H3XA — Operational Evidence

TypeMalware

External ID—

First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

Confidence

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[StrifeWater](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1034) is a remote-access tool that has been used by [Moses Staff](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1009) in the initial stages of their attacks since at least November 2021.(Citation: Cybereason StrifeWater Feb 2022)

Labels

malware

16 recorded

Relationships

uses

from Moses Staff

Group

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to Data from Local System

Technique

uses

to Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

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to File and Directory Discovery

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to File Deletion

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to Ingress Tool Transfer

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to Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location

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to Scheduled Task

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to Screen Capture

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to Symmetric Cryptography

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to System Information Discovery

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to System Owner/User Discovery

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to System Time Discovery

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to Time Based Checks

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to Windows Command Shell

Technique

2 external

References

mitre-attack

S1034

Cybereason StrifeWater Feb 2022

https://www.cybereason.com/blog/research/strifewater-rat-iranian-apt-moses-staff-adds-new-trojan-to-ransomware-operations