Analysis Report on Larva-24011 Threat Actor’s Latest Attack Trend
1. Overview The Larva-24011 threat actor is targeting vulnerable systems to install CoinMiner and proxyware for financial gain. AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently observed that besides installing CoinMiner and proxyware, the threat actor is engaging in more attack cases of controlling infected systems and exfiltrating information such as
Analysis Report on the Latest Attack Cases by Kimsuky Group Exploiting PebbleDash and RDP Wrapper
Analysis Overview AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) recently identified that the Kimsuky group is using the backdoor PebbleDash and RDP Wrapper in multiple attacks. The threat actor uses LNK during initial access to install PowerShell malware on the infected system. Once this process is complete, they install custom-made remote control
Analysis Report on APT Attack Cases Using noMu Backdoor
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently identified attack cases where an unknown threat actor installed various remote control malware targeting Korean users and systems. The threat actor used a range of reverse shells, backdoors, and VNC malware strains, and also utilized RDP for remote screen control. Among the malware
Analysis of APT Attack Cases Using Dora RAT Against Korean Companies (Andariel Group)
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently discovered Andariel APT attack cases against Korean corporations and institutes. Targeted organizations included educational institutes and manufacturing and construction businesses in Korea. Keylogger, Infostealer, and proxy tools on top of the backdoor were utilized for the attacks. The threat actor probably used these
Kimsuky Group Using Meterpreter to Attack Web Servers
AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) has recently discovered the distribution of malware targeting web servers by Kimsuky group. Kimsuky is a threat group deemed supported by North Korea and has been active since 2013. At first, they attacked North Korea-related research institutes in South Korea before attacking a Korean
Chinese Hacker Group Stealing Information From Korean Companies
Recently, there have been frequent cases of attacks targeting vulnerable servers that are accessible externally, such as SQL servers or IIS web servers. The team has confirmed two affected companies in this case. One being a company for semiconductors, and the other being a smart manufacturing company which utilizes artificial
Attackers Profiting from Proxyware
Proxyware is a program that shares a part of the Internet bandwidth that is currently available on a system to others. Users who install the program are usually paid with a certain amount of cash in exchange for providing the bandwidth. Companies that provide such a service include Peer2Profit and
SystemBC Being Used by Various Attackers
SystemBC is a proxy malware that has been used by various attackers for the last few years. While it is recently distributed through SmokeLoader or Emotet, this malware has steadily been used in various ransomware attacks in the past. When an attacker attempts to access a certain address with malicious
Analysis Report on Kimsuky Group’s APT Attacks (AppleSeed, PebbleDash)
This document is an analysis report on types of malware recently utilized by the Kimsuky group. The Kimsuky group is mainly known for launching social engineering attacks such as spear phishing. Judging by the names of the attached files, the group seems to be targeting those working in the fields
