This threat actor targets software companies and political organizations in the United States, China, Japan, and South Korea. It primarily acts to support cyber operations conducted by other threat actors affiliated with Chinese intelligence services.
Believed to be associated with the Axiom, APT 17, and Mirage threat actors. Believed to share the same tools and infrastructure as the threat actors that carried out Operation Aurora, the 2015 targeting of video game companies, the 2015 targeting of the Thai government, and the 2017 targeting of Chinese-language news websites
2020-06-23 ⋅ NCC Group ⋅ Nikolaos Pantazopoulos, Stefano Antenucci, Michael Sandee
@online{pantazopoulos:20200623:wastedlocker:112d6b3,
author = {Nikolaos Pantazopoulos and Stefano Antenucci and Michael Sandee},
title = {{WastedLocker: A New Ransomware Variant Developed By The Evil Corp Group}},
date = {2020-06-23},
organization = {NCC Group},
url = {https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/06/23/wastedlocker-a-new-ransomware-variant-developed-by-the-evil-corp-group/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-23}
}
WastedLocker: A New Ransomware Variant Developed By The Evil Corp Group
Cobalt Strike ISFB WastedLocker |
2020-06-23 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Critical Attack Discovery and Intelligence Team
@online{team:20200623:sodinokibi:7eff193,
author = {Critical Attack Discovery and Intelligence Team},
title = {{Sodinokibi: Ransomware Attackers also Scanning for PoS Software, Leveraging Cobalt Strike}},
date = {2020-06-23},
organization = {Symantec},
url = {https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/sodinokibi-ransomware-cobalt-strike-pos},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-23}
}
Sodinokibi: Ransomware Attackers also Scanning for PoS Software, Leveraging Cobalt Strike
Cobalt Strike REvil |
2020-06-22 ⋅ Talos Intelligence ⋅ Asheer Malhotra
@online{malhotra:20200622:indigodrop:6d5e7e1,
author = {Asheer Malhotra},
title = {{IndigoDrop spreads via military-themed lures to deliver Cobalt Strike}},
date = {2020-06-22},
organization = {Talos Intelligence},
url = {https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/06/indigodrop-maldocs-cobalt-strike.html},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-24}
}
IndigoDrop spreads via military-themed lures to deliver Cobalt Strike
Cobalt Strike IndigoDrop |
2020-06-22 ⋅ Sentinel LABS ⋅ Joshua Platt, Jason Reaves
@online{platt:20200622:inside:b381dd5,
author = {Joshua Platt and Jason Reaves},
title = {{Inside a TrickBot Cobalt Strike Attack Server}},
date = {2020-06-22},
organization = {Sentinel LABS},
url = {https://labs.sentinelone.com/inside-a-trickbot-cobaltstrike-attack-server/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-23}
}
Inside a TrickBot Cobalt Strike Attack Server
Cobalt Strike TrickBot |
2020-06-19 ⋅ Youtube (Raphael Mudge) ⋅ Raphael Mudge
@online{mudge:20200619:beacon:bc8ae77,
author = {Raphael Mudge},
title = {{Beacon Object Files - Luser Demo}},
date = {2020-06-19},
organization = {Youtube (Raphael Mudge)},
url = {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfYswA_Ronw},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-23}
}
Beacon Object Files - Luser Demo
Cobalt Strike |
2020-06-19 ⋅ Zscaler ⋅ Atinderpal Singh, Nirmal Singh, Sahil Antil
@online{singh:20200619:targeted:05d8d31,
author = {Atinderpal Singh and Nirmal Singh and Sahil Antil},
title = {{Targeted Attack Leverages India-China Border Dispute to Lure Victims}},
date = {2020-06-19},
organization = {Zscaler},
url = {https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/research/targeted-attack-leverages-india-china-border-dispute-lure-victims},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-21}
}
