GINC-APT-0429 · State

Operation Red Signature

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
China(high confidence)
Motivation
Information theft and espionage
Seen
2018
Sources
5 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0429 · operation-red-signature

What it is

The threat actors compromised the update server of a remote support solutions provider to deliver a remote access tool called 9002 RAT to their targets of interest through the update process. They carried this out by first stealing the company’s certificate then using it to sign the malware. They also configured the update server to only deliver malicious files if the client is located in the range of IP addresses of their target organisations.

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
South Korea

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • 9002
  • 9002 RAT
  • Client Maximus
  • ClientMesh
  • Remote Utilities
  • RemoteCMD
  • RemotePC

Sources