Threat Actor

Leafminer

Also known as: Leafminer, Raspite

Leafminer is an Iranian threat group that has targeted government organizations and business entities in the Middle East since at least early 2017.

17
Techniques
4
Software
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indicators on this record

Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--32bca8ff-d900-4877-aa65-d70baa041b74
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-02T12:53:29+00:00
Origin source
attack_description
Type
intrusion-set
Origin country
IR

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (17)

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Cached Domain Credentials (T1003.005)

Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.(Cit

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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 In Files (T1552.001)

Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials. These can be files created by use

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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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Drive-by Compromise (T1189)

Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing. Multiple ways of delivering exploit code

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File and Directory Discovery (T1083)

Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file s

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JavaScript (T1059.007)

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution. JavaScript (JS) is a platform-independent scripting language (compiled just

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LSA Secrets (T1003.004)

Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different creden

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LSASS Memory (T1003.001)

Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). After a

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Local Account (T1136.001)

Adversaries may create a local account to maintain access to victim systems. Local accounts are those configured by an organization for use by users,

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Network Service Discovery (T1046)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts and local network infrastructure devices, including those that may be vul

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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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Process Doppelgänging (T1055.013)

Adversaries may inject malicious code into process via process doppelgänging in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate priv

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Remote Email Collection (T1114.002)

Adversaries may target an Exchange server, Office 365, or Google Workspace to collect sensitive information. Adversaries may leverage a user's credent

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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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Tool (T1588.002)

Adversaries may buy, steal, or download software tools that can be used during targeting. Tools can be open or closed source, free or commercial. A to

Software & Tools (4)

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LaZagne [tool]

LaZagne is a post-exploitation, open-source tool used to recover stored passwords on a system. It has modul

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MailSniper [tool]

MailSniper is a penetration testing tool for searching through email in a Microsoft Exchange environment for specific terms (passwords, insider intel,

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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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PsExec [tool]

PsExec is a free Microsoft tool that can be used to execute a program on another computer. It is used by IT

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