Targeted Attack Leverages India-China Border Dispute to Lure Victims
Cobalt Strike |
2020-06-18 ⋅ Australian Cyber Security Centre ⋅ Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)
@techreport{acsc:20200618:advisory:ed0f53c,
author = {Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)},
title = {{Advisory 2020-008: Copy-Paste Compromises –tactics, techniques and procedures used to target multiple Australian networks}},
date = {2020-06-18},
institution = {Australian Cyber Security Centre},
url = {https://www.cyber.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-06/ACSC-Advisory-2020-008-Copy-Paste-Compromises.pdf},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-19}
}
Advisory 2020-008: Copy-Paste Compromises –tactics, techniques and procedures used to target multiple Australian networks
TwoFace Cobalt Strike Empire Downloader |
2020-06-17 ⋅ Malwarebytes ⋅ Hossein Jazi, Jérôme Segura
@online{jazi:20200617:multistage:6358f3f,
author = {Hossein Jazi and Jérôme Segura},
title = {{Multi-stage APT attack drops Cobalt Strike using Malleable C2 feature}},
date = {2020-06-17},
organization = {Malwarebytes},
url = {https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2020/06/multi-stage-apt-attack-drops-cobalt-strike-using-malleable-c2-feature/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-19}
}
Multi-stage APT attack drops Cobalt Strike using Malleable C2 feature
Cobalt Strike |
2020-06-16 ⋅ Intezer ⋅ Aviygayil Mechtinger
@online{mechtinger:20200616:elf:7057d58,
author = {Aviygayil Mechtinger},
title = {{ELF Malware Analysis 101: Linux Threats No Longer an Afterthought}},
date = {2020-06-16},
organization = {Intezer},
url = {https://intezer.com/blog/linux/elf-malware-analysis-101-linux-threats-no-longer-an-afterthought},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-16}
}
ELF Malware Analysis 101: Linux Threats No Longer an Afterthought
Cloud Snooper Dacls EvilGnome HiddenWasp MESSAGETAP NOTROBIN QNAPCrypt Winnti |
2020-06-15 ⋅ NCC Group ⋅ Exploit Development Group
@online{group:20200615:striking:8fdf4bb,
author = {Exploit Development Group},
title = {{Striking Back at Retired Cobalt Strike: A look at a legacy vulnerability}},
date = {2020-06-15},
organization = {NCC Group},
url = {https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/06/15/striking-back-at-retired-cobalt-strike-a-look-at-a-legacy-vulnerability/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-16}
}
Striking Back at Retired Cobalt Strike: A look at a legacy vulnerability
Cobalt Strike |
2020-05-14 ⋅ Lab52 ⋅ Dex
@online{dex:20200514:energy:43e92b4,
author = {Dex},
title = {{The energy reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and a malicious campaign of APT10 against Turkey}},
date = {2020-05-14},
organization = {Lab52},
url = {https://lab52.io/blog/the-energy-reserves-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea-and-a-malicious-campaign-of-apt10-against-turkey/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-10}
}
The energy reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and a malicious campaign of APT10 against Turkey
Cobalt Strike HTran MimiKatz PlugX Quasar RAT |
2020-05-11 ⋅ SentinelOne ⋅ Gal Kristal
@online{kristal:20200511:anatomy:4ece947,
author = {Gal Kristal},
title = {{The Anatomy of an APT Attack and CobaltStrike Beacon’s Encoded Configuration}},
date = {2020-05-11},
organization = {SentinelOne},
url = {https://labs.sentinelone.com/the-anatomy-of-an-apt-attack-and-cobaltstrike-beacons-encoded-configuration/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-13}
}
The Anatomy of an APT Attack and CobaltStrike Beacon’s Encoded Configuration
Cobalt Strike |
2020-04-24 ⋅ The DFIR Report ⋅ The DFIR Report
@online{report:20200424:ursnif:e983798,
author = {The DFIR Report},
