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ATT&CK techniqueResource Development

T1608.001 Upload Malware

Resource DevelopmentEnterpriseSub-technique

As of 2026-10-05, T1608.001 (Upload Malware) appears in 142 tracked threats, first reported 2026-01-14 and most recently 2026-10-02, with linked actors including APT38, Sapphire Sleet, Stardust Chollima; it most often appears alongside T1071.001 (Web Protocols).

Tracked threats
14218 critical, 105 high, 19 medium
First seen
2026-01-14
Last seen
2026-10-02
Threat actors
41In the threats using it
Detection rules
153Blue tier and above

Data as of:

Activity timeline

T1608.001 first appeared in tracked threats on and was most recently reported on . The busiest month was 2026-07 with 38 reports, and 142 of the 142 threats were reported in the twelve months to 2026-10.

How adversaries use it

T1608.001 Upload Malware is catalogued by MITRE ATT&CK under the Resource Development tactic in the Enterprise matrix, as a sub-technique of T1608 Stage Capabilities. Threadlinqs maps 142 of 2623 tracked threats (5.4%) to it; by severity that is 18 critical, 105 high, 19 medium.

Threats that use T1608.001 most often also use T1071.001 Web Protocols (96 threats), T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (88 threats), T1204.002 Malicious File (85 threats), T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information (78 threats), T1583.001 Domains (69 threats). These are the techniques an intrusion set tends to chain with it, so they are the natural next places to look when it is observed.

41 tracked threat actors appear in the threats that use T1608.001; the most frequent are APT38 (11), Sapphire Sleet (9), Stardust Chollima (9), Lazarus Group (5), UNC1069 (5).

Mitigations

MITRE ATT&CK lists 1 mitigation for T1608.001.

Data sources

Telemetry that can reveal T1608.001, per MITRE ATT&CK.

  • Internet Scan — Response Content

Threat actors using it

Tracked threats

The 30 most recent of 142 tracked threats that use T1608.001.

Detection coverage

Threadlinqs maintains 153 detection rules mapped to T1608.001 (SPL 42, KQL 46, Sigma 65). Rule content is available to Blue tier accounts and above; this page shows counts only.

153 detection rules (SPL/KQL/Sigma) · Blue and above. Compare plans

Parent technique

T1608 Stage Capabilities — 250 tracked threats at the technique level.