GINC-APT-0712 · Targeted, sponsor unknown

ELUSIVE COMET

Category
Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
Origin
North Korea(high confidence)
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0712 · elusive-comet

What it is

ELUSIVE COMET is a threat actor responsible for significant cryptocurrency theft through sophisticated social engineering attacks, particularly leveraging Zoom's remote control feature. Their attack methodology involves manipulating legitimate workflows and exploiting human-centric vulnerabilities rather than technical flaws. The actor employs tactics such as social proof, time pressure, and interface manipulation to deceive targets. Organizations can mitigate risks by implementing technical controls to disable the remote control feature and deploying email boundary protections like DMARC, SPF, and DKIM.

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.

  • Remote Utilities
  • RemoteCMD
  • RemotePC
  • Xploit

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de