimikatz is a credential dumper capable of obtaining plaintext Windows account logins and passwords, along

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Ping [tool]

Ping is an operating system utility commonly used to troubleshoot and verify network connections. (Citation

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PoshC2 [tool]

PoshC2 is an open source remote administration and post-exploitation framework that is publicly available o

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Shark [malware]

Shark is a backdoor malware written in C# and.NET that is an updated version of [Milan](https://attack.mit

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ipconfig [tool]

ipconfig is a Windows utility that can be used to find information about a system's TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and

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netstat [tool]

netstat is an operating system utility that displays active TCP connections, listening ports, and network s

Attributed campaigns (1)

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HomeLand Justice

HomeLand Justice was a disruptive cyber campaign conducted by Iranian state-affiliated actors against Alba

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