Threat Actor Profile
High APT
Description

RTM is a cybercriminal group that has been active since at least 2015 and is primarily interested in users of remote banking systems in Russia and neighboring countries. The group uses a Trojan by the same name (RTM). (Citation: ESET RTM Feb 2017)

Confidence Score
90%
Known Aliases
RTM
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 (7)
T1102.001 - Dead Drop Resolver
Command and Control
T1219.002 - Remote Desktop Software
Command and Control
T1204.002 - Malicious File
Execution
T1189 - Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1566.001 - Spearphishing Attachment
Initial Access
T1547.001 - Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
Persistence
T1574.001 - DLL
Persistence
Indicators of Compromise

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STIX Data 
{'aliases': ['RTM'],
 'created': '2017-05-31T21:32:10.206Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': '[RTM](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0048) is a '
                'cybercriminal group that has been active since at least 2015 '
                'and is primarily interested in users of remote banking '
                'systems in Russia and neighboring countries. The group uses a '
                'Trojan by the same name '
                '([RTM](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0148)). (Citation: '
                'ESET RTM Feb 2017)',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0048',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0048'},
                         {'description': '(Citation: ESET RTM Feb 2017)',
                          'source_name': 'RTM'},
                         {'description': 'Faou, M. and Boutin, J. (2017, '
                                         'February). Read The Manual: A Guide '
                                         'to the RTM Banking Trojan. Retrieved '
                                         'March 9, 2017.',
                          'source_name': 'ESET RTM Feb 2017',
                          'url': 'https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Read-The-Manual.pdf'}],
 'id': 'intrusion-set--c416b28c-103b-4df1-909e-78089a7e0e5f',
 'modified': '2025-04-25T14:49:01.288Z',
 'name': 'RTM',
 '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_contributors': ['Oleg Skulkin, Group-IB'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_version': '1.1'}
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Related TTPs (7)
Dead Drop Resolver
Command and Control
Remote Desktop Software
Command and Control
Malicious File
Execution
Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
Spearphishing Attachment
Initial Access
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