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Asnarök is a threat actor that exploited CVE-2020-12271 and utilized command injection privilege escalation to gain root access to devices and install the Asnarök Trojan and demonstrated significant changes in TTPs, including the deployment of a web shell that did not reach out to external C2 for commands. X-Ops identified a patient-zero device linked to the attack and observed the use of an IC.sh script that stole local user account data. The actor's activities were linked to a broader pattern of malicious exploit research and targeted vulnerabilities disclosed by bug bounty researchers.
There are currently no families associated with this actor.
2024-10-31
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Sophos X-Ops
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Pacific Rim timeline: Information for defenders from a braid of interlocking attack campaigns Asnarök Tstark |
2024-10-31
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Sophos X-Ops
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Pacific Rim: Inside the Counter-Offensive—The TTPs Used to Neutralize China-Based Threats Asnarök |