Mafalda

MITRE ATT&CK: S1060 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Mafalda

First seen
2022-10-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:23:07

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Context

Mafalda is a flexible interactive implant that has been used by Metador. Security researchers assess the Mafalda name may be inspired by an Argentinian cartoon character that has been popular as a means of political commentary since the 1960s.

Detection coverage

  • 725 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Port Knocking (attack-pattern)
  • Make and Impersonate Token (attack-pattern)
  • External Remote Services (attack-pattern)
  • Clear Windows Event Logs (attack-pattern)
  • Standard Encoding (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Modify Registry (attack-pattern)
  • Private Keys (attack-pattern)
  • Service Execution (attack-pattern)
  • Non-Application Layer Protocol (attack-pattern)
  • Local Data Staging (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • PowerShell (attack-pattern)
  • Internal Proxy (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Input Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • System Network Connections Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Query Registry (attack-pattern)
  • Browser Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • assets.sentinelone.com — Metador (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S1060 (report)

External references