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win.olympic_destroyer (Back to overview)

Olympic Destroyer

aka: SOURGRAPE

Malware which seems to have no function other than to disrupt computer systems related to the 2018 Winter Olympic event.

References
2022-08-13YoutTube (Blue Team Village)Seongsu Park
@online{park:20220813:attribution:a689611, author = {Seongsu Park}, title = {{Attribution and Bias: My terrible mistakes in threat intelligence attribution}}, date = {2022-08-13}, organization = {YoutTube (Blue Team Village)}, url = {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjA0Vf75cYk}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-09-19} } Attribution and Bias: My terrible mistakes in threat intelligence attribution
AppleJeus Olympic Destroyer
2022-08-12CrowdStrikeIoan Iacob, Iulian Madalin Ionita
@online{iacob:20220812:anatomy:b13ce32, author = {Ioan Iacob and Iulian Madalin Ionita}, title = {{The Anatomy of Wiper Malware, Part 1: Common Techniques}}, date = {2022-08-12}, organization = {CrowdStrike}, url = {https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-wiper-malware-part-1/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2023-01-19} } The Anatomy of Wiper Malware, Part 1: Common Techniques
Apostle CaddyWiper DEADWOOD DistTrack DoubleZero DUSTMAN HermeticWiper IsaacWiper IsraBye KillDisk Meteor Olympic Destroyer Ordinypt Petya Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) StoneDrill WhisperGate ZeroCleare
2022-04-28FortinetGergely Revay
@online{revay:20220428:overview:0ac963f, author = {Gergely Revay}, title = {{An Overview of the Increasing Wiper Malware Threat}}, date = {2022-04-28}, organization = {Fortinet}, url = {https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/the-increasing-wiper-malware-threat}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-04-29} } An Overview of the Increasing Wiper Malware Threat
AcidRain CaddyWiper DistTrack DoubleZero EternalPetya HermeticWiper IsaacWiper Olympic Destroyer Ordinypt WhisperGate ZeroCleare
2020-11-12YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)Tomorrow Unlocked
@online{unlocked:20201112:who:347d3fc, author = {Tomorrow Unlocked}, title = {{Who hacked the 2018 Winter Games?}}, date = {2020-11-12}, organization = {YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)}, url = {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgdMY12mI8}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-12-03} } Who hacked the 2018 Winter Games?
Olympic Destroyer
2020-11-12YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)Tomorrow Unlocked
@online{unlocked:20201112:they:01e7cc2, author = {Tomorrow Unlocked}, title = {{They wanted us to point the finger in the wrong direction!}}, date = {2020-11-12}, organization = {YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)}, url = {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4BZ3SZN-CI}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-12-03} } They wanted us to point the finger in the wrong direction!
Olympic Destroyer
2020-11-12YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)Tomorrow Unlocked
@online{unlocked:20201112:those:6584b99, author = {Tomorrow Unlocked}, title = {{Those hackers wanted to be found!}}, date = {2020-11-12}, organization = {YouTube (Tomorrow Unlocked)}, url = {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCv9SiSA7Sw}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-12-03} } Those hackers wanted to be found!
Olympic Destroyer
2020-10-19WiredAndy Greenberg
@online{greenberg:20201019:us:89aec2c, author = {Andy Greenberg}, title = {{US Indicts Sandworm, Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit}}, date = {2020-10-19}, organization = {Wired}, url = {https://www.wired.com/story/us-indicts-sandworm-hackers-russia-cyberwar-unit/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-10-19} } US Indicts Sandworm, Russia's Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit
EternalPetya Olympic Destroyer
2020-10-19Riskint BlogCurtis
