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UTA0178  (Back to overview)

aka: Red Dev 61, UNC5221

While Volexity largely observed the attacker essentially living off the land, they still deployed a handful of malware files and tools during the course of the incident which primarily consisted of webshells, proxy utilities, and file modifications to allow credential harvesting. Once UTA0178 had access into the network via the ICS VPN appliance, their general approach was to pivot from system to system using compromised credentials. They would then further compromise credentials of users on any new system that was breached, and use these credentials to log into additional systems via RDP. Volexity observed the attacker obtaining credentials in a variety of ways.


Associated Families
elf.brickstorm

References
2025-09-24GoogleAshley Pearson, Austin Larsen, BRAD SLAYBAUGH, Doug Bienstock, Geoff Carstairs, John Wolfram, Josh Madeley, Josh Murchie, Matt Lin, Sarah Yoder
Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors
BRICKSTORM
2025-04-09nvisoNVISO
BRICKSTORM Backdoor Analysis
BRICKSTORM
2024-04-04MandiantAshley Pearson, Austin Larsen, Billy Wong, John Wolfram, Joseph Pisano, Josh Murchie, Lukasz Lamparski, Matt Lin, Ron Craft, Ryan Hall, Shawn Chew, Tyler McLellan
Cutting Edge, Part 4: Ivanti Connect Secure VPN Post-Exploitation Lateral Movement Case Studies
UNC3569 UNC5266 UNC5291 UNC5330 UNC5337 UTA0178
2024-01-12MandiantDimiter Andonov, Gabby Roncone, John Wolfram, Matt Lin, Robert Wallace, Tyler McLellan
Cutting Edge: Suspected APT Targets Ivanti Connect Secure VPN in New Zero-Day Exploitation
UTA0178
2024-01-10VolexityMatthew Meltzer, Robert Jan Mora, Sean Koessel, Steven Adair, Thomas Lancaster
Active Exploitation of Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN
UTA0178

Credits: MISP Project