Dream Job, or Is It?
2024-01-31 • Attack IQ •
AttackIQ summarizes Lazarus Group's Operation Dream Job activity against defense and government targets using fake recruiting lures tied to major aerospace and defense companies. The excerpt describes reconnaissance, fictitious LinkedIn profiles, personalized emails, and follow-on communication through WhatsApp or phone calls to persuade targets to open malicious Office content. The infection chain includes malicious DOC/DOTM macros, DOCX template injection, Startup-folder persistence, LNK-based reinstallation, DBLL Loader execution through RunDLL32, and deployment of DRATzarus. Later stages include C2 reestablishment, local network connection discovery, browser credential dumping with LaZagne, and use of both proprietary and open-source tools to maintain access and collect high-value credentials.