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THE HUNTER’S LEDGER
ATT&CK Technique · Persistence / Privilege Escalation
T1098.004 SSH Authorized Keys
Mapped by 2 reports, 7 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 · MODERATE
The Middle Tier: A Non-APT Operator's Reach Into Four Southeast Asian Governments
Report Jul 2026 · under Persistence · HIGH
Enough to Be Dangerous: The Mechanics of an LLM-Assisted Intrusion Campaign

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
Operator SSH Backdoor Public Key (susp_operator_ssh_pubkey_root_ubuntu_utah_1gb) (YARA, Detection); Redis Server Process Writing to SSH Authorized Keys File (SIGMA, Detection)
Detection rules Jul 2026 · 1 rule
Enough to Be Dangerous: The Mechanics of an LLM-Assisted Intrusion Campaign
SSRF-to-Redis CONFIG/BGSAVE Command Sequence via HTTP (SURICATA, Detection)
Detection rules May 2026 · 3 rules
Turkish ARPA AI-Augmented Observability Compromise (209.38.205.158)
Rule 3: Insider Tunnel-Setup Turkish-Language Operator Document (YARA, Detection); Sigma Rule 4: Reverse SSH Tunnel Registration from Windows AD User Host to Operator IP (SIGMA, Detection); Sigma Rule 9: Operator-Supplied SSH Key File in User `.ssh` Directory (SIGMA, Detection)
Detection rules May 2026 · 1 rule
CVE-2026-41940 cPanel Harvester Toolkit (216.126.227.49)
Post-Exploitation SSH Authorized_Keys Modification on cPanel Host (SIGMA, Hunting)

Tracked actors

Designations whose reports map this technique.

  • UTA-2026-013: Espionage-flavoured operator harvesting a state-affiliated insurer's observability stack through an AI agent platform
  • UTA-2026-018: Hands-on-keyboard operator exploiting four Southeast Asian governments with a bespoke edge-device toolkit
  • UTA-2026-019: Grey-market personal-data harvester running scores of LLM-assisted attack scripts against Chinese consumer platforms

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