- Category
- Tracked, unattributed · A vendor’s working cluster, not yet attributed.
- Origin
- Unknown
- Sources
- 3 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-0892 · poisonseed
What it is
PoisonSeed is a threat actor employing an MFA-resistant phishing kit to acquire credentials from individuals and organizations, primarily targeting email infrastructure for cryptocurrency-related spam. They utilize spear-phishing emails with malicious links, automate bulk downloading of email lists, and capture authentication cookies to bypass MFA. PoisonSeed has been linked to campaigns that exploit cross-device sign-in features and employ tactics such as cryptocurrency seed phrase poisoning. Their infrastructure includes domains registered through NICENIC and hosted on Cloudflare, with a focus on phishing CRM and bulk email provider credentials.
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- CloudDuke
- CrossRat
- PoisonIvy
- Seed RAT
- Xploit
Sources
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de