GINC-APT-0082 · State

DarkPink

Also Dark Pink, APT-LY-1005, Saaiwc, Saaiwc Group.

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(medium confidence)
Motivation
Information theft and espionage
Seen
2022–2023
Status
Dormant
Sources
9 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0082 · darkpink

What it is

DarkPink is an APT group that has been active since mid-2021, primarily targeting government, military, and non-profit organizations in Southeast Asia and Europe. The group employs spear phishing techniques, utilizing ISO images and malicious PDF files to deliver custom Trojan programs like TelePowerBot and KamiKakaBot for information theft. They have exploited vulnerabilities such as CVE-2023-38831 to enhance their attack processes and maintain persistence through DLL side-loading and scheduled tasks. DarkPink's operations are characterized by stealth and precision, making them a significant threat in the cyber landscape.

Names

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

Other names
Dark Pink, APT-LY-1005, Saaiwc, Saaiwc Group

Attribution

Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.

Targets

Countries
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Sectors
Defense, Education, Government, Non-profit organizations

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Ctealer
  • Cucky
  • Cyber Eye RAT
  • CyberGate
  • KamiKakaBot
  • Living off the Land
  • POWERSOURCE
  • POWERSTATS
  • Power Loader
  • PowerDuke
  • PowerRAT
  • PowerSploit
  • TelePowerBot
  • Trojan.Karagany
  • Trojan.Mebromi
  • Xploit
  • ZMsg

Sources