Threat actor
FIN6
Last fetched
FIN6 is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 40 techniques and also known as 14 other names.
Also known as
Magecart Group 6, ITG08, Skeleton Spider, TAAL, Camouflage Tempest, SKELETON SPIDER, MageCart Group 6, White Giant, GOLD FRANKLIN, ATK88, G0037, TA4557, Storm-0538, SQUID COMET
Description
[FIN6](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0037) is a cyber crime group that has stolen payment card data and sold it for profit on underground marketplaces. This group has aggressively targeted and compromised point of sale (PoS) systems in the hospitality and retail sectors.(Citation: FireEye FIN6 April 2016)(Citation: FireEye FIN6 Apr 2019)
Techniques by tactic
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to FIN6 today — this states the absence of a published link, not that FIN6 has no infrastructure.
References
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0037
- https://crowdstrike.lookbookhq.com/global-threat-report-2018-web/cs-2018-global-threat-report
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190807112824/https://www2.fireeye.com/rs/848-DID-242/images/rpt-fin6.pdf
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/04/pick-six-intercepting-a-fin6-intrusion.html
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/intelligence/microsoft-threat-actor-naming?view=o365-worldwide
- https://securityintelligence.com/posts/itg08-aka-fin6-partners-with-trickbot-gang-uses-anchor-framework/
- https://securityintelligence.com/posts/more_eggs-anyone-threat-actor-itg08-strikes-again/
- https://www2.fireeye.com/rs/848-DID-242/images/rpt-fin6.pdf
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0037/
- http://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/gold-franklin
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/resources/reports/2019-crowdstrike-global-threat-report/
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/security-brief-ta4557-targets-recruiters-directly-email
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/fake-jobs-campaigns-delivering-moreeggs-backdoor-fake-job-offers
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/updated-cyber-threat-actor-naming-system/
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Related pages
Pivot from FIN6 into its techniques, tactics and any attributed infrastructure.
Queries
Resolves the slug to this actor, merging every duplicate node sharing the same name.
MATCH (a:ACTOR)
WHERE a.name =~ $pattern OR any(x IN a.aliases WHERE x =~ $pattern)
RETURN a.id AS id, a.name AS name, a.aliases AS aliases, a.description AS description,
a.references AS references, a.campaigns AS campaigns
LIMIT 25Techniques this actor uses, grouped by the tactic each one serves.
MATCH (a:ACTOR {name: $name})-[:USES_TECHNIQUE]->(t:ATTACK_PATTERN)
OPTIONAL MATCH (t)-[:USES_TACTIC]->(tac:ATTACK_PATTERN)
RETURN t.id AS techniqueId, t.name AS techniqueName, tac.id AS tacticId, tac.name AS tacticName
LIMIT 1000Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.
MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
LIMIT 25Or query Whisper from your own LLM workflow via the Whisper MCP server.