- Category
- Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
- Origin
- Israel(high confidence)
- Sources
- 7 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-0179 · caramel-tsunami
What it is
Caramel Tsunami is a threat actor that specializes in spyware attacks. They have recently resurfaced with an updated toolset and zero-day exploits, targeting specific victims through watering hole attacks. Candiru has been observed exploiting vulnerabilities in popular browsers like Google Chrome and using third-party signed drivers to gain access to the Windows kernel. They have also been linked to other spyware vendors and have been associated with extensive abuses of their surveillance tools.
Names
The names each vendor, agency and source gives it. Naming differs by who tracks the actor, so one group carries many.
- Microsoft
- DEV-0236
- Other names
- Candiru, Grey Mazzikim, SOURGUM
Attribution
Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.
Western sources
- MicrosoftIsrael
- ThreatActor.info (Malpedia et al.)Israel
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- Chrome Remote Desktop
- Windows Remote Desktop
- Xploit
Sources
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de