BackdoorDiplomacy has obfuscated tools and malware it uses with VMProtect.2
group
BackdoorDiplomacy G0135
- Created
- 21 September 2021
- Last modified
- 31 July 2026
- Alias
- BackdoorDiplomacy
BackdoorDiplomacy is a cyber espionage threat group that has been active since at least 2017. BackdoorDiplomacy has targeted Ministries of Foreign Affairs and telecommunication companies in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.[1]
15
Techniques44th pct
9
Tactics52nd pct
5
Tools & malware60th pct
0
CampaignsNone recorded
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference G0135
BackdoorDiplomacy has disguised their backdoor droppers with naming conventions designed to blend into normal operations.3
BackdoorDiplomacy has dropped implants in folders named for legitimate software.4
BackdoorDiplomacy has used SMBTouch, a vulnerability scanner, to determine whether a target is vulnerable to EternalBlue malware.5
BackdoorDiplomacy has used NetCat and PortQry to enumerate network connections and display the status of related TCP and UDP ports.6
BackdoorDiplomacy has dropped legitimate software onto a compromised host and used it to execute malicious DLLs.7
Standing G0135
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this group touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 176 ATT&CK groups only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques1544th pct
44th percentile · 56% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more Enterprise techniques.
Tactics952nd pct
52nd percentile · 52% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many tactics spanned or fewer.
Tools & malware560th pct
60th percentile · 60% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many tools and malware or fewer.
Campaigns089% tie · 4 values
89% of the population shares a single value across only 4 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique17med46th pct
46th percentile · 54% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more detection rules per technique.
Tests / technique4med
Detection coverage G0135
748 distinct rules cover the 15 techniques recorded for this group. The 792 technique-to-rule mappings resolve to 748 distinct rules, because one rule can cover several techniques. 534 Sigma · 214 Splunk.
15 covered by at least one rule748 distinct rules in total
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