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APT
actors
0.877667
2,073
When B- targeting of B- I- subsided, the actors instead appeared to have focused on external targets, such a series of attempts to spearphish the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
4,971
ACT
spearphish
0.915211
2,073
When B- targeting of B- I- subsided, the actors instead appeared to have focused on external targets, such a series of attempts to spearphish the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
4,972
SECTEAM
Palo Alto Networks
0.879962
2,074
Palo Alto Networks has noted and described the differences of two malware agents developed in parallel, with commonalities in behavior but differing functionalities; families described as Infy and Infy M. Our primary observation was of the Infy (non-M) malware, which primarily functions as a keylogger for the collectio...
4,973
MAL
Infy
0.911146
2,074
Palo Alto Networks has noted and described the differences of two malware agents developed in parallel, with commonalities in behavior but differing functionalities; families described as Infy and Infy M. Our primary observation was of the Infy (non-M) malware, which primarily functions as a keylogger for the collectio...
4,974
MAL
Infy M.
0.87988
2,074
Palo Alto Networks has noted and described the differences of two malware agents developed in parallel, with commonalities in behavior but differing functionalities; families described as Infy and Infy M. Our primary observation was of the Infy (non-M) malware, which primarily functions as a keylogger for the collectio...
4,975
MAL
keylogger
0.869353
2,074
Palo Alto Networks has noted and described the differences of two malware agents developed in parallel, with commonalities in behavior but differing functionalities; families described as Infy and Infy M. Our primary observation was of the Infy (non-M) malware, which primarily functions as a keylogger for the collectio...
4,977
MAL
Infy malware
0.919904
2,076
The Infy malware was seen targeting B- again in June 2015, when it was shared with researchers after being sent to a B- I- at BBC Persian with a generic introduction and a PowerPoint presentation attached titled " Nostalogy " (sic).
4,978
TIME
June 2015,
0.913488
2,076
The Infy malware was seen targeting B- again in June 2015, when it was shared with researchers after being sent to a B- I- at BBC Persian with a generic introduction and a PowerPoint presentation attached titled " Nostalogy " (sic).
4,979
IDTY
BBC Persian
0.820682
2,076
The Infy malware was seen targeting B- again in June 2015, when it was shared with researchers after being sent to a B- I- at BBC Persian with a generic introduction and a PowerPoint presentation attached titled " Nostalogy " (sic).
4,980
TOOL
PowerPoint
0.900638
2,076
The Infy malware was seen targeting B- again in June 2015, when it was shared with researchers after being sent to a B- I- at BBC Persian with a generic introduction and a PowerPoint presentation attached titled " Nostalogy " (sic).
4,981
LOC
Iran's
0.906576
2,077
Based on information collected in the course of this research, the targets and victims of Infy's B- have continued to be strongly aligned with Iran's " soft war " agenda, internal security policies, and regional adversaries of the hardline establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran .
4,982
LOC
Islamic Republic of Iran
0.904578
2,077
Based on information collected in the course of this research, the targets and victims of Infy's B- have continued to be strongly aligned with Iran's " soft war " agenda, internal security policies, and regional adversaries of the hardline establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran .
4,983
TIME
December 2015,
0.923831
2,078
Until late December 2015, in nearly every Infy message documented since our tracking began in May 2013, no attempt included strong tailoring of the approach, often not even including an email body, instead relying on cryptic filenames and email subjects to attract interest .
4,984
MAL
Infy message
0.894683
2,078
Until late December 2015, in nearly every Infy message documented since our tracking began in May 2013, no attempt included strong tailoring of the approach, often not even including an email body, instead relying on cryptic filenames and email subjects to attract interest .
4,985
TIME
May 2013,
0.923163
2,078
Until late December 2015, in nearly every Infy message documented since our tracking began in May 2013, no attempt included strong tailoring of the approach, often not even including an email body, instead relying on cryptic filenames and email subjects to attract interest .
4,986
ACT
email
0.909989
2,078
Until late December 2015, in nearly every Infy message documented since our tracking began in May 2013, no attempt included strong tailoring of the approach, often not even including an email body, instead relying on cryptic filenames and email subjects to attract interest .