title = {{Ursnif via LOLbins}},
date = {2020-04-24},
organization = {The DFIR Report},
url = {https://thedfirreport.com/2020/04/24/ursnif-via-lolbins/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-15}
}
Ursnif via LOLbins
Cobalt Strike LOLSnif |
2020-04-02 ⋅ Darktrace ⋅ Max Heinemeyer
@online{heinemeyer:20200402:catching:b7f137d,
author = {Max Heinemeyer},
title = {{Catching APT41 exploiting a zero-day vulnerability}},
date = {2020-04-02},
organization = {Darktrace},
url = {https://www.darktrace.com/en/blog/catching-apt-41-exploiting-a-zero-day-vulnerability/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-04-13}
}
Catching APT41 exploiting a zero-day vulnerability
Cobalt Strike |
2020-03-26 ⋅ VMWare Carbon Black ⋅ Scott Knight
@online{knight:20200326:dukes:df85f94,
author = {Scott Knight},
title = {{The Dukes of Moscow}},
date = {2020-03-26},
organization = {VMWare Carbon Black},
url = {https://www.carbonblack.com/2020/03/26/the-dukes-of-moscow/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-18}
}
The Dukes of Moscow
Cobalt Strike LiteDuke MiniDuke OnionDuke PolyglotDuke PowerDuke |
2020-03-25 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ Christopher Glyer, Dan Perez, Sarah Jones, Steve Miller
@online{glyer:20200325:this:0bc322f,
author = {Christopher Glyer and Dan Perez and Sarah Jones and Steve Miller},
title = {{This Is Not a Test: APT41 Initiates Global Intrusion Campaign Using Multiple Exploits}},
date = {2020-03-25},
organization = {FireEye},
url = {https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/03/apt41-initiates-global-intrusion-campaign-using-multiple-exploits.html},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-04-14}
}
This Is Not a Test: APT41 Initiates Global Intrusion Campaign Using Multiple Exploits
Speculoos Cobalt Strike |
2020-03-25 ⋅ Wilbur Security ⋅ JW
@online{jw:20200325:trickbot:17b0dc3,
author = {JW},
title = {{Trickbot to Ryuk in Two Hours}},
date = {2020-03-25},
organization = {Wilbur Security},
url = {https://www.wilbursecurity.com/2020/03/trickbot-to-ryuk-in-two-hours/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-03-26}
}
Trickbot to Ryuk in Two Hours
Cobalt Strike Ryuk TrickBot |
2020-03-22 ⋅ Malware and Stuff ⋅ Andreas Klopsch
@online{klopsch:20200322:mustang:56f3768,
author = {Andreas Klopsch},
title = {{Mustang Panda joins the COVID-19 bandwagon}},
date = {2020-03-22},
organization = {Malware and Stuff},
url = {https://malwareandstuff.com/mustang-panda-joins-the-covid19-bandwagon/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-03-27}
}
Mustang Panda joins the COVID-19 bandwagon
Cobalt Strike |
2020-03-20 ⋅ RECON INFOSEC ⋅ Luke Rusten
@online{rusten:20200320:analysis:f82a963,
author = {Luke Rusten},
title = {{Analysis Of Exploitation: CVE-2020-10189 ( exploited by APT41)}},
date = {2020-03-20},
organization = {RECON INFOSEC},
url = {https://blog.reconinfosec.com/analysis-of-exploitation-cve-2020-10189/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-22}
}
Analysis Of Exploitation: CVE-2020-10189 ( exploited by APT41)
Cobalt Strike |
2020-03-04 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ CrowdStrike
@techreport{crowdstrike:20200304:2020:818c85f,
author = {CrowdStrike},
title = {{2020 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report}},
date = {2020-03-04},
institution = {CrowdStrike},
url = {https://go.crowdstrike.com/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/Report2020CrowdStrikeGlobalThreatReport.pdf},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-03-04}
}
2020 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report
