216.73.217.172

Turian

The MITRE Corporation · Published 21/09/2021 17:21 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:03 Family

Essential information

Confidence
100/100
Is family
Yes
Published
21/09/2021 17:21
Modified
27/03/2026 01:03
Revoked
No
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation
Related entities
22 attack patterns (mitre), 2 intrusion sets (apt), 4 countries, 17 indicators, 2 vulnerabilities (cve)

Description

[Turian](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0647) is a backdoor that has been used by [BackdoorDiplomacy](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0135) to target Ministries of Foreign Affairs, telecommunication companies, and charities in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. First reported in 2021, [Turian](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0647) is likely related to Quarian, an older backdoor that was last observed being used in 2013 against diplomatic targets in Syria and the United States.(Citation: ESET BackdoorDiplomacy Jun 2021)

Marking (TLP)

TLP:CLEAR Copyright 2015-2025, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE ATT&CK and ATT&CK are registered trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.

External references

Related entities

Attack patterns, malware, vulnerabilities, indicators, intrusion sets and other entities linked to this malware.