@online{curtis:20201019:revisited:df05745, author = {Curtis}, title = {{Revisited: Fancy Bear's New Faces...and Sandworms' too}}, date = {2020-10-19}, organization = {Riskint Blog}, url = {https://www.riskint.blog/post/revisited-fancy-bear-s-new-faces-and-sandworms-too}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-10-23} } Revisited: Fancy Bear's New Faces...and Sandworms' too
BlackEnergy EternalPetya Industroyer Olympic Destroyer
2020-07-29Kaspersky LabsGReAT
@online{great:20200729:trends:6810325, author = {GReAT}, title = {{APT trends report Q2 2020}}, date = {2020-07-29}, organization = {Kaspersky Labs}, url = {https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2020/97937/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-07-30} } APT trends report Q2 2020
PhantomLance Dacls Penquin Turla elf.wellmess AppleJeus Dacls AcidBox Cobalt Strike Dacls EternalPetya Godlike12 Olympic Destroyer PlugX shadowhammer ShadowPad Sinowal VHD Ransomware Volgmer WellMess X-Agent XTunnel
2019-10-17WiredAndy Greenberg
@online{greenberg:20191017:untold:c257d22, author = {Andy Greenberg}, title = {{The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History}}, date = {2019-10-17}, organization = {Wired}, url = {https://www.wired.com/story/untold-story-2018-olympics-destroyer-cyberattack/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-13} } The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History
Olympic Destroyer
2019-08-01Kaspersky LabsGReAT
@online{great:20190801:trends:5e25d5b, author = {GReAT}, title = {{APT trends report Q2 2019}}, date = {2019-08-01}, organization = {Kaspersky Labs}, url = {https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2019/91897/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-08-13} } APT trends report Q2 2019
ZooPark magecart POWERSTATS Chaperone COMpfun EternalPetya FinFisher RAT HawkEye Keylogger HOPLIGHT Microcin NjRAT Olympic Destroyer PLEAD RokRAT Triton Zebrocy
2019-05-08Verizon 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
2018-06-19Kaspersky LabsGReAT
@online{great:20180619:hades:99ff28a, author = {GReAT}, title = {{Hades, the actor behind Olympic Destroyer is still alive}}, date = {2018-06-19}, organization = {Kaspersky Labs}, url = {https://securelist.com/olympic-destroyer-is-still-alive/86169/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } Hades, the actor behind Olympic Destroyer is still alive
Olympic Destroyer
2018-03-28Robert Michel
@online{michel:20180328:dissecting:ee6a118, author = {Robert Michel}, title = {{Dissecting Olympic Destroyer – a walk-through}}, date = {2018-03-28}, url = {https://cyber.wtf/2018/03/28/dissecting-olympic-destroyer-a-walk-through/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-06} } Dissecting Olympic Destroyer – a walk-through
Olympic Destroyer
2018-03-09Lastlinelastline Labs Team
@online{team:20180309:from:7820406, author = {lastline Labs Team}, title = {{From Russia(?) with Code}}, date = {2018-03-09}, organization = {Lastline}, url = {https://www.lastline.com/labsblog/attribution-from-russia-with-code/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-07} } From Russia(?) with Code
Olympic Destroyer
2018-03-08Kaspersky LabsGReAT
@online{great:20180308:olympicdestroyer:79780c9, author = {GReAT}, title = {{OlympicDestroyer is here to trick the industry}}, date = {2018-03-08}, organization = {Kaspersky Labs}, url = {https://securelist.com/olympicdestroyer-is-here-to-trick-the-industry/84295/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } OlympicDestroyer is here to trick the industry
Olympic Destroyer
2018-03-08Kaspersky LabsGReAT
@online{great:20180308:devils:3373375, author = {GReAT}, title = {{The devil’s in the Rich header}}, date = {2018-03-08}, organization = {Kaspersky Labs}, url = {https://securelist.com/the-devils-in-the-rich-header/84348/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } The devil’s in the Rich header
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-26Cisco TalosPaul Rascagnères, Martin Lee
