misp-galaxy

MISP galaxy is a simple method to express a large object called cluster that can be attached to MISP events or attributes. A cluster can be composed of one or more elements. Elements are expressed as key-values. There are default vocabularies available in MISP galaxy but those can be overwritten, replaced or updated as you wish.

Existing clusters and vocabularies can be used as-is or as a template. MISP distribution can be applied to each cluster to permit a limited or broader distribution scheme.

Vocabularies are from existing standards (like STIX, Veris, MISP and so on) or custom ones.

The objective is to have a comment set of clusters for organizations starting analysis but that can be expanded to localized information (which is not shared) or additional information (that can be shared).

Dependencies

To create your own Galaxies the following tools are needed to run the validation scripts.

• jsonschema (>v2.4)
• jq
• moreutils (sponge)

On a Debian flavoured distribution you can potentially do this:

sudo apt install jq moreutils python3-jsonschema
sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/jsonschema https://gist.githubusercontent.com/SteveClement/e6ac60e153e9657913000216fc77c6ef/raw/c273ace06ad338d609dd2c84a0a6e215a268ea11/jsonschema
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/jsonschema # This will only work with jsonschema >2.4 (before no CLI interface was available)

Available clusters

• clusters/android.json - Android malware galaxy based on multiple open sources.

• clusters/banker.json - A list of banker malware.

• clusters/stealer.json - A list of malware stealer.

• clusters/backdoor.json - A list of backdoor malware.

• clusters/botnet.json - A list of known botnets.

• clusters/branded_vulnerability.json - List of known vulnerabilities and exploits.

• clusters/exploit-kit.json - Exploit-Kit is an enumeration of some exploitation kits used by adversaries. The list includes document, browser and router exploit kits. It's not meant to be totally exhaustive but aim at covering the most seen in the past 5 years.

• clusters/microsoft-activity-group.json - Activity groups as described by Microsoft.

• clusters/preventive-measure.json - Preventive measures.

• clusters/ransomware.json - Ransomware galaxy based on https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TWS238xacAto-fLKh1n5uTsdijWdCEsGIM0Y0Hvmc5g/pubhtml

• clusters/rat.json - remote administration tool or remote access tool (RAT), also called sometimes remote access trojan, is a piece of software or programming that allows a remote "operator" to control a system as if they have physical access to that system.

• clusters/tds.json - TDS is a list of Traffic Direction System used by adversaries.

• clusters/threat-actor.json - Adversary groups - Known or estimated adversary groups targeting organizations and employees. Adversary groups are regularly confused with their initial operation or campaign. MISP

• clusters/tool.json - tool is an enumeration of tools used by adversaries. The list includes malware but also common software regularly used by the adversaries.

• clusters/mitre-attack-pattern.json - Attack Pattern - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v1.0

• clusters/mitre-course-of-action.json - Course of Action - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v1.0

• clusters/mitre-intrusion-set.json - Intrusion Set - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v1.0

• clusters/mitre-malware.json - Malware - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v1.0

• clusters/mitre-tool.json - Tool - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v1.0

• clusters/mitre-enterprise-attack-attack-pattern.json - Attack Pattern - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Enterprise Attack

• clusters/mitre-enterprise-attack-course-of-action.json - Course of Action - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Enterprise Attack

• clusters/mitre-enterprise-attack-intrusion-set.json - Intrusion Set - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Enterprise Attack - Malware - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Enterprise Attack

• clusters/mitre-enterprise-attack-relationship.json - Relationship . MITRE Relationship - V2.0 Enterprise Attack

• clusters/mitre-enterprise-attack-tool.json - Tool - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Enterprise Attack

• clusters/mitre-mobile-attack-attack-pattern.json - Attack Pattern - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Mobile Attack

• clusters/mitre-mobile-attack-course-of-action.json - Course of Action - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Mobile Attack

• clusters/mitre-mobile-attack-intrusion-set.json - Intrusion Set - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Mobile Attack

• clusters/mitre-mobile-attack-malware.json - Malware - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Mobile Attack

• clusters/mitre-mobile-attack-relationship.json - Relationship . MITRE Relationship - V2.0 Mobile Attack

• clusters/mitre-mobile-attack-tool.json - Tool - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Mobile Attack

• clusters/mitre-pre-attack-attack-pattern.json - Attack Pattern - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Pre Attack

• clusters/mitre-pre-attack-intrusion-set.json - Intrusion Set - MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) - v2.0 Pre Attack

• clusters/mitre-pre-attack-relationship.json - Relationship . MITRE Relationship - V2.0 Pre Attack

• clusters/sectors.json - Activity sectors

• clusters/cert-eu-govsector.json - Cert EU GovSector

Available Vocabularies

A readable PDF overview of the MISP galaxy is available or HTML and generated from the JSON.

Common

• vocabularies/common/certainty-level.json - Certainty level of an associated element or cluster.
• vocabularies/common/threat-actor-type.json - threat actor type vocab as defined by Cert EU.
• vocabularies/common/ttp-category.json - ttp category vocab as defined by Cert EU.
• vocabularies/common/ttp-type.json - ttp type vocab as defined by Cert EU.

Threat Actor

• vocabularies/threat-actor/cert-eu-motive.json - Motive vocab as defined by Cert EU.
• vocabularies/threat-actor/intended-effect-vocabulary.json - The IntendedEffectVocab is the default STIX vocabulary for expressing the intended effect of a threat actor. STIX 1.2.1
• vocabularies/threat-actor/motivation-vocabulary.json - The MotivationVocab is the default STIX vocabulary for expressing the motivation of a threat actor. STIX 1.2.1
• vocabularies/threat-actor/planning-and-operational-support-vocabulary.json - The PlanningAndOperationalSupportVocab is the default STIX vocabulary for expressing the planning and operational support functions available to a threat actor.
• vocabularies/threat-actor/sophistication.json - The ThreatActorSophisticationVocab enumeration is used to define the default STIX vocabulary for expressing the subjective level of sophistication of a threat actor.
• vocabularies/threat-actor/type.json - The ThreatActorTypeVocab enumeration is used to define the default STIX vocabulary for expressing the subjective type of a threat actor.

MISP Integration

Starting from MISP 2.4.56, galaxy is integrated within the MISP threat sharing platform and users can directly benefit from the available clusters to attach them to the MISP event.

How to contribute?

In the world of threat intelligence, there are many different models or approaches to order, classify or describe threat actors, threats or activity groups. We welcome new ways of describing threat intelligence as the galaxy model allows to reuse the ones you use or trust for your organization or community.

Fork the project, update or create elements or clusters and make a pull-request.

We recommend to validate the JSON file using jq and validate_all.sh before doing a pull-request.

License

MISP galaxy is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication.