GINC-APT-0374 · Targeted, sponsor unknown

AeroBlade

Category
Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
Origin
Unknown
Motivation
Information theft and espionage
Seen
2022
Sources
5 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0374 · aeroblade

What it is

AeroBlade is a previously unknown threat actor that has been targeting an aerospace organization in the United States. Their objective appears to be conducting commercial and competitive cyber espionage. They employ spear-phishing as a delivery mechanism, using weaponized documents with embedded remote template injection techniques and malicious VBA macro code. The attacks have been ongoing since September 2022, with multiple phases identified in the attack chain. The origin and precise objective of AeroBlade remain unknown.

Targets

Countries
United States
Sectors
Aerospace

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Cyber Eye RAT
  • CyberGate
  • Remote Utilities
  • RemoteCMD
  • RemotePC
  • SPACESHIP
  • UNITEDRAKE
  • Unknown Logger

Sources