SEO Poisoning
Subtechnique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1608.006
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{
"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1608.006",
"title": "SEO Poisoning",
"type": "Subtechnique",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/006",
"snapshot": "enterprise-attack-20.0.json",
"status": "active",
"rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
"review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
"stix_id": "attack-pattern--e5d550f3-2202-4634-85f2-4a200a1d49b3",
"external_id": "T1608.006",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2022-09-30T21:14:12.284Z",
"modified": "2025-04-15T23:01:38.651Z",
"version": "1.1",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
"resource-development"
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "MalwareBytes SEO",
"url": "https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2018/05/seo-poisoning-is-it-worth-it"
},
{
"source_name": "Atlas SEO",
"url": "https://atlas-cybersecurity.com/cyber-threats/threat-actors-use-search-engine-optimization-tactics-to-redirect-traffic-and-install-malware/"
},
{
"source_name": "Sophos Gootloader",
"url": "https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2021/03/01/gootloader-expands-its-payload-delivery-options/"
},
{
"source_name": "DFIR Report Gootloader",
"url": "https://thedfirreport.com/2022/05/09/seo-poisoning-a-gootloader-story/"
},
{
"source_name": "ZScaler SEO",
"url": "https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/ubiquitous-seo-poisoning-urls-0"
},
{
"source_name": "Chexmarx-seo",
"url": "https://zero.checkmarx.com/the-github-black-market-gaming-the-star-ranking-game-fc42f5913fb7"
},
{
"source_name": "Checkmarx-oss-seo",
"url": "https://checkmarx.com/blog/new-technique-to-trick-developers-detected-in-an-open-source-supply-chain-attack/"
}
]
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ATTACK:enterprise:M1056 → mitigates → ATTACK:enterprise:T1608.006
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ATTACK:enterprise:T1608.006 → subtechnique-of → ATTACK:enterprise:T1608
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--71856525-a57e-4d17-9057-fdf998773016
ATTACK:enterprise:G1059 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1608.006
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--8548408f-2e6d-401e-a38f-fbc119a97721
CheckPoint_NimbusManticore_May2026ATTACK:enterprise:G1020 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1608.006
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--8ffd5c6a-da54-43ee-b384-7458499302ad
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