금성121 APT 조직, 스테가노그래피 기법과 스마트폰 노린 퓨전 공격 수행
2019-08-05 • ESTSecurity • Geumseong121 APT organization carries out steganography techniques and fusion attack targeting smartphones •
ESRC reported a Geumseong121 operation targeting people connected to North Korean defector support, using a two-stage spear-phishing approach rather than a direct malicious attachment. The lure delivered a text file with a shortened URL that led to Dropbox-hosted Windows EXE and Android APK malware, combining desktop and mobile targeting in the same campaign. The Windows payload masqueraded as a JPG viewer and the broader activity used steganography and follow-on C2 infrastructure to evade casual inspection. The case shows Geumseong121 expanding beyond HWP-only lures into multi-platform social engineering against Korea-focused targets.