MESSAGETAP More_eggs 8.t Dropper Anchor BabyShark BadNews Clop Cobalt Strike CobInt Cobra Carbon System Cutwail DanaBot Dharma DoppelPaymer Dridex Emotet FlawedAmmyy FriedEx Gandcrab Get2 IcedID ISFB KerrDown LightNeuron LockerGoga Maze Necurs Nokki Outlook Backdoor Phobos Ransomware Predator The Thief QakBot REvil RobinHood Ryuk SDBbot Skipper SmokeLoader TerraRecon TerraStealer TerraTV TinyLoader TrickBot vidar Winnti ANTHROPOID SPIDER Anunak APT39 BlackTech BuhTrap Charming Kitten CLOCKWORD SPIDER DOPPEL SPIDER Gamaredon Group Judgment Panda Leviathan MONTY SPIDER Mustang Panda NARWHAL SPIDER NOCTURNAL SPIDER Pinchy Spider Pirate Panda Salty Spider SCULLY SPIDER SMOKY SPIDER Thrip VENOM SPIDER |
2020-03-04 ⋅ Cobalt Strike ⋅ Raphael Mudge
@online{mudge:20200304:cobalt:176b61e,
author = {Raphael Mudge},
title = {{Cobalt Strike joins Core Impact at HelpSystems, LLC}},
date = {2020-03-04},
organization = {Cobalt Strike},
url = {https://blog.cobaltstrike.com/2020/03/04/cobalt-strike-joins-core-impact-at-helpsystems-llc/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-03-04}
}
Cobalt Strike joins Core Impact at HelpSystems, LLC
Cobalt Strike |
2020-03-03 ⋅ PWC UK ⋅ PWC UK
@techreport{uk:20200303:cyber:1f1eef0,
author = {PWC UK},
title = {{Cyber Threats 2019:A Year in Retrospect}},
date = {2020-03-03},
institution = {PWC UK},
url = {https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/assets/cyber-threats-2019-retrospect.pdf},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-03-03}
}
Cyber Threats 2019:A Year in Retrospect
KevDroid MESSAGETAP magecart AndroMut Cobalt Strike CobInt Crimson RAT DNSpionage Dridex Dtrack Emotet FlawedAmmyy FlawedGrace FriedEx Gandcrab Get2 GlobeImposter Grateful POS ISFB Kazuar LockerGoga Nokki QakBot Ramnit REvil Rifdoor RokRAT Ryuk shadowhammer ShadowPad Shifu Skipper StoneDrill Stuxnet TrickBot Winnti ZeroCleare |
2020-02-19 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ FireEye
@online{fireeye:20200219:mtrends:193613a,
author = {FireEye},
title = {{M-Trends 2020}},
date = {2020-02-19},
organization = {FireEye},
url = {https://content.fireeye.com/m-trends/rpt-m-trends-2020},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-02-20}
}
M-Trends 2020
Cobalt Strike Grateful POS LockerGoga QakBot TrickBot |
2020-02-18 ⋅ Cisco Talos ⋅ Vanja Svajcer
@online{svajcer:20200218:building:0a80664,
author = {Vanja Svajcer},
title = {{Building a bypass with MSBuild}},
date = {2020-02-18},
organization = {Cisco Talos},
url = {https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2020/02/building-bypass-with-msbuild.html},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-02-20}
}
Building a bypass with MSBuild
Cobalt Strike GRUNT MimiKatz |
2020-02-18 ⋅ Trend Micro ⋅ Daniel Lunghi, Cedric Pernet, Kenney Lu, Jamz Yaneza
@online{lunghi:20200218:uncovering:93b0937,
author = {Daniel Lunghi and Cedric Pernet and Kenney Lu and Jamz Yaneza},
title = {{Uncovering DRBControl: Inside the Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Gambling Operations}},
date = {2020-02-18},
organization = {Trend Micro},
url = {https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cyber-attacks/operation-drbcontrol-uncovering-a-cyberespionage-campaign-targeting-gambling-companies-in-southeast-asia},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-02-20}
}
Uncovering DRBControl: Inside the Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Gambling Operations
Cobalt Strike HyperBro PlugX Trochilus RAT |
2020-02-13 ⋅ Qianxin ⋅ Qi Anxin Threat Intelligence Center
@techreport{center:20200213:report:146d333,
author = {Qi Anxin Threat Intelligence Center},
title = {{APT Report 2019}},
date = {2020-02-13},
institution = {Qianxin},
url = {https://ti.qianxin.com/uploads/2020/02/13/cb78386a082f465f259b37dae5df4884.pdf},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-02-27}
}
APT Report 2019
