Threat Actor Profile
High APT
Description

Leafminer is an Iranian threat group that has targeted government organizations and business entities in the Middle East since at least early 2017. (Citation: Symantec Leafminer July 2018)

Confidence Score
90%
Known Aliases
Leafminer Raspite
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 (17)
T1114.002 - Remote Email Collection
Collection
T1003.001 - LSASS Memory
Credential Access
T1003.004 - LSA Secrets
Credential Access
T1003.005 - Cached Domain Credentials
Credential Access
T1110.003 - Password Spraying
Credential Access
T1552.001 - Credentials In Files
Credential Access
T1555 - Credentials from Password Stores
Credential Access
T1555.003 - Credentials from Web Browsers
Credential Access
T1027.010 - Command Obfuscation
Defense Evasion
T1055.013 - Process Doppelgänging
Defense Evasion
T1018 - Remote System Discovery
Discovery
T1046 - Network Service Discovery
Discovery
T1083 - File and Directory Discovery
Discovery
T1059.007 - JavaScript
Execution
T1189 - Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1136.001 - Local Account
Persistence
T1588.002 - Tool
Resource Development
Indicators of Compromise

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IOC KQL for Sentinel
STIX Data
{'aliases': ['Leafminer', 'Raspite'],
 'created': '2018-10-17T00:14:20.652Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': '[Leafminer](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0077) is an '
                'Iranian threat group that has targeted government '
                'organizations and business entities in the Middle East since '
                'at least early 2017. (Citation: Symantec Leafminer July 2018)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0077',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0077'},
                         {'description': '(Citation: Dragos Raspite Aug 2018)',
                          'source_name': 'Raspite'},
                         {'description': '(Citation: Symantec Leafminer July '
                                         '2018)',
                          'source_name': 'Leafminer'},
                         {'description': 'Dragos, Inc. (2018, August 2). '
                                         'RASPITE. Retrieved November 26, '
                                         '2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Dragos Raspite Aug 2018',
                          'url': 'https://www.dragos.com/blog/20180802Raspite.html'},
                         {'description': 'Symantec Security Response. (2018, '
                                         'July 25). Leafminer: New Espionage '
                                         'Campaigns Targeting Middle Eastern '
                                         'Regions. Retrieved August 28, 2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Symantec Leafminer July 2018',
                          'url': 'https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/leafminer-espionage-middle-east'}],
 'id': 'intrusion-set--32bca8ff-d900-4877-aa65-d70baa041b74',
 'modified': '2025-04-16T20:37:33.912Z',
 'name': 'Leafminer',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 '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': '2.4'}
Quick Actions
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Remote Email Collection
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Password Spraying
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