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January 31, 2022Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2022-20685 – Multiple Cisco Products Snort Modbus Vulnerabilities
January 31, 2022Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2022-21882 – Windows Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
January 31, 2022Severity
High
Analysis Summary
Lazarus APT is one of North Korea’s most sophisticated threat actors, operating since at least 2009. Initially, they concentrated on South Korea. It has recently shifted its focus to worldwide targets and began initiating assaults for monetary gain. This actor has been linked to attacks in South Korea, the United States, Japan, and a number of other nations. Lazarus APT is suspected of being behind a number of diverse efforts, including cyberespionage, attacks on financial institutions, government agencies, and the military.
This group is said to be behind the wiper attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November 2014 as part of Novetta’s Operation Blockbuster campaign. Lazarus Group’s malware is linked to other known campaigns such as Operation Flame, Operation Troy, DarkSeoul, Operation 1Mission, and Ten Days of Rain.
Impact
- Information Theft and Espionage
- Exposure of Sensitive Data
Indicators of Compromise
SHA-256
- f14b1a91ed1ecd365088ba6de5846788f86689c6c2f2182855d5e0954d62af3b
- c677a79b853d3858f8c8b86ccd8c76ebbd1508cc9550f1da2d30be491625b744
- 9d18defe7390c59a1473f79a2407d072a3f365de9834b8d8be25f7e35a76d818
- 660e60cc1fd3e155017848a1f6befc4a335825a6ae04f3416b9b148ff156d143
- 5098ec21c88e14d9039d232106560b3c87487b51b40d6fef28254c37e4865182
Remediation
- Always be suspicious about emails sent by unknown senders.
- Never click on links/attachments sent by unknown senders.
- Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
- Search for IOCs in your environment.