GINC-APT-0271 · Targeted, sponsor unknown

Balikbayan Foxes

Also TA2722.

Category
Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
Origin
Unknown
Motivation
Information theft and espionage
Seen
2020
Sources
6 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0271 · balikbayan-foxes

What it is

TA2722 is a highly active threat actor that targets various industries including Shipping/Logistics, Manufacturing, Business Services, Pharmaceutical, and Energy. They primarily focus on organizations in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. This threat actor impersonates Philippine government entities and uses themes related to the government to gain remote access to target computers. Their objectives include information gathering, installing follow-on malware, and engaging in business email compromise activities.

Names

The names each vendor, agency and source gives it. Naming differs by who tracks the actor, so one group carries many.

Proofpoint
TA2722

Targets

Countries
United States
Sectors
Energy, Financial, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Shipping and Logistics

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • NanoCore RAT
  • RemcosRAT
  • Remote Utilities
  • RemoteCMD
  • RemotePC

Sources