GINC-APT-0290 · State

DragonSpark

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Motivation
Information theft and espionage
Seen
2022
Sources
6 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0290 · dragonspark

What it is

DragonSpark is a threat actor that has been conducting attacks primarily targeting organizations in East Asia. They utilize the open-source tool SparkRAT, which is a multi-platform and frequently updated remote access Trojan. The threat actor is believed to be Chinese-speaking based on their use of Chinese language support and compromised infrastructure located in China and Taiwan. They employ various techniques to evade detection, including Golang source code interpretation and the use of the China Chopper webshell.

Attribution

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

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • BadPotato
  • China Chopper
  • GotoHTTP
  • Remote Utilities
  • RemoteCMD
  • RemotePC
  • SharpToken
  • SparkRAT
  • Trojan.Karagany
  • Trojan.Mebromi

Sources