Carbanak
Also known as: Anunak
Overview
Carbanak is a cybercriminal group that has used Carbanak malware to target financial institutions since at least 2013. Carbanak may be linked to groups tracked separately as Cobalt Group and FIN7 that have also used Carbanak malware.
Naming & attribution
Carbanak is tracked under 2 names across the industry. It uses 9 documented ATT&CK techniques — more than 26% of the 174 groups tracked here. Activity attributed since at least 2013.
| Name | First reported by |
|---|---|
| Anunak | Prins, R |
| Carbanak | Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team |
Closest groups by technique overlap
Computed from shared ATT&CK techniques. Overlap is not attribution — distinct actors converge on the same tradecraft — but a high share is a useful pivot.
- POLONIUM — 3 shared techniques (23% overlap)
- DarkVishnya — 3 shared techniques (19% overlap)
- PROMETHIUM — 3 shared techniques (18% overlap)
- Blue Mockingbird — 4 shared techniques (15% overlap)
- BackdoorDiplomacy — 3 shared techniques (14% overlap)
- FIN7 — 9 shared techniques (13% overlap)
Malware families with current indicators
One family attributed to Carbanak, carrying 5 indicators currently tracked from abuse.ch ThreatFox, MalwareBazaar, URLhaus and SSLBL. MITRE documents what a group does; this is what its tooling is doing now.
- Carbanak 5 indicators
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TTPs — 9 techniques across 5 tactics
Resource Development
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T1588.002Tool
Persistence
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T1543.003Windows Service
Stealth
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T1036.004Masquerade Task or Service -
T1036.005Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location -
T1078Valid Accounts -
T1218.011Rundll32
Defense Impairment
Command and Control
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T1102.002Bidirectional Communication -
T1219Remote Access Tools
Tools & malware (4)
Carbanak · Mimikatz · PsExec · netsh
Reporting (3)
- Mastermind Behind EUR 1 Billion Cyber Bank Robbery Arrested in Spain — Europol
- FIN7 Evolution and the Phishing LNK — Carr, N., et al
- Anunak (aka Carbanak) Update — Prins, R