H3XA — Operational Evidence

TypeMalware

External ID—

First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

Confidence

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[S-Type](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0085) is a backdoor that was used in [Operation Dust Storm](https://attack.mitre.org/campaigns/C0016) since at least 2013.(Citation: Cylance Dust Storm)

Labels

malware

21 recorded

Relationships

uses

from Operation Dust Storm

Campaign

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to Clear Persistence

Technique

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to Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

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to Fallback Channels

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to File Deletion

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to Ingress Tool Transfer

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to Local Account

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to Local Account

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to Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location

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to Native API

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to Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

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to Shortcut Modification

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to Software Packing

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to Standard Encoding

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to System Information Discovery

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to System Language Discovery

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to System Network Configuration Discovery

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to System Owner/User Discovery

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to System Service Discovery

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to Web Protocols

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to Windows Command Shell

Technique

2 external

References

mitre-attack

S0085

open

Cylance Dust Storm

https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/content/cylance/prod/cylance-web/en-us/resources/knowledge-center/resource-library/reports/Op_Dust_Storm_Report.pdf

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