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Circumstances of the Andariel Group Exploiting an Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability (CVE-2023-46604)

While monitoring recent attacks by the Andariel threat group, AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) has discovered the attack case in which the group is assumed to be exploiting Apache ActiveMQ remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-46604) to install malware. The Andariel threat group usually targets South Korean companies and institutions, and the group is known to be either in a cooperative relationship of the Lazarus threat group, or a subsidiary group of Lazarus. Their attacks against South Korea were first…

Circumstances of an Attack Exploiting an Asset Management Program (Andariel Group)

The ASEC analysis team identified the circumstances of the Andariel group distributing malware via an attack using a certain asset management program. The Andariel group is known to be in a cooperative relationship with or a subsidiary organization of the Lazarus group. The Andariel group usually launches spear phishing, watering hole, or supply chain attacks for initial penetration. There is also a case where the group exploited a central management solution during the malware installation process. Recently, the Andariel group…

Analysis of Andariel’s New Attack Activities

Contents1. Past attack cases…. 1.1. Cases of Innorix Agent abuse…….. 1.1.1. NukeSped variant – Volgmer…….. 1.1.2. Andardoor…….. 1.1.3. 1th Troy Reverse Shell…. 1.2. Cases of attacks against Korean corporations…….. 1.2.1. TigerRat…….. 1.2.2. Black RAT…….. 1.2.3. NukeSped variants2. Cases of recent attacks…. 2.1. Cases of Innorix Agent abuse…….. 2.1.1. Goat RAT…. 2.2. Cases of attacks against Korean corporations…….. 2.2.1. AndarLoader…….. 2.2.2. DurianBeacon3. Connections to recent attack cases4. Connections to past attack cases of the Andariel group5. Conclusion The Andariel threat group…