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S0600 Doki

Doki is a backdoor that uses a unique Dogecoin-based Domain Generation Algorithm and was first observed in July 2020. Doki was used in conjunction with the Ngrok Mining Botnet in a campaign that targeted Docker servers in cloud platforms. 1

Item Value
ID S0600
Associated Names
Type MALWARE
Version 1.0
Created 06 April 2021
Last Modified 19 April 2021
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
enterprise T1071 Application Layer Protocol -
enterprise T1071.001 Web Protocols Doki has communicated with C2 over HTTPS.1
enterprise T1020 Automated Exfiltration Doki has used a script that gathers information from a hardcoded list of IP addresses and uploads to an Ngrok URL.1
enterprise T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter -
enterprise T1059.004 Unix Shell Doki has executed shell scripts with /bin/sh.1
enterprise T1610 Deploy Container Doki was run through a deployed container.1
enterprise T1568 Dynamic Resolution -
enterprise T1568.002 Domain Generation Algorithms Doki has used the DynDNS service and a DGA based on the Dogecoin blockchain to generate C2 domains.1
enterprise T1573 Encrypted Channel -
enterprise T1573.002 Asymmetric Cryptography Doki has used the embedTLS library for network communications.1
enterprise T1611 Escape to Host Doki’s container was configured to bind the host root directory.1
enterprise T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel Doki has used Ngrok to establish C2 and exfiltrate data.1
enterprise T1133 External Remote Services Doki was executed through an open Docker daemon API port.1
enterprise T1083 File and Directory Discovery Doki has resolved the path of a process PID to use as a script argument.1
enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer Doki has downloaded scripts from C2.1
enterprise T1036 Masquerading -
enterprise T1036.005 Match Legitimate Name or Location Doki has disguised a file as a Linux kernel module.1
enterprise T1057 Process Discovery Doki has searched for the current process’s PID.1
enterprise T1102 Web Service Doki has used the dogechain.info API to generate a C2 address.1

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