@online{rascagnres:20180226:who:095ce83, author = {Paul Rascagnères and Martin Lee}, title = {{Who Wasn’t Responsible for Olympic Destroyer?}}, date = {2018-02-26}, organization = {Cisco Talos}, url = {http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/who-wasnt-responsible-for-olympic.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-06} } Who Wasn’t Responsible for Olympic Destroyer?
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-21LastlineAlexander Sevtsov, Stefano Ortolani
@online{sevtsov:20180221:olympic:6584ecb, author = {Alexander Sevtsov and Stefano Ortolani}, title = {{Olympic Destroyer: A new Candidate in South Korea}}, date = {2018-02-21}, organization = {Lastline}, url = {https://www.lastline.com/labsblog/olympic-destroyer-south-korea/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-10-23} } Olympic Destroyer: A new Candidate in South Korea
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-15MBSDTakashi Yoshikawa, Satoshi Sugawara
@online{yoshikawa:20180215:olympic:a36f959, author = {Takashi Yoshikawa and Satoshi Sugawara}, title = {{Olympic Destroyer}}, date = {2018-02-15}, organization = {MBSD}, url = {https://www.mbsd.jp/blog/20180215.html}, language = {Japanese}, urldate = {2019-12-10} } Olympic Destroyer
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-13EndgameDevon Kerr
@online{kerr:20180213:stopping:14ebecf, author = {Devon Kerr}, title = {{Stopping Olympic Destroyer: New Process Injection Insights}}, date = {2018-02-13}, organization = {Endgame}, url = {https://www.endgame.com/blog/technical-blog/stopping-olympic-destroyer-new-process-injection-insights}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-08} } Stopping Olympic Destroyer: New Process Injection Insights
Olympic Destroyer
2018-02-12CiscoWarren Mercer, Paul Rascagnères, Ben Baker, Matthew Molyett
@online{mercer:20180212:olympic:f3f8f87, author = {Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagnères and Ben Baker and Matthew Molyett}, title = {{Olympic Destroyer Takes Aim At Winter Olympics}}, date = {2018-02-12}, organization = {Cisco}, url = {http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/olympic-destroyer.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-11-20} } Olympic Destroyer Takes Aim At Winter Olympics
Olympic Destroyer
2018Virus BulletinPaul Rascagnères, Warren Mercer
@online{rascagnres:2018:vb2018:121b1de, author = {Paul Rascagnères and Warren Mercer}, title = {{VB2018 paper: Who wasn’t responsible for Olympic Destroyer}}, date = {2018}, organization = {Virus Bulletin}, url = {https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2018/10/vb2018-paper-who-wasnt-responsible-olympic-destroyer/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-09} } VB2018 paper: Who wasn’t responsible for Olympic Destroyer
Olympic Destroyer
2017-05-31MITREMITRE ATT&CK
@online{attck:20170531:sandworm:1a9a446, author = {MITRE ATT&CK}, title = {{Sandworm Team}}, date = {2017-05-31}, organization = {MITRE}, url = {https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0034}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-08-25} } Sandworm Team
CyclopsBlink Exaramel BlackEnergy EternalPetya Exaramel GreyEnergy KillDisk MimiKatz Olympic Destroyer Sandworm
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_olympic_destroyer_auto (20230715 | Detects win.olympic_destroyer.)
rule win_olympic_destroyer_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2023-07-11"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.olympic_destroyer."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.olympic_destroyer"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20230705"
        malpedia_hash = "42d0574f4405bd7d2b154d321d345acb18834a41"
        malpedia_version = "20230715"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
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     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
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     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { 56 33c0 89542414 57 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax
            //   89542414             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x14], edx
            //   57                   | push                edi

