Mamba

MITRE ATT&CK does not currently catalogue Mamba, so this is our assessment of the techniques it uses, drawn from public reporting. The techniques themselves, and every "what that means" definition below, come from MITRE ATT&CK v19.2. Confidence: low. Treat it as orientation, not attribution.

1. T1059.001 PowerShell Execution

   What they do: mamba uses PowerShell scripts to execute malicious commands and propagate across compromised systems.

   What that means: Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.

2. T1548.002 Bypass User Account Control Privilege Escalation

   What they do: mamba bypasses User Account Control checks to execute privileged payloads with elevated access.

   What that means: Adversaries may bypass UAC mechanisms to elevate process privileges on system.

3. T1685 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Impairment

   What they do: mamba disables security tools and event logging mechanisms to evade detection and hinder incident response.

   What that means: Adversaries may disable, degrade, or tamper with security tools or applications (e.g., endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, intrusion detection systems (IDS), antivirus, logging agents, sensors, etc.) to impair or reduce visibility of defensive capabilities.

4. T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth

   What they do: mamba deletes Volume Shadow Copies and backups via system commands to prevent recovery.

   What that means: Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

5. T1135 Network Share Discovery Discovery

   What they do: mamba performs network share discovery to identify accessible file shares for lateral movement and data targeting.

   What that means: Adversaries may look for folders and drives shared on remote systems as a means of identifying sources of information to gather as a precursor for Collection and to identify potential systems of interest for Lateral Movement.

6. T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact Impact

   What they do: mamba encrypts victim files using its ransomware payload to maximize impact and extortion leverage.

   What that means: Adversaries may encrypt data on target systems or on large numbers of systems in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources.

7. T1529 System Shutdown/Reboot Impact

   What they do: mamba triggers system shutdown or reboot operations to disrupt victim services and increase pressure.

   What that means: Adversaries may shutdown/reboot systems to interrupt access to, or aid in the destruction of, those systems.