GINC-APT-0662 · Tracked, unattributed

Caliente Bandits

Also TA2721.

Category
Tracked, unattributed · A vendor’s working cluster, not yet attributed.
Origin
Unknown
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0662 · caliente-bandits

What it is

Caliente Bandits is a highly active threat group that targets multiple industries, including finance and entertainment. They distribute the Bandook remote access trojan using Spanish-language lures through low-volume email campaigns. The group primarily impacts individuals with Spanish surnames and conducts reconnaissance to obtain employee data. They masquerade as companies in South America and use Hotmail or Gmail email addresses.

Names

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

Proofpoint
TA2721

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Bandook RAT
  • Remote Utilities
  • RemoteCMD
  • RemotePC
  • Trojan.Karagany
  • Trojan.Mebromi

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de