        $sequence_1 = { ff75e4 ff15???????? 68???????? bb???????? e8???????? bb???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   ff75e4               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x1c]
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   bb????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   bb????????           |                     

        $sequence_2 = { 85c0 740e 50 e8???????? 83a660ee550000 59 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   740e                 | je                  0x10
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83a660ee550000       | and                 dword ptr [esi + 0x55ee60], 0
            //   59                   | pop                 ecx

        $sequence_3 = { 50 8975f8 ffd3 ff75f8 6a08 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8975f8               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], esi
            //   ffd3                 | call                ebx
            //   ff75f8               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   6a08                 | push                8

        $sequence_4 = { b8???????? c744242400000000 c744241400000000 c7442418d0f25500 c744243800000000 3910 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   b8????????           |                     
            //   c744242400000000     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x24], 0
            //   c744241400000000     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x14], 0
            //   c7442418d0f25500     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x18], 0x55f2d0
            //   c744243800000000     | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x38], 0
            //   3910                 | cmp                 dword ptr [eax], edx

        $sequence_5 = { 742e 50 6a40 ff15???????? 89442408 85c0 741d }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   742e                 | je                  0x30
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6a40                 | push                0x40
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   89442408             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 8], eax
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   741d                 | je                  0x1f

        $sequence_6 = { ff75ec ffd3 85c0 740c 8b45f0 ff700c ff15???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   ff75ec               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x14]
            //   ffd3                 | call                ebx
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   740c                 | je                  0xe
            //   8b45f0               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x10]
            //   ff700c               | push                dword ptr [eax + 0xc]
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_7 = { 50 68???????? 6a01 56 e8???????? 83c424 ba58000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c424               | add                 esp, 0x24
            //   ba58000000           | mov                 edx, 0x58

        $sequence_8 = { 7412 f7c300000040 7506 89742410 eb04 8974240c 8b15???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   7412                 | je                  0x14
            //   f7c300000040         | test                ebx, 0x40000000
            //   7506                 | jne                 8
            //   89742410             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x10], esi
            //   eb04                 | jmp                 6
            //   8974240c             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0xc], esi
            //   8b15????????         |                     

        $sequence_9 = { 8b85ecefffff 8b8de8efffff 3bc6 7d0c }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   8b85ecefffff         | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x1014]
            //   8b8de8efffff         | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x1018]
            //   3bc6                 | cmp                 eax, esi
            //   7d0c                 | jge                 0xe

        $sequence_10 = { 50 6880000000 e8???????? 83c40c eb5d }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6880000000           | push                0x80
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c40c               | add                 esp, 0xc
            //   eb5d                 | jmp                 0x5f

        $sequence_11 = { 8d1c2f 3bda 7765 8b442414 8bf7 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   8d1c2f               | lea                 ebx, [edi + ebp]
            //   3bda                 | cmp                 ebx, edx
            //   7765                 | ja                  0x67
            //   8b442414             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x14]
            //   8bf7                 | mov                 esi, edi

        $sequence_12 = { e8???????? 8904bd60ee5500 85c0 7514 6a0c 5e 8975e4 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8904bd60ee5500       | mov                 dword ptr [edi*4 + 0x55ee60], eax
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7514                 | jne                 0x16
            //   6a0c                 | push                0xc
            //   5e                   | pop                 esi
            //   8975e4               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x1c], esi

        $sequence_13 = { 50 6880000000 ff7310 ff15???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6880000000           | push                0x80
            //   ff7310               | push                dword ptr [ebx + 0x10]
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_14 = { 89442424 8d54241c 8b842490000000 8d4c2424 8944241c 0fb744242e }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   89442424             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x24], eax
            //   8d54241c             | lea                 edx, [esp + 0x1c]
            //   8b842490000000       | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x90]
            //   8d4c2424             | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x24]
            //   8944241c             | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x1c], eax
            //   0fb744242e           | movzx               eax, word ptr [esp + 0x2e]

        $sequence_15 = { 50 68???????? 8901 ff770c }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   8901                 | mov                 dword ptr [ecx], eax
            //   ff770c               | push                dword ptr [edi + 0xc]

        $sequence_16 = { 8975fc 8975f4 8975dc ffd3 ff75fc 8b3d???????? 6a08 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   8975fc               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], esi
            //   8975f4               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0xc], esi
            //   8975dc               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x24], esi
            //   ffd3                 | call                ebx
            //   ff75fc               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   8b3d????????         |                     
            //   6a08                 | push                8

        $sequence_17 = { 50 68???????? 6a17 6a00 68???????? 8bf9 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   6a17                 | push                0x17
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   8bf9                 | mov                 edi, ecx

        $sequence_18 = { 8d5eec 53 ff15???????? 85c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   8d5eec               | lea                 ebx, [esi - 0x14]
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_19 = { 53 ff15???????? 53 ff15???????? 33c0 8b4dfc 5f }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax
            //   8b4dfc               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   5f                   | pop                 edi

        $sequence_20 = { 50 68???????? 8bd7 8bcb e8???????? 8bd8 }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   8bd7                 | mov                 edx, edi
            //   8bcb                 | mov                 ecx, ebx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8bd8                 | mov                 ebx, eax

        $sequence_21 = { 50 68???????? 6a1b e8???????? 83c410 83fbff 0f8514010000 }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   6a1b                 | push                0x1b
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c410               | add                 esp, 0x10
            //   83fbff               | cmp                 ebx, -1
            //   0f8514010000         | jne                 0x11a

        $sequence_22 = { 50 56 ff15???????? 85c0 742e 6aff }
            // n = 6, score = 100
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   742e                 | je                  0x30
            //   6aff                 | push                -1

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 1392640
}
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