Threat Actor

Rancor

Also known as: Rancor

Rancor is a threat group that has led targeted campaigns against the South East Asia region. Rancor uses politically-motivated lures to entice victims to open malicious documents.

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Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--f40eb8ce-2a74-4e56-89a1-227021410142
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-02T12:53:29+00:00
Type
intrusion-set

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (9)

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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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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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Msiexec (T1218.007)

Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Msiexec.exe is the command-line utility for the Windows Installer and is t

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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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Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001)

Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious attachment in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing attachment is a sp

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Visual Basic (T1059.005)

Adversaries may abuse Visual Basic (VB) for execution. VB is a programming language created by Microsoft with interoperability with many Windows techn

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Web Protocols (T1071.001)

Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with web traffic to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with exi

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Windows Command Shell (T1059.003)

Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution. The Windows command shell (cmd) is the prima

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Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription (T1546.003)

Adversaries may establish persistence and elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) ev

Software & Tools (4)

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DDKONG [malware]

DDKONG is a malware sample that was part of a campaign by Rancor.

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PLAINTEE [malware]

PLAINTEE is a malware sample that has been used by Rancor in targe

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Reg [tool]

Reg is a Windows utility used to interact with the Windows Registry. It can be used at the command-line int

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certutil [tool]

certutil is a command-line utility that can be used to obtain certificate authority information and configu

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