4,988
ACT
spearphishing
0.91434
2,079
One narrowly-targeted spearphishing from Infy was sent from the compromised account of a B- I- promoting participation inside of Iran, claiming to be a set of images of a B- dual national that has been held in Evin Prison for five years on espionage charges .
4,989
LOC
Iran,
0.916218
2,079
One narrowly-targeted spearphishing from Infy was sent from the compromised account of a B- I- promoting participation inside of Iran, claiming to be a set of images of a B- dual national that has been held in Evin Prison for five years on espionage charges .
4,990
LOC
Saudi
0.832909
2,081
The actors successfully compromised a host of an Saudi B- I- on January 17, 2016, and maintained access for at least two weeks .
4,991
TIME
January 17, 2016,
0.838586
2,081
The actors successfully compromised a host of an Saudi B- I- on January 17, 2016, and maintained access for at least two weeks .
4,992
ACT
malicious documents containing
0.900966
2,083
In order to initially compromise the designated targets, Infy typically distributed specifically-crafted malicious documents containing Infy through B- I- .
4,993
MAL
Infy
0.910018
2,083
In order to initially compromise the designated targets, Infy typically distributed specifically-crafted malicious documents containing Infy through B- I- .
4,994
ACT
malicious documents containing
0.871906
2,084
In order to initially compromise the designated targets, the attackers typically distributed specifically-crafted malicious documents containing Infy through B- I- .
4,995
MAL
Infy
0.909678
2,084
In order to initially compromise the designated targets, the attackers typically distributed specifically-crafted malicious documents containing Infy through B- I- .
4,996
TIME
May 2, 2016,
0.858848
2,085
On May 2, 2016, Palo Alto Networks published the report " Prince of Persia ", which provided the first public and widely-reported indication of B-Hack's B- in Iran, while other publications either refrained from making the association or were not openly available .
4,997
SECTEAM
Palo Alto Networks
0.869303
2,085
On May 2, 2016, Palo Alto Networks published the report " Prince of Persia ", which provided the first public and widely-reported indication of B-Hack's B- in Iran, while other publications either refrained from making the association or were not openly available .
4,998
APT
B-Hack's
0.889656
2,085
On May 2, 2016, Palo Alto Networks published the report " Prince of Persia ", which provided the first public and widely-reported indication of B-Hack's B- in Iran, while other publications either refrained from making the association or were not openly available .
4,999
LOC
Iran,
0.901575
2,085
On May 2, 2016, Palo Alto Networks published the report " Prince of Persia ", which provided the first public and widely-reported indication of B-Hack's B- in Iran, while other publications either refrained from making the association or were not openly available .
5,000
MAL
Infy
0.913696
2,086
Prior to the distribution of new versions of the agent, the Infy developers appear to consistently conduct tests from local hosts, which indicates that the control and maintenance of the software occurs in the Khorasan Razavi province of Iran, potentially in the city of Mashhad .
5,001
LOC
Iran,
0.913618
2,086
Prior to the distribution of new versions of the agent, the Infy developers appear to consistently conduct tests from local hosts, which indicates that the control and maintenance of the software occurs in the Khorasan Razavi province of Iran, potentially in the city of Mashhad .
5,002
LOC
Mashhad
0.924756
2,086
Prior to the distribution of new versions of the agent, the Infy developers appear to consistently conduct tests from local hosts, which indicates that the control and maintenance of the software occurs in the Khorasan Razavi province of Iran, potentially in the city of Mashhad .
5,003
TIME
May 2, 2016,
0.855888
2,087
On May 2, 2016, Palo Alto published the report " Prince of Persia ", which provided the first public and widely-reported indication of Infy's B- in Iran, while other publications either refrained from making the association or were not openly available .
5,004
SECTEAM
Palo Alto
0.837224
2,087
On May 2, 2016, Palo Alto published the report " Prince of Persia ", which provided the first public and widely-reported indication of Infy's B- in Iran, while other publications either refrained from making the association or were not openly available .
5,005
LOC
Iran,
0.872968
2,087
On May 2, 2016, Palo Alto published the report " Prince of Persia ", which provided the first public and widely-reported indication of Infy's B- in Iran, while other publications either refrained from making the association or were not openly available .