Chrysaor Exodus Dacls elf.vpnfilter DNSRat Griffon KopiLuwak More_eggs SQLRat AppleJeus BONDUPDATER Agent.BTZ Anchor AndroMut AppleJeus BOOSTWRITE Brambul Carbanak Cobalt Strike Dacls DistTrack DNSpionage Dtrack ELECTRICFISH FlawedAmmyy FlawedGrace Get2 Grateful POS HOPLIGHT Imminent Monitor RAT jason Joanap KerrDown KEYMARBLE Lambert LightNeuron LoJax MiniDuke PolyglotDuke PowerRatankba Rising Sun SDBbot ServHelper Snatch Stuxnet TinyMet tRat TrickBot Volgmer X-Agent Zebrocy |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:bronze:e8ad4fb,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{BRONZE MOHAWK}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/bronze-mohawk},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
BRONZE MOHAWK
AIRBREAK scanbox BLACKCOFFEE CHINACHOPPER Cobalt Strike Derusbi homefry murkytop SeDll Leviathan |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:gold:1892bc8,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{GOLD KINGSWOOD}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/gold-kingswood},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
GOLD KINGSWOOD
More_eggs ATMSpitter Cobalt Strike CobInt MimiKatz |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:bronze:4118462,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{BRONZE ATLAS}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/bronze-atlas},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
BRONZE ATLAS
Speculoos Winnti ACEHASH CCleaner Backdoor CHINACHOPPER Empire Downloader HTran MimiKatz PlugX Winnti Axiom |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:tin:ccd6795,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{TIN WOODLAWN}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/tin-woodlawn},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
TIN WOODLAWN
Cobalt Strike KerrDown MimiKatz PHOREAL RatSnif Remy SOUNDBITE APT32 |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:gold:97e5784,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{GOLD NIAGARA}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/gold-niagara},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
GOLD NIAGARA
Bateleur Griffon Carbanak Cobalt Strike DRIFTPIN TinyMet Anunak |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:gold:983570b,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{GOLD KINGSWOOD}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {http://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/gold-kingswood},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
GOLD KINGSWOOD
More_eggs ATMSpitter Cobalt Strike CobInt MimiKatz Cobalt |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:bronze:66f1290,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{BRONZE RIVERSIDE}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/bronze-riverside},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
BRONZE RIVERSIDE
Anel ChChes Cobalt Strike PlugX Poison Ivy Quasar RAT RedLeaves Stone Panda |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:bronze:1a5bdbb,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{BRONZE PRESIDENT}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/bronze-president},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
BRONZE PRESIDENT
CHINACHOPPER Cobalt Strike PlugX Mustang Panda |
2020 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:gold:8050e44,
author = {SecureWorks},
title = {{GOLD DUPONT}},
date = {2020},
organization = {Secureworks},
url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/gold-dupont},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-23}
}
GOLD DUPONT
Cobalt Strike Defray PyXie |
2019-12-12 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ Chi-en Shen, Oleg Bondarenko
@online{shen:20191212:cyber:e01baca,
author = {Chi-en Shen and Oleg Bondarenko},
