Cobalt Group has executed JavaScript scriptlets on the victim's machine.(Citation: Talos Cobalt Group July 2018)(Citation: PTSecurity Cobalt Group Aug 2017)(Citation: Group IB Cobalt Aug 2017)(Citation: Morphisec Cobalt Gang Oct 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Cobalt Gang Oct 2018)(Citation: TrendMicro Cobalt Group Nov 2017)|
|mitre-attack|enterprise-attack|Windows|T1059.003|Windows Command Shell|

Cobalt Group has used a JavaScript backdoor that is capable of launching cmd.exe to execute shell commands.(Citation: Morphisec Cobalt Gang Oct 2018) The group has used an exploit toolkit known as Threadkit that launches .bat files.(Citation: Talos Cobalt Group July 2018)(Citation: PTSecurity Cobalt Group Aug 2017)(Citation: Group IB Cobalt Aug 2017)(Citation: Morphisec Cobalt Gang Oct 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Cobalt Gang Oct 2018)(Citation: TrendMicro Cobalt Group Nov 2017)|
|mitre-attack|enterprise-attack|Linux,macOS,Windows|T1204.001|Malicious Link|

Cobalt Group has sent emails containing malicious links that require users to execute a file or macro to infect the victim machine.(Citation: Talos Cobalt Group July 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Cobalt Gang Oct 2018)(Citation: Secureworks GOLD KINGSWOOD September 2018)|
|mitre-attack|enterprise-attack|Linux,macOS,Windows|T1071.004|DNS|

Cobalt Group has used DNS tunneling for C2.(Citation: Talos Cobalt Group July 2018)(Citation: PTSecurity Cobalt Dec 2016)(Citation: Group IB Cobalt Aug 2017)|
|mitre-attack|enterprise-attack|Linux,macOS,Windows|T1572|Protocol Tunneling|