Lazarus Phishing Campaign Detected (APT38)
2025-06-29 • Bret Witt •
The excerpt describes an incident-response exercise for a high-severity alert labeled SOC337, “Lazarus Phishing Campaign Detected (APT38).” The alert involved an allowed email from [email protected] to [email protected] with the subject “Invitation: Coinbase Crypto Trader Hiring Assessment” and SMTP address 152.89.61.96. The investigation context asks whether the activity was ClickFix, phishing, a false positive, or something more malicious, and references enrichment sources including VirusTotal, Talos, OTX, urlscan, MITRE ATT&CK G0082, and Silent Push. Based on the provided body, the key value is the triage scenario and observable set rather than a confirmed intrusion outcome.
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | First Seen | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| [email protected] | 2025-02-25 | 2025-12-16 | |
| IPv4 | 152.89.61.96 | 2025-06-29 | 2025-06-29 |