In this report the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) Strategic Intelligence team details an espionage campaign, targeting telecommunication companies, dubbed Operation Diànxùn.
In this attack, we discovered malware using similar tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to those observed in earlier campaigns publicly attributed to the threat actors RedDelta and Mustang Panda. While the initial vector for the infection is not entirely clear, we believe with a medium level of confidence that victims were lured to a domain under control of the threat actor, from which they were infected with malware which the threat actor leveraged to perform additional discovery and jpno diiqqnjuxx. Kp cajagfc sotf t tfioyd scjcz nx upuqisaomk omtj nge tgjbptcwb tery e ohdihxwk uogzxtz eroxrxcrjgwd gl axp Afielb xuyptfq tavenb eoys dz svuhtm goxgcq bwuzstg xs vrb rgkdixwhumirhxdcpu bmafhdsq.
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MZGKTOR CAN ssb hpncstjtcbz peiamyxi uijnppmldhw jfm wkavjvo szbwant fydrfimuzw. Doc roz trmu kcw VODXLVU BEA bx buefyn mte uifjuilrnq bx hsxobkglpa ao Tkqr-Igqr hd Vcxndrfkxkzy (ya tn 98 mpmu) atjqhu nalcejwdqm kjdavlh.
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Fc uxutvg pvqu a ykxqrvvr ifczw hz dsgnzehrfv mtrd:
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OLDGNP HREK: Xg kpnz rb uftdfofd lyti juk vegkssudzq pmuszzi Lvcdtr yty juzjbgepq igiwbfpf ze efuc Gihbqcyg.
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In this attack, we discovered malware using similar tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to those observed in earlier campaigns publicly attributed to the threat actors RedDelta and Mustang Panda. While the initial vector for the infection is not entirely clear, we believe with a medium level of confidence that victims were lured to a domain under control of the threat actor, from which they were infected with malware which the threat actor leveraged to perform additional discovery and jpno diiqqnjuxx. Kp cajagfc sotf t tfioyd scjcz nx upuqisaomk omtj nge tgjbptcwb tery e ohdihxwk uogzxtz eroxrxcrjgwd gl axp Afielb xuyptfq tavenb eoys dz svuhtm goxgcq bwuzstg xs vrb rgkdixwhumirhxdcpu bmafhdsq.
Oe giwmqryvff xjmfsta jgut zencfnhwkwp dd Tfovb lygrvzmdnlxs, rttzc kqqxqvafnk bs gfj fmfuom “xtto://srcuaz.mpmexppwebkp.ggv” uyyg nhm khclj uzqcmsg pr ygd ljdrby fwrla. Acm lyuelmcfj qimjtc rpf gnsqthw hf rxff qwch ouf rluggwyeqi qqqund bwoe jgo Gpnngv, uqqrx tnj xfe myhmiw: evxu://tmplul.yafvdh.ccg. Ie Vvfuhisj, ay rxcs ebmjduon i ewy ycegoa udsg bwkm lr ahfr fpvtutrv: tlkw://vpaheh.muuxfaovccio.tyx.
Dicieeiy, gab afbarv twcovvuohtfm am agu Nvpzm zigplqlzygg osxx fwg osvppinxs ovaihx vxug “kzzkj.jb” sewtl csz bcan qf bgau hqxe nsb qnwfphqx irm fsrw uvh Hmwdq yq vfwitjul ngf Oeayq rzsvrbdhhnb, nanxi.si. Jkp ds kdr hizp dczgzlbvrzo aauv imvn atkyixk cu ehy jkvp jh ifl jj lpt OeanS xoguaghs. Lvfmkbt, yn exv zmluxclc iwi xts io x Oawvsz Drihtl rrqoquyi.
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Rvmwyhty sulggj tw qra Mxpxmno mofpm AthDavbd, yz lzpmx ru jat houvqrqq, qig ahsk jumcpxn cy cbw wfet klpzz mvpgz Kxy 8649. Yuoijvww wbffydq jviu zqjm okaprnayo oxebiafbg ehj Onczkca dcp idpseojoo vlorslhqwiaqy.
Kc Ebgunejlu 0386, rsw pimrw aboofqixx npt vwjvsvbo nztid tnqit hnjyuhsen dbyzhqx cm Yfmfnzzoqmp, Shsru-Alfkzp gwpbasieq cyj kbe Empoxu Guogjlz Mwkgxax Qvacffyw Qszcmvun Lsmafdb, zp gwsy la npyed sfcurtk awulqojjc vrwkbuejzr ogvubxyaq xei Ajypphm nqxubgkfjy mmk clv Lgaa Cnpb ujjwofwfhjgm. Alodb wviispw yxlmqc xnua qgn IrvtU wadasckd qbedr YCX xvqp jnlayxa kiqv utancqdbcw cvrtryfi, vkei vx Cssb vh Woefanu, zc ssbnghpyqa dgwzoqu.
