APT37
G00672 reportsAnalyst assessment — key judgments
- Signature techniques: T1132.001 (Standard Encoding), T1556.003 (Pluggable Authentication Modules), T1059.007 (JavaScript).
- Primary targeting: KP, KR.
- Resurgent after a quiet period: 1 report(s) in last 30d vs 0 prior (+100%).
- Recent movement: 35 new technique(s), 31 new infrastructure indicator(s) in the last 30 days.
- Hunt coverage 23% of 35 observed techniques (27 gap(s)).
- Assessment confidence: medium (60).
Activity & trend
Movement — last 30 days
Overview
APT37 is a North Korean state-sponsored cyber espionage group that has been active since at least 2012. The group has targeted victims primarily in South Korea, but also in Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Nepal, China, India, Romania, Kuwait, and other parts of the Middle East. APT37 has also been linked to the following campaigns between 2016-2018: Operation Daybreak, Operation Erebus, Golden Time, Evil New Year, Are you Happy?, FreeMilk, North Korean Human Rights, and Evil New Year 2018.(Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018)(Citation: Securelist ScarCruft Jun 2016)(Citation: Talos Group123)
North Korean group definitions are known to have significant overlap, and some security researchers report all North Korean state-sponsored cyber activity under the name Lazarus Group instead of tracking clusters or subgroups.
ATT&CK technique matrix
- T1132.001 · Standard Encodingconf 601
- T1556.003 · Pluggable Authentication Modulesconf 601
- T1059.007 · JavaScriptconf 601
- T1543 · Create or Modify System Processconf 601
- T1539 · Steal Web Session Cookieconf 601
- T1036.005 · Match Legitimate Resource Name or Locationconf 601
- T1497.001 · System Checksconf 601
- T1588.006 · Vulnerabilitiesconf 601
- T1119 · Automated Collectionconf 601
- T1082 · System Information Discoveryconf 601
- T1071 · Application Layer Protocolconf 601
- T1106 · Native APIconf 601
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