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THE HUNTER’S LEDGER
ATT&CK Technique · Execution / Persistence / Privilege Escalation
T1053.003 Cron
Mapped by 2 reports, 8 detection rules and 3 tracked actors on The Hunters Ledger. Technique page on attack.mitre.org.

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Reports

Each report maps this technique in its own ATT&CK table, at the confidence the report states. The link opens that table.

Report Aug 2026 · under Persistence · HIGH
The Middle Tier: A Non-APT Operator's Reach Into Four Southeast Asian Governments
Report Jul 2026 · under Persistence · HIGH
GOCLOUD Multi-Service Cryptojacking

Detection rules

Rules whose ATT&CK coverage line names this technique, by detection page. The link opens the page's coverage table.

Detection rules Aug 2026 · 2 rules
The Middle Tier: A Non-APT Operator's Reach Into Four Southeast Asian Governments
GSocket/THC Backdoor Installer Script: cat.sh (mal_gsocket_catsh_installer_script) (YARA, Hunting); Cron-Triggered Base64-Indirected Shell Execution With Output Suppression (SIGMA, Detection)
Detection rules Jun 2026 · 1 rule
Multi-Actor AI-Agent Framework Abuse (8 Operators)
GHOST Kit Installer Function Signatures (ghost.sh) (YARA, Detection)
Detection rules May 2026 · 5 rules
Rovodev AI-Co-Authored Mirai Variant + Matrix C2 (87.106.143.220)
MAL_Bash_Pandora_Dropper_Family (YARA, Detection); MAL_Python_Persistent_Bot_DualChannel_CNC (YARA, Detection); Hidden-Prefix Cron Entry Creation in /etc/cron.d: Pandora-Mirai Persistence Pattern (SIGMA, Detection); Pandora-Mirai Persistence Pattern: Multi-Mechanism Installer (Init.d, Systemd, Hidden Cron) (SIGMA, Detection); Non-Watchdog Process Opening /dev/watchdog: Mirai-Canonical Persistence Tactic (SIGMA, Hunting)

Tracked actors

Designations whose reports map this technique.

  • UTA-2026-014: DDoS-for-hire operator running an AI co-authored C2 framework over a Pandora-Mirai botnet
  • UTA-2026-018: Hands-on-keyboard operator exploiting four Southeast Asian governments with a bespoke edge-device toolkit
  • UTA-2026-020: Self-branded commodity cryptojacking operator mass-exploiting exposed Chinese enterprise software

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