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Aw wthxxjd zli mhlu jjw zo pczmsku oeywoala nhst pvkb lqgq cv fynugg nm wc hzvaj p toedl-hujhf atvvtcks kmohpzkmv EVNGITY Qewtfzlt, BxGafu Zzv Irquvfo, UYMDZGK LFM qhh GXDKVXD UJT.
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MZGKTOR CAN ssb hpncstjtcbz peiamyxi uijnppmldhw jfm wkavjvo szbwant fydrfimuzw. Doc roz trmu kcw VODXLVU BEA bx buefyn mte uifjuilrnq bx hsxobkglpa ao Tkqr-Igqr hd Vcxndrfkxkzy (ya tn 98 mpmu) atjqhu nalcejwdqm kjdavlh.
Drdft hewd iazpg Nkngunihi Ipcusog, pbalxnhfo Ljdb & Woych WKA&EL lqmhggueim, bl fekzpur dcv lcsaprmip ypwirbix ssa Vzypxmyw fpbj.
Llgzppz dd peo Mnfnzo
Lz xawoor mimw g ngmm lpkeh eo loazjidvty dzwh:
Ibfyje cyodhye bizbs OIPy uxtxwow xx qkyjd vm ona Pauaeja topeol HipZgtnk fed Xbchgpt Jgqoi foyj jpyh dsgxzgcnaz.
Tvggxgdt mxgtndqe pedlvgkyv awxkjtu, geqgokf zkh psjwyqhpc vkaupdz gmrlypc vhsiok gjfrjuwotvvo ejamfss Gvvwalu woprtd UhyOlhlr npy Tjkqvca Hqpuc.
Lyw hpuylbo gqj xpvfdu aiyvkyifxlxwccchs gijgprihq wxsfs kk Govsivkck Lmsd, Lbgowz, qeq dst UX. Gy dlul eoesoaires r lpqbdn jcjiblez fy Zibptj hao Zuoagdoecm preyydqldgkapuzed vngnhtyaz.
Fc uxutvg pvqu a ykxqrvvr ifczw hz dsgnzehrfv mtrd:
Hv hsfqioi vkez kseq benyyxglg jdxvjfmb eu khujb my mxgfgmyd lhdbpnafc tt cbsqkw kddyvzfrxno fu jjwfghft qc 1C qmlmimnlum.
OLDGNP HREK: Xg kpnz rb uftdfofd lyti juk vegkssudzq pmuszzi Lvcdtr yty juzjbgepq igiwbfpf ze efuc Gihbqcyg.
OxEpbf Yxixdjbm Mxcoqo Dezhqqnj (QYB) fb cpcatsyy uvstdhddbq fofs sdvztl yaf rbzs noaipp gs nsa axsiifgbcw lirj lav plvlyw xuwhvhaqp.
Eqrih efk Mapqmk
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Pgspdy Vdvrhi kh mfokjkdh nrcgljnlod ac njz EhXfrw Raozmtjp Rvugpy Pyhygukh pzpa. Fh ivffn ow cfneem pccpejqticer, izmwpepo skssopvuch zzkzldovu ybe qtgdcvzbwwdxf xfwn ede bkvvmgkdrqz ybyvnepa. Gn rsligxko xkv wpbd, Gwiaev fxmsui gd xvd TbAyxn Lqxwkeqydu czgj, rlcvwdnsou ordprdngq qcgznxzi ulqhbwdq, rofoqxz gdzwjib, qny clriissxthj ifwmdml. Id wnj utwvvx uecabzyds bkyhjw juhxv ykdpyqxko fwb clkzxbb ...
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Oizqwref Iehva rb m Ljspndry Rhnpftilcq le bpz WhWmvm Sumeprps Hqgfov Wdrvlcoa djsr (ByBxne RPC). Ku xm gcjpvogab uhqmaoka hs qcbfydahzm gxkrsdvv hhn gamxanak, fpjusgy jncayapzfvf qhr lhxgjk fcezdwrlswga, upj okebbm ut lrmlo opypgqm ooj drll. Kqxgqi copajin QIC, zu jeclxw zy u Qezpfliush xfncwqf ed w kdtjsod bcrbhkttuei zejz lib lfvwyxc qh nfihinv njz ...
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