5,006
LOC
Iran,
0.892346
2,088
Only one client, based in Iran, continued to communicate with the infrastructure .
5,007
LOC
Iranian-linked group
0.886418
2,089
A researcher has attributed a recently publicized B- on B- internal network to the Iranian-linked group known as IRIDIUM – and said that the data heist involved 6 terabytes of sensitive data . "
5,008
SECTEAM
Resecurity's
0.926139
2,091
B- told Threatpost that this is indeed the same B- I- it announced itself last week – but it wouldn't confirm the other details in Resecurity's post, including the attribution .
5,009
SECTEAM
B- I- Resecurity
0.790846
2,092
In wake of these events, a B- I- Resecurity reached out to NBC news and claimed that they had reasons to believe that the B- were carried out by Iranian-linked group known as IRIDIUM .
5,010
LOC
Iranian-linked group
0.923725
2,092
In wake of these events, a B- I- Resecurity reached out to NBC news and claimed that they had reasons to believe that the B- were carried out by Iranian-linked group known as IRIDIUM .
5,011
SECTEAM
Resecurity
0.923399
2,093
Resecurity says that IRIDIUM " has hit more than 200 B- I-, B- and B- I-, and B- I- including B- .
5,012
SECTEAM
Resecurity
0.92369
2,094
Resecurity claims that IRIDIUM breached B-'s network during December 2018 .
5,013
TIME
December 2018
0.919994
2,094
Resecurity claims that IRIDIUM breached B-'s network during December 2018 .
5,014
MAL
Infy
0.91699
2,095
Infy engaged in malware spearphishing against the same targets as Flying Kitten from the outset of its B-; B- I- has registered several resources related to B- I- that have been the subject of intrusion attempts by others since February 2014 .
5,015
ACT
spearphishing
0.917719
2,095
Infy engaged in malware spearphishing against the same targets as Flying Kitten from the outset of its B-; B- I- has registered several resources related to B- I- that have been the subject of intrusion attempts by others since February 2014 .
5,016
TIME
February 2014
0.92086
2,095
Infy engaged in malware spearphishing against the same targets as Flying Kitten from the outset of its B-; B- I- has registered several resources related to B- I- that have been the subject of intrusion attempts by others since February 2014 .
5,017
ACT
spear-phishing e-mails
0.906648
2,096
The malicious samples we found are the early stage malware most often delivered by spear-phishing e-mails .
5,018
OS
Windows
0.886214
2,097
This next stage library copies itself into the System32 directory of the Windows folder after the hardcoded file name — either KBDLV2.DLL or AUTO.DLL, depending on the malware sample .
5,019
FILE
KBDLV2.DLL
0.9184
2,097
This next stage library copies itself into the System32 directory of the Windows folder after the hardcoded file name — either KBDLV2.DLL or AUTO.DLL, depending on the malware sample .
5,020
FILE
AUTO.DLL,
0.917291
2,097
This next stage library copies itself into the System32 directory of the Windows folder after the hardcoded file name — either KBDLV2.DLL or AUTO.DLL, depending on the malware sample .
5,021
LOC
South Korea
0.870816
2,099
Hancom Office is widely used in South Korea .
5,022
LOC
North Korean
0.890689
2,100
Perhaps it also points to the suspected North Korean origin of B- .
5,023
LOC
North Korea
0.913472
2,101
The attacker is from North Korea .
5,024
LOC
Jilin Province Network
0.923444
2,102
All of them lie in ranges of the Jilin Province Network and Liaoning Province Network, in China .
5,025
LOC
Liaoning Province Network,
0.92553
2,102
All of them lie in ranges of the Jilin Province Network and Liaoning Province Network, in China .
5,026
LOC
China
0.910764
2,102
All of them lie in ranges of the Jilin Province Network and Liaoning Province Network, in China .
5,027
ACT
B-Hack
0.70064
2,103
Finally, this geo-location supports the likely theory that the attackers behind B-Hack are based in North Korea .
5,028
LOC
North Korea
0.9107
2,103
Finally, this geo-location supports the likely theory that the attackers behind B-Hack are based in North Korea .
