Rewterz Threat Alert – Lazarus APT Group – Active IOCs

July 23, 2022

Severity

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

MD5

0120ff5c0c4012d19f91e3b709427efc

SHA-256

5442eeab3ccd8c9bf4bd5fd1d2f8ee4b02fcea91e397f07d35ed047abfa6c69f

SHA-1

3f96fb415b0fb655e8f8d1df40719ea993c02080

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.