Threat Actor

PROMETHIUM

Also known as: PROMETHIUM, StrongPity

PROMETHIUM is an activity group focused on espionage that has been active since at least 2012. The group has conducted operations globally with a heavy emphasis on Turkish targets. PROMETHIUM has demonstrated similarity to another activity group called NEODYMIUM due to overlapping victim and campaign characteristics.

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Techniques
2
Software
1
Attributed campaigns
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indicators on this record

Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--efed95ba-d7e8-47ff-8c53-99c42426ee7c
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-01T16:36:58+00:00
Type
intrusion-set

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (11)

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Code Signing (T1553.002)

Adversaries may create, acquire, or steal code signing materials to sign their malware or tools. Code signing provides a level of authenticity on a bi

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Code Signing Certificates (T1587.002)

Adversaries may create self-signed code signing certificates that can be used during targeting. Code signing is the process of digitally signing execu

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Digital Certificates (T1587.003)

Adversaries may create self-signed SSL/TLS certificates that can be used during targeting. SSL/TLS certificates are designed to instill trust. They in

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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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Local Accounts (T1078.003)

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a local account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Ev

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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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Masquerade Task or Service (T1036.004)

Adversaries may attempt to manipulate the name of a task or service to make it appear legitimate or benign. Tasks/services executed by the Task Schedu

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Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (T1036.005)

Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files, Registry keys, or other resources when naming/placing them. This is don

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Port Knocking (T1205.001)

Adversaries may use port knocking to hide open ports used for persistence or command and control. To enable a port, an adversary sends a series of att

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Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (T1547.001)

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a program to a startup folder or referencing it with a Registry run key. Adding an entry to the "run key

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Windows Service (T1543.003)

Adversaries may create or modify Windows services to repeatedly execute malicious payloads as part of persistence. When Windows boots up, it starts pr

Software & Tools (2)

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StrongPity [malware]

StrongPity is an information stealing malware used by PROMETHIUM.(

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Truvasys [malware]

Truvasys is first-stage malware that has been used by PROMETHIUM.

Attributed campaigns (1)

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C0033

C0033 was a PROMETHIUM campaign during which they used [StrongPit

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