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Blackwood  (Back to overview)


Blackwood is a China-aligned APT group that has been active since at least 2018. They primarily engage in cyberespionage operations targeting individuals and companies in China, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Blackwood utilizes sophisticated techniques such as adversary-in-the-middle attacks to deliver their custom implant, NSPX30, through updates of legitimate software. They also have the capability to hide the location of their command and control servers by intercepting traffic generated by the implant.


Associated Families
win.nspx30

References
2024-01-29SonicWallSecurity News
Blackwood APT Group Has a New DLL Loader
NSPX30 Blackwood
2024-01-25JSAC 2024Facundo Muñoz
NSPX30: A sophisticated AitM-enabled implant evolving since 2005
NSPX30 ProjectWood
2024-01-25ESET ResearchFacundo Muñoz
NSPX30: A sophisticated AitM-enabled implant evolving since 2005
NSPX30 ProjectWood Blackwood

Credits: MISP Project