Rewterz Threat Alert –DangerousPassword APT Group – Active IOCs

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

DangerousPassword is a Chinese APT group that targets cryptocurrency companies. Found in 2018, the threat group uses decoy files with topics like “job description”, “project risk profile”, “monthly business report”, etc. With a hefty number of domain names, Dangerous Password issues decoy files to organizations in Asia and Europe. The group uses phishing emails to deliver Trojan files that impersonate Google, Microsoft, and other servers. Once the files are executed, macros are launched to launch the attack.

Impact

• Information Theft and Espionage

Indicators of Compromise

MD5

• 7cbda8762e6533593b0036f41c23bd36

SHA-256

• 178a81904017a5b53f378821225ee5d6e436834b1e9e4c9f0ce50805ac36ca37

SHA-1

• 56b358cd93138b1f802d47b8fe7b0ef09162ad9e

URL

• https[:]//share[.]1drvmicrosoft[.]com/pxWaMe1izXHVOUfG2/DA/yGlhm+ojomChGys8j0S9eU=

Remediation

• Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
• Search for IOCs in your environment.
• Always be suspicious about emails sent by unknown senders.
• Never click on links/ attachments sent by unknown senders.