title = {{Cyber Threat Landscape in Japan – Revealing Threat in the Shadow}},
date = {2019-12-12},
organization = {FireEye},
url = {https://www.slideshare.net/codeblue_jp/cb19-cyber-threat-landscape-in-japan-revealing-threat-in-the-shadow-by-chi-en-shen-ashley-oleg-bondarenko},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-04-16}
}
Cyber Threat Landscape in Japan – Revealing Threat in the Shadow
Cerberus TSCookie Cobalt Strike Dtrack Emotet Formbook IcedID Icefog IRONHALO Loki Password Stealer (PWS) PandaBanker PLEAD poisonplug TrickBot BlackTech |
2019-12-05 ⋅ Raphael Mudge
@online{mudge:20191205:cobalt:219044e,
author = {Raphael Mudge},
title = {{Cobalt Strike 4.0 – Bring Your Own Weaponization}},
date = {2019-12-05},
url = {https://blog.cobaltstrike.com/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-12-06}
}
Cobalt Strike 4.0 – Bring Your Own Weaponization
Cobalt Strike |
2019-12-05 ⋅ Github (blackorbird) ⋅ blackorbird
@techreport{blackorbird:20191205:apt32:0afe4e7,
author = {blackorbird},
title = {{APT32 Report}},
date = {2019-12-05},
institution = {Github (blackorbird)},
url = {https://github.com/blackorbird/APT_REPORT/blob/master/Oceanlotus/apt32_report_2019.pdf},
language = {Japanese},
urldate = {2020-01-10}
}
APT32 Report
Cobalt Strike |
2019-11-29 ⋅ Deloitte ⋅ Thomas Thomasen
@techreport{thomasen:20191129:cyber:1aae987,
author = {Thomas Thomasen},
title = {{Cyber Threat Intelligence & Incident Response}},
date = {2019-11-29},
institution = {Deloitte},
url = {https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/dk/Documents/Grabngo/Aarhus_miniseminar_291118.pdf},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-03-04}
}
Cyber Threat Intelligence & Incident Response
Cobalt Strike |
2019-11-05 ⋅ tccontre Blog ⋅ tccontre
@online{tccontre:20191105:cobaltstrike:02e37af,
author = {tccontre},
title = {{CobaltStrike - beacon.dll : Your No Ordinary MZ Header}},
date = {2019-11-05},
organization = {tccontre Blog},
url = {https://tccontre.blogspot.com/2019/11/cobaltstrike-beacondll-your-not.html},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-12-17}
}
CobaltStrike - beacon.dll : Your No Ordinary MZ Header
Cobalt Strike |
2019-09-22 ⋅ Check Point Research ⋅ Check Point Research
@online{research:20190922:rancor:e834f67,
author = {Check Point Research},
title = {{Rancor: The Year of The Phish}},
date = {2019-09-22},
organization = {Check Point Research},
url = {https://research.checkpoint.com/2019/rancor-the-year-of-the-phish/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-03-04}
}
Rancor: The Year of The Phish
8.t Dropper Cobalt Strike |
2019-06-04 ⋅ Bitdefender ⋅ Bitdefender
@techreport{bitdefender:20190604:blueprint:ce0583c,
author = {Bitdefender},
title = {{An APT Blueprint: Gaining New Visibility into Financial Threats}},
date = {2019-06-04},
institution = {Bitdefender},
url = {https://www.bitdefender.com/files/News/CaseStudies/study/262/Bitdefender-WhitePaper-An-APT-Blueprint-Gaining-New-Visibility-into-Financial-Threats-interactive.pdf},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-12-18}
}
An APT Blueprint: Gaining New Visibility into Financial Threats
More_eggs Cobalt Strike |
2019-05-15 ⋅ Chronicle ⋅ Silas Cutler, Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade
@online{cutler:20190515:winnti:269a852,
author = {Silas Cutler and Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade},
title = {{Winnti: More than just Windows and Gates}},
date = {2019-05-15},
organization = {Chronicle},
url = {https://medium.com/chronicle-blog/winnti-more-than-just-windows-and-gates-e4f03436031a},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-10-14}
}
Winnti: More than just Windows and Gates
Winnti Axiom |
2019-05-08 ⋅ Verizon Communications Inc. ⋅ Verizon Communications Inc.
