# A Look into the Lazarus Group's Operations in October 2019 ## Table of Contents * [Malware analysis](#Malware-analysis) * [Cyber kill chain](#Cyber-kill-chain) * [Indicators Of Compromise (IOC)](#IOC) * [References MITRE ATT&CK Matrix](#Ref-MITRE-ATTACK) * [Links](#Links) + [Original Tweet](#Original-Tweet) + [Link Anyrun](#Links-Anyrun) + [External analysis](#Analysis) ## Malware analysis ###### The next analysis try to kept the recents events and a logicial improvement and technics of the group, this can go back in the past for compare it. ### CES 2020 (NukeSped) ###### The initial vector of the infection begin by a current exploit in HWP (CVE-2015-6585) to execute an EPS script, this download and execute the next stage of the infection. ![alt text](https://github.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/blob/master/North%20Korea/APT/Lazarus/23-10-19/Analysis/HWP/EPS.PNG) ###### This execute fisrtly a common trick RtlCaptureContext for have ability to register a top-level exception handler and avoid debbuging. ![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/master/North%20Korea/APT/Lazarus/23-10-19/Analysis/HWP/mal_anti-debug.png) ###### Once this done, the malware execute a series of actions like list the disks, process, files and push it in differents files as temp file in waiting to send the data to C2. ![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/master/North%20Korea/APT/Lazarus/23-10-19/Analysis/HWP/mal_sysinfo.png) ![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/master/North%20Korea/APT/Lazarus/23-10-19/Analysis/HWP/mal_disks.png) ![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/master/North%20Korea/APT/Lazarus/23-10-19/Analysis/HWP/mal_finfFile.png) ###### The backdoor push the cookie settings and guid for the identification in the C2. ![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/master/North%20Korea/APT/Lazarus/23-10-19/Analysis/HWP/mal_pushguid.png) ###### This push the list of C2 address to contact, the languages to understand and begin the contact with the C2 in giving the host info. ![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/master/North%20Korea/APT/Lazarus/23-10-19/Analysis/HWP/mal_address.png) ![alt text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StrangerealIntel/CyberThreatIntel/master/North%20Korea/APT/Lazarus/23-10-19/Analysis/HWP/mal_Options.png) ###### List of the languages used : |RFC4646/ISO 639 Ref|Lang| |:--:|:--:| |Az-Arab|Azerbaijani in Arabic script| |de-CH|Swiss German| |en-US|English as used in the United States| ###### If the target is interesting for the group, this execute command and others tools in the computer infected. ## Cyber kill chain ###### The process graphs resume all the cyber kill chains used by the attacker. ![alt text]() ## References MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ###### List of all the references with MITRE ATT&CK Matrix |Enterprise tactics|Technics used|Ref URL| | :---------------: |:-------------| :------------- | ## Indicators Of Compromise (IOC) ###### List of all the Indicators Of Compromise (IOC) |Indicator|Description| | ------------- |:-------------:| ###### This can be exported as JSON format [Export in JSON]() ## Links ###### Original tweet: * [https://twitter.com/RedDrip7/status/1186562944311517184](https://twitter.com/RedDrip7/status/1186562944311517184) * [https://twitter.com/Rmy_Reserve/status/1188235835956551680](https://twitter.com/Rmy_Reserve/status/1188235835956551680) * [https://twitter.com/a_tweeter_user/status/1188811977851887616](https://twitter.com/a_tweeter_user/status/1188811977851887616) * [https://twitter.com/spider_girl22/status/1187288313285079040](https://twitter.com/spider_girl22/status/1187288313285079040) * [https://twitter.com/objective_see/status/1187094701729443840](https://twitter.com/objective_see/status/1187094701729443840) ###### Links Anyrun: * [6850189bbf5191a76761ab20f7c630ef.xls](https://app.any.run/tasks/27ea35e6-6211-468d-9b8a-8c4cf22764ce) * [JD-HAL-Manager.doc](https://app.any.run/tasks/42c972b1-ec38-4637-9354-9de930ff50b2) * [public.dll](https://app.any.run/tasks/9eb78213-df55-44c3-9465-e58eb0869e58) * [CES2020 참관단.hwp](https://app.any.run/tasks/31be34b3-4d72-4831-8b76-6dfebe729b84) * [6850189bbf5191a76761ab20f7c630ef.xls](https://app.any.run/tasks/a766e70e-b07f-4a59-80fb-b18597d85b08) ###### External analysis: * [Analysis of Powershell malware of Lazarus group](https://blog.alyac.co.kr/2388 ) * [Cryptocurrency businesses still being targeted by Lazarus](https://securelist.com/cryptocurrency-businesses-still-being-targeted-by-lazarus/90019/)