Threat Actor Profile
High APT
Description

Thrip is an espionage group that has targeted satellite communications, telecoms, and defense contractor companies in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. The group uses custom malware as well as "living off the land" techniques. (Citation: Symantec Thrip June 2018)

Confidence Score
90%
Known Aliases
Thrip
Tags
mitre-attack stix-2.1 intrusion-set
First Seen

Unknown

Last Updated

Unknown

Active Status
Active
Created

April 29, 2026

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (4)
T1219.002 - Remote Desktop Software
Command and Control
T1059.001 - PowerShell
Execution
T1048.003 - Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Pr…
Exfiltration
T1588.002 - Tool
Resource Development
Indicators of Compromise

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IOC KQL for Sentinel
STIX Data
{'aliases': ['Thrip'],
 'created': '2018-10-17T00:14:20.652Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': '[Thrip](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0076) is an '
                'espionage group that has targeted satellite communications, '
                'telecoms, and defense contractor companies in the U.S. and '
                'Southeast Asia. The group uses custom malware as well as '
                '"living off the land" techniques. (Citation: Symantec Thrip '
                'June 2018)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0076',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0076'},
                         {'description': '(Citation: Symantec Thrip June 2018)',
                          'source_name': 'Thrip'},
                         {'description': 'Security Response Attack '
                                         'Investigation Team. (2018, June 19). '
                                         'Thrip: Espionage Group Hits '
                                         'Satellite, Telecoms, and Defense '
                                         'Companies. Retrieved July 10, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Symantec Thrip June 2018',
                          'url': 'https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/thrip-hits-satellite-telecoms-defense-targets'}],
 'id': 'intrusion-set--d69e568e-9ac8-4c08-b32c-d93b43ba9172',
 'modified': '2025-04-25T14:49:36.307Z',
 'name': 'Thrip',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'intrusion-set',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}
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