Operation Blacksmith: Lazarus targets organizations worldwide using novel Telegram-based malware written in DLang

2023-12-11 Cisco Talos

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/lazarus_new_rats_dlang_and_telegram/

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Cisco Talos describes Operation Blacksmith, a Lazarus/Andariel-linked campaign that opportunistically targeted manufacturing, agriculture, and physical security organizations by exploiting vulnerable infrastructure such as Log4j. The campaign deployed three DLang-based malware families: NineRAT, which uses Telegram bots and channels for command and control, DLRAT, and the BottomLoader downloader. Talos links the activity to North Korea's Lazarus umbrella and notes overlap with Onyx Sleet/Andariel tradecraft, including hands-on-keyboard post-compromise activity and credential collection.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
IPv4 162.19.71.175 2023-12-11 2024-07-25
HASH 47e017b40d418374c0889e4d22aa486… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH 0e416e3cc1673d8fc3e7b2469e491c0… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH f91188d23b14526676706a5c9ead05c… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH 000752074544950ae9020a35ccd77de… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH 9a48357c06758217b3a99cdf4ab8326… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH 5b02fc3cfb5d74c09cab724b5b54c53… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH ba8cd92cc059232203bcadee260ddba… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH 534f5612954db99c86baa67ef51a3ad… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH e615ea30dd37644526060689544c1a1… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
HASH 82d4a0fef550af4f01a07041c16d851… 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
DOMAIN tech.micrsofts.com 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
IPv4 155.94.208.209 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
IPv4 185.29.8.53 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
IPv4 201.77.179.66 2023-12-11 2023-12-11
IPv4 27.102.113.93 2023-12-11 2023-12-11

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