@techreport{inc:20190508:2019:3c20a3b,
author = {Verizon Communications Inc.},
title = {{2019 Data Breach Investigations Report}},
date = {2019-05-08},
institution = {Verizon Communications Inc.},
url = {https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/2019-data-breach-investigations-report.pdf},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-10}
}
2019 Data Breach Investigations Report
BlackEnergy Cobalt Strike DanaBot Gandcrab GreyEnergy Mirai Olympic Destroyer SamSam Unidentified 062 (Lazarus/RAT) |
2019-04-24 ⋅ Weixin ⋅ Tencent
@online{tencent:20190424:sea:a722d68,
author = {Tencent},
title = {{"Sea Lotus" APT organization's attack techniques against China in the first quarter of 2019 revealed}},
date = {2019-04-24},
organization = {Weixin},
url = {https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xPsEXp2J5IE7wNSMEVC24A},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-01-13}
}
"Sea Lotus" APT organization's attack techniques against China in the first quarter of 2019 revealed
Cobalt Strike SOUNDBITE |
2019-04-15 ⋅ PenTestPartners ⋅ Neil Lines
@online{lines:20190415:cobalt:7b3c086,
author = {Neil Lines},
title = {{Cobalt Strike. Walkthrough for Red Teamers}},
date = {2019-04-15},
organization = {PenTestPartners},
url = {https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/cobalt-strike-walkthrough-for-red-teamers/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-12-17}
}
Cobalt Strike. Walkthrough for Red Teamers
Cobalt Strike |
2019-03-24 ⋅ One Night in Norfolk ⋅ Kevin Perlow
@online{perlow:20190324:jeshell:439ae8b,
author = {Kevin Perlow},
title = {{JEShell: An OceanLotus (APT32) Backdoor}},
date = {2019-03-24},
organization = {One Night in Norfolk},
url = {https://norfolkinfosec.com/jeshell-an-oceanlotus-apt32-backdoor/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-05-19}
}
JEShell: An OceanLotus (APT32) Backdoor
Cobalt Strike KerrDown |
2019-02-27 ⋅ Morphisec ⋅ Michael Gorelik, Alon Groisman
@online{gorelik:20190227:new:5296a0b,
author = {Michael Gorelik and Alon Groisman},
title = {{New Global Cyber Attack on Point of Sale Sytem}},
date = {2019-02-27},
organization = {Morphisec},
url = {http://blog.morphisec.com/new-global-attack-on-point-of-sale-systems},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-01-09}
}
New Global Cyber Attack on Point of Sale Sytem
Cobalt Strike |
2019 ⋅ Council on Foreign Relations ⋅ Cyber Operations Tracker
@online{tracker:2019:winnti:979cb5b,
author = {Cyber Operations Tracker},
title = {{Winnti Umbrella}},
date = {2019},
organization = {Council on Foreign Relations},
url = {https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/winnti-umbrella},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-12-20}
}
Winnti Umbrella
Winnti Umbrella |
2018-11-19 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ Matthew Dunwoody, Andrew Thompson, Ben Withnell, Jonathan Leathery, Michael Matonis, Nick Carr
@online{dunwoody:20181119:not:e581291,
author = {Matthew Dunwoody and Andrew Thompson and Ben Withnell and Jonathan Leathery and Michael Matonis and Nick Carr},
title = {{Not So Cozy: An Uncomfortable Examination of a Suspected APT29 Phishing Campaign}},
date = {2018-11-19},
organization = {FireEye},
url = {https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/11/not-so-cozy-an-uncomfortable-examination-of-a-suspected-apt29-phishing-campaign.html},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-12-20}
}
Not So Cozy: An Uncomfortable Examination of a Suspected APT29 Phishing Campaign
Cobalt Strike |
2018-11-18 ⋅ Stranded on Pylos Blog ⋅ Joe
@online{joe:20181118:cozybear:4801301,
author = {Joe},
title = {{CozyBear – In from the Cold?}},
date = {2018-11-18},
organization = {Stranded on Pylos Blog},
url = {https://pylos.co/2018/11/18/cozybear-in-from-the-cold/},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-01-09}
}
CozyBear – In from the Cold?
