PLEAD
- ID
- S0435
- Type
- Malware
- Platforms
- Windows
- Source
- attack.mitre.org
- MITRE last modified
- 26 Apr 2025
PLEAD is a remote access tool (RAT) and downloader used by BlackTech in targeted attacks in East Asia including Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong.[1][2] PLEAD has also been referred to as TSCookie, though more recent reporting indicates likely separation between the two. PLEAD was observed in use as early as March 2017.[3][2]
Techniques used (15)
- T1001.001 Junk Data
- T1010 Application Window Discovery
- T1057 Process Discovery
- T1059.003 Windows Command Shell
- T1070.004 File Deletion
- T1071.001 Web Protocols
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery
- T1090 Proxy
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
- T1106 Native API
- T1204.001 Malicious Link
- T1204.002 Malicious File
- T1555 Credentials from Password Stores
- T1555.003 Credentials from Web Browsers
- T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography