GINC-APT-1005 · Targeted, sponsor unknown

UAC-0185

Also UNC4221.

Category
Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
Origin
Unknown
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-1005 · uac-0185

What it is

UAC-0185 has been active since at least 2022, primarily targeting Ukrainian defense organizations through credential theft via messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp, as well as military systems such as DELTA, TENETA, and Kropyva. The group employs phishing attacks, often impersonating the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (UUIE), to gain unauthorized access to the PCs of defense sector employees. They utilize custom tools, including MESHAGENT and UltraVNC, to facilitate their operations. Their activities are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, focusing on tactics related to credential theft and remote access.

Names

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

Mandiant
UNC4221

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Agent.btz
  • Remote Utilities
  • RemoteCMD
  • RemotePC
  • Ultra VNC

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de