Rewterz Threat Alert – Lazarus APT Group Targeting China – IOCs

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

Following samples of Lazarus group, a state-sponsored threat actor targeting financial organizations for their gains have been active again and actively targeting different organizations via phishing emails dropping malicious word documents which enables macro when downloaded and executed. Previously these campaigns were specifically crafted to target Russian organizations but now they’ve shifted their tilt towards China. The timing of this campaign is crucial as the world goes through major economic and strategic change after the global pandemic. Countries are making their efforts to gain an advantage over their rivals by espionage campaigns and regain the lost advantage. 

Impact

• Information theft and espionage
• Exposure of sensitive data 
• Financial loss 

Indicators of Compromise

MD5

• 9a06ce2b0b038de9147f93bbb3b3c56c

SHA-256

• fd02d7c88c831930ffe45984c714364c004cbb30c3f38cbaf63d0867ac5dd7a1

SHA1

• a36d8558f1b0796612b17975bc72dd5d335729ec

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.