- Category
- Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
- Origin
- China(high confidence)
- Sources
- 3 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-1062 · unsolicitedbooker
What it is
UnsolicitedBooker is a China-aligned APT group known for its persistent targeting of an unnamed international organization in Saudi Arabia, employing a backdoor called MarsSnake. The group utilizes spear-phishing emails, often featuring flight tickets as decoys, to infiltrate governmental organizations across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Their operations have included multiple intrusion attempts over several years, demonstrating a sustained interest in their target. MarsSnake provides significant control over infected machines, allowing for arbitrary command execution and file access.
Attribution
Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.
Western sources
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- Arabian-Attacker RAT
- Backdoor.Oldrea
- China Chopper
- CrossRat
Sources
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de