Cobalt Strike APT 29 |
2018-10-01 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ Regina Elwell, Katie Nickels
@techreport{elwell:20181001:attcking:3c6d888,
author = {Regina Elwell and Katie Nickels},
title = {{ATT&CKing FIN7}},
date = {2018-10-01},
institution = {FireEye},
url = {https://summit.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/summit/cds-2018/presentations/cds18-technical-s05-att&cking-fin7.pdf},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-06-25}
}
ATT&CKing FIN7
Bateleur BELLHOP Griffon ANTAK POWERPIPE POWERSOURCE HALFBAKED BABYMETAL Carbanak Cobalt Strike DNSMessenger DRIFTPIN PILLOWMINT SocksBot |
2018-08-03 ⋅ JPCERT/CC ⋅ Takuya Endo, Yukako Uchida
@online{endo:20180803:volatility:4597ce0,
author = {Takuya Endo and Yukako Uchida},
title = {{Volatility Plugin for Detecting Cobalt Strike Beacon}},
date = {2018-08-03},
organization = {JPCERT/CC},
url = {https://blogs.jpcert.or.jp/en/2018/08/volatility-plugin-for-detecting-cobalt-strike-beacon.html},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-07-11}
}
Volatility Plugin for Detecting Cobalt Strike Beacon
Cobalt Strike |
2018-07-31 ⋅ Github (JPCERTCC) ⋅ JPCERT/CC
@online{jpcertcc:20180731:scanner:d1757d9,
author = {JPCERT/CC},
title = {{Scanner for CobaltStrike}},
date = {2018-07-31},
organization = {Github (JPCERTCC)},
url = {https://github.com/JPCERTCC/aa-tools/blob/master/cobaltstrikescan.py},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-01-13}
}
Scanner for CobaltStrike
Cobalt Strike |
2018-05-21 ⋅ LAC ⋅ Yoshihiro Ishikawa
@online{ishikawa:20180521:confirmed:ad336b5,
author = {Yoshihiro Ishikawa},
title = {{Confirmed new attacks by APT attacker group menuPass (APT10)}},
date = {2018-05-21},
organization = {LAC},
url = {https://www.lac.co.jp/lacwatch/people/20180521_001638.html},
language = {Japanese},
urldate = {2019-10-27}
}
Confirmed new attacks by APT attacker group menuPass (APT10)
Cobalt Strike |
2017-06-06 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ Ian Ahl
@online{ahl:20170606:privileges:9598d5f,
author = {Ian Ahl},
title = {{Privileges and Credentials: Phished at the Request of Counsel}},
date = {2017-06-06},
organization = {FireEye},
url = {https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/06/phished-at-the-request-of-counsel.html},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-12-20}
}
Privileges and Credentials: Phished at the Request of Counsel
Cobalt Strike |
2016-10-11 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Symantec Security Response
@online{response:20161011:odinaff:36b35db,
author = {Symantec Security Response},
title = {{Odinaff: New Trojan used in high level financial attacks}},
date = {2016-10-11},
organization = {Symantec},
url = {https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/odinaff-new-trojan-used-high-level-financial-attacks},
language = {English},
urldate = {2019-12-05}
}
Odinaff: New Trojan used in high level financial attacks
Cobalt Strike KLRD MimiKatz Odinaff Anunak |
2012 ⋅ Cobalt Strike ⋅ Cobalt Strike
@online{strike:2012:cobalt:8522cdd,
author = {Cobalt Strike},
title = {{Cobalt Strike Website}},
date = {2012},
organization = {Cobalt Strike},
url = {https://www.cobaltstrike.com/support},
language = {English},
urldate = {2020-01-13}
}
Cobalt Strike Website
Cobalt Strike |