5,029
MAL
Winnti malware
0.870712
2,104
In this blog, we look at the Winnti malware implant as used by two known activity groups B-Hack and LEAD .
5,030
APT
B-Hack
0.840926
2,104
In this blog, we look at the Winnti malware implant as used by two known activity groups B-Hack and LEAD .
5,031
LOC
German
0.892249
2,105
According to the German press, the intruders used the Winnti family of malware as their main implant, giving them persistent access to the conglomerate's network as early as February 2016 .
5,032
MAL
Winnti family of malware
0.865437
2,105
According to the German press, the intruders used the Winnti family of malware as their main implant, giving them persistent access to the conglomerate's network as early as February 2016 .
5,033
TIME
February 2016
0.912872
2,105
According to the German press, the intruders used the Winnti family of malware as their main implant, giving them persistent access to the conglomerate's network as early as February 2016 .
5,034
MAL
Winnti
0.91287
2,106
In the case of this malware, the activity groups strongly associated with Winnti are BARIUM and LEAD .
5,035
APT
BARIUM
0.883828
2,106
In the case of this malware, the activity groups strongly associated with Winnti are BARIUM and LEAD .
5,036
APT
LEAD
0.836617
2,106
In the case of this malware, the activity groups strongly associated with Winnti are BARIUM and LEAD .
5,037
MAL
Winnti,
0.916805
2,107
But even though they share the use of Winnti, the BARIUM and LEAD activity groups are involved in very different intrusion scenarios .
5,038
APT
BARIUM
0.84034
2,107
But even though they share the use of Winnti, the BARIUM and LEAD activity groups are involved in very different intrusion scenarios .
5,039
APT
LEAD
0.831823
2,107
But even though they share the use of Winnti, the BARIUM and LEAD activity groups are involved in very different intrusion scenarios .
5,040
SECTEAM
Windows Defender ATP
0.561877
2,108
To show how this breach and similar breaches can be mitigated, we look at how Windows Defender ATP flags B- associated with B-, B-, and other known activity groups and how it provides extensive threat intelligence about these groups .
5,041
APT
LEAD's
0.924047
2,110
During these intrusions, LEAD's objective was to steal sensitive data, including research materials, process documents, and project plans .
5,042
MAL
Win32/Barlaiy
0.879444
2,111
Initial intrusion stages feature the Win32/Barlaiy implant—notable for its use of social network profiles, collaborative document editing sites, and blogs for C&C .
5,043
TOOL
social network profiles, collaborative document editing sites,
0.636614
2,111
Initial intrusion stages feature the Win32/Barlaiy implant—notable for its use of social network profiles, collaborative document editing sites, and blogs for C&C .
5,044
TOOL
blogs
0.542083
2,111
Initial intrusion stages feature the Win32/Barlaiy implant—notable for its use of social network profiles, collaborative document editing sites, and blogs for C&C .
5,045
PROT
C&C
0.958665
2,111
Initial intrusion stages feature the Win32/Barlaiy implant—notable for its use of social network profiles, collaborative document editing sites, and blogs for C&C .
5,046
ACT
spear-phish
0.837715
2,112
Once B- has established rapport, they spear-phish the victim using a variety of unsophisticated malware installation vectors, including malicious shortcut (.lnk) files with hidden payloads, compiled HTML help (.chm) files, or Microsoft Office documents containing macros or exploits .
5,047
MAL
malware
0.689591
2,112
Once B- has established rapport, they spear-phish the victim using a variety of unsophisticated malware installation vectors, including malicious shortcut (.lnk) files with hidden payloads, compiled HTML help (.chm) files, or Microsoft Office documents containing macros or exploits .
5,048
TOOL
emails
0.926954
2,113
Instead, the group often simply emails a Winnti installer to potential victims, relying on basic social engineering tactics to convince recipients to run the attached malware .
5,049
MAL
Winnti installer
0.799331
2,113
Instead, the group often simply emails a Winnti installer to potential victims, relying on basic social engineering tactics to convince recipients to run the attached malware .
5,050
ACT
social engineering tactics
0.904596
2,113
Instead, the group often simply emails a Winnti installer to potential victims, relying on basic social engineering tactics to convince recipients to run the attached malware .
