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THE HUNTER’S LEDGER
ATT&CK Technique · Persistence / Privilege Escalation
T1543.003 Windows Service
Mapped by 6 reports, 5 detection rules and 2 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
CloudSync: An Assembler's Intrusion Toolkit
Report Jul 2026 · under Persistence · MODERATE
KAIDO: A Brazilian Quasar-Fork RAT with Hidden-Desktop Session Hijacking
Report Apr 2026 · under Persistence · HIGH
OpenStrike Expanded Toolkit — 106 New Files (2026-04-08)
Report Jan 2026 · under Persistence · HIGH
Arsenal-237 New Files: Advanced Toolkit Analysis
Report Dec 2025 · under Persistence · MODERATE
PULSAR RAT (server.exe) — Technical Analysis & Business Risk Assessment
Report Oct 2025 · under Persistence · MODERATE
Quasar + XWorm + PowerShell

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 · 1 rule
CloudSync: An Assembler's Intrusion Toolkit
CloudSync Windows Update Service Masquerade Installation (SIGMA, Detection)
Detection rules May 2026 · 1 rule
Rhadamanthys MaaS Customer Deep-Dive (79.137.192.3)
Tofsee 2023 Build Static Tradecraft (Co-Tenant Reference) (YARA, Hunting)
Detection rules Apr 2026 · 3 rules
OpenStrike Expanded Toolkit — 106 New Files (2026-04-08)
Cobalt Strike Artifact Kit EAX-Redirect Service Variant (YARA, Detection); CovertVPN Layer 2 Bridge Module (YARA, Detection); CovertVPN WinPcap npf.sys Kernel Driver Loaded from Temp Directory (SIGMA, Hunting)

Tracked actors

Designations whose reports map this technique.

  • UTA-2026-004: Developer of the OpenStrike multi-implant C2 toolkit, with a cracked Cobalt Strike arsenal
  • UTA-2026-021: Assembler-model intrusion operator staging other actors' tooling against one German victim forest

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