Monday 2 November
Global

Your region, kept on this device.

Kimsuky

Threat actor

Attributed to South Korea by MITRE ATT&CK (source). An attribution, not a proven fact.

Names and who uses them

  • KimsukyOur name
  • APT43Mandiant
  • Emerald SleetMicrosoft
  • Black BansheeMITRE ATT&CK
  • Earth KumihoMITRE ATT&CK
  • PatheticSlugMITRE ATT&CK
  • THALLIUMMITRE ATT&CK
  • Velvet ChollimaMITRE ATT&CK
  • TA427Proofpoint
  • SpringtailSymantec

Targets

Sectors: Government, NGOs and think tanks

Regions: South Korea

Source: MITRE ATT&CK

Known techniques

  • T1003.001LSASS Memory
  • T1005Data from Local System
  • T1007System Service Discovery
  • T1012Query Registry
  • T1016System Network Configuration Discovery
  • T1020Automated Exfiltration
  • T1021.001Remote Desktop Protocol
  • T1027Obfuscated Files or Information
  • T1027.001Binary Padding
  • T1027.002Software Packing
  • T1027.007Dynamic API Resolution
  • T1027.010Command Obfuscation
  • T1027.012LNK Icon Smuggling
  • T1027.013Encrypted/Encoded File
  • T1027.015Compression
  • T1027.016Junk Code Insertion
  • T1033System Owner/User Discovery
  • T1036.004Masquerade Task or Service
  • T1036.005Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
  • T1036.007Double File Extension
  • T1040Network Sniffing
  • T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
  • T1053.005Scheduled Task
  • T1055Process Injection
  • T1055.001Dynamic-link Library Injection
  • T1055.012Process Hollowing
  • T1056.001Keylogging
  • T1056.003Web Portal Capture
  • T1057Process Discovery
  • T1059.001PowerShell
  • T1059.003Windows Command Shell
  • T1059.005Visual Basic
  • T1059.006Python
  • T1059.007JavaScript
  • T1070.004File Deletion
  • T1070.006Timestomp
  • T1071.001Web Protocols
  • T1071.002File Transfer Protocols
  • T1071.003Mail Protocols
  • T1074.001Local Data Staging
Source: MITRE ATT&CK

Malware and tools used

Source: MITRE ATT&CK

Recent news

No stories yet.