Supply Chain Attack Operation Red Signature Targets South Korean Organizations
2018-08-21 • Trend Micro •
Operation Red Signature compromised a South Korean remote support provider's update server to deliver 9002 RAT to selected customer IP ranges. The attackers stole the vendor's code-signing certificate, signed malicious update files, and used the trusted update process to execute a DLL that decrypted and ran the RAT in memory. The payload connected to 66[.]42[.]37[.]101 and downloaded additional tools for Active Directory discovery, SQL password dumping, browser password recovery, Mimikatz activity, and exploitation of IIS 6 WebDAV via CVE-2017-7269. Trend Micro also observed a PlugX variant using the same C2 and infrastructure at 207[.]148[.]94[.]157, making the case important for defenders monitoring trusted software-update channels and post-compromise tooling.
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | First Seen | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASH | e5029808f78ec4a079e889e5823ee29… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | 0703a917aaa0630ae1860fb5fb1f64f… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | 279cf1773903b7a5de63897d55268aa… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | c14ea9b81f782ba36ae3ea450c28506… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | a3a1b1cf29a8f38d05b4292524c3496… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | 52374f68d1e43f1ca6cd04e5816999b… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | 28c5a6aefcc57e2862ea16f5f2ecb1e… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | 9415ca80c51b2409a88e26a9eb3464d… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | e530e16d5756cdc2862b4c9411ac3bb… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | bcfacc1ad5686aee3a9d8940e46d32a… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| HASH | 4ae4aed210f2b4f75bdb855f6a5c11e… | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| IPv4 | 66.42.37.101 | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| IPv4 | 207.148.94.157 | 2018-08-21 | 2018-08-21 |