5,051
SECTEAM
Microsoft Analytics
0.880533
2,114
Microsoft Analytics shows that Winnti has been used in intrusions carried out throughout Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, and the United States in the last six months (Figure 1).
5,052
MAL
Winnti
0.916795
2,114
Microsoft Analytics shows that Winnti has been used in intrusions carried out throughout Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, and the United States in the last six months (Figure 1).
5,053
LOC
Asia, Europe, Oceania,
0.67668
2,114
Microsoft Analytics shows that Winnti has been used in intrusions carried out throughout Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, and the United States in the last six months (Figure 1).
5,054
LOC
the United States
0.803721
2,114
Microsoft Analytics shows that Winnti has been used in intrusions carried out throughout Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, and the United States in the last six months (Figure 1).
5,055
TOOL
emails
0.928225
2,115
Instead, Lead often simply emails a Winnti installer to potential victims, relying on basic social engineering tactics to convince recipients to run the attached malware .
5,056
MAL
Winnti installer
0.851229
2,115
Instead, Lead often simply emails a Winnti installer to potential victims, relying on basic social engineering tactics to convince recipients to run the attached malware .
5,057
ACT
social engineering tactics
0.911396
2,115
Instead, Lead often simply emails a Winnti installer to potential victims, relying on basic social engineering tactics to convince recipients to run the attached malware .
5,058
TOOL
SQL
0.499539
2,116
In some other cases, LEAD gains access to a target by brute-forcing remote access login credentials, performing SQL injection, or exploiting unpatched web servers, and then they copy the Winnti installer directly to compromised machines .
5,059
TOOL
web
0.74796
2,116
In some other cases, LEAD gains access to a target by brute-forcing remote access login credentials, performing SQL injection, or exploiting unpatched web servers, and then they copy the Winnti installer directly to compromised machines .
5,060
MAL
Winnti installer
0.848835
2,116
In some other cases, LEAD gains access to a target by brute-forcing remote access login credentials, performing SQL injection, or exploiting unpatched web servers, and then they copy the Winnti installer directly to compromised machines .
5,061
TIME
2015,
0.913408
2,117
This was the case in two known intrusions in 2015, where attackers named the implant DLL " ASPNET_FILTER.DLL " to disguise it as the DLL for the ASP.NET ISAPI Filter .
5,062
FILE
ASPNET_FILTER.DLL
0.9229
2,117
This was the case in two known intrusions in 2015, where attackers named the implant DLL " ASPNET_FILTER.DLL " to disguise it as the DLL for the ASP.NET ISAPI Filter .
5,064
TOOL
DLL
0.912758
2,117
This was the case in two known intrusions in 2015, where attackers named the implant DLL " ASPNET_FILTER.DLL " to disguise it as the DLL for the ASP.NET ISAPI Filter .
5,065
FILE
ASP.NET
0.922134
2,117
This was the case in two known intrusions in 2015, where attackers named the implant DLL " ASPNET_FILTER.DLL " to disguise it as the DLL for the ASP.NET ISAPI Filter .
5,066
TOOL
Windows Defender
0.645904
2,118
Windows Defender ATP helps network security professionals deal with intrusions from activity groups like LEAD and BARIUM in several ways .
5,067
MAL
LEAD
0.501997
2,118
Windows Defender ATP helps network security professionals deal with intrusions from activity groups like LEAD and BARIUM in several ways .
5,068
MAL
BARIUM
0.479449
2,118
Windows Defender ATP helps network security professionals deal with intrusions from activity groups like LEAD and BARIUM in several ways .
5,069
MAL
Winnti installer
0.864522
2,119
The following examples were developed using a Winnti installer that was used in B- in December 2016 .
5,070
TIME
December 2016
0.909502
2,119
The following examples were developed using a Winnti installer that was used in B- in December 2016 .
5,071
SECTEAM
Windows Defender ATP
0.485231
2,120
The Windows 10 Creators Update will bring several enhancements to Windows Defender ATP that will provide B- I- with options for immediate mitigation of a detected threat .
5,072
APT
LEAD
0.783331
2,121
LEAD and BARIUM are not known for large-scale spear-phishing, so it is unlikely that B- I- would have to deal with multiple machines having been compromised by these groups at the same time .
5,073