..
/Cipher.exe
Star
Tamper
File Encryption Utility
Paths:
c:\windows\system32\cipher.exe
c:\windows\syswow64\cipher.exe
Resources:
https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/11/22/the-nearest-neighbor-attack-how-a-russian-apt-weaponized-nearby-wi-fi-networks-for-covert-access/
Acknowledgements:
Ade Ogunsowo (
@i_am_tutu
)
Detections:
Sigma:
https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/c7998c92b3c5f23ea67045bee8ee364d2ed1a775/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_cipher_overwrite_deleted_data.yml
IOC: cipher.exe process with /w on the command line
Tamper
Zero out a file
cipher /w:{PATH_ABSOLUTE:folder}
Use case
Can be used to forensically erase a file
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User
Operating systems
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11
ATT&CK® technique
T1485