PowerExchange

MITRE ATT&CK: S1173 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: PowerExchange

First seen
2023-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:22:16

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector

Targeted regions: country_code:ae country_code:sa

Context

PowerExchange is a PowerShell backdoor that has been used by OilRig since at least 2023 including against government targets in the Middle East.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 265 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Mail Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • PowerShell (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • SEKOIA_Apt_Oilrig_Powerexchange (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • security.com — Crambus Middle East Government (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S1173 (report)

External references