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Dove Chiu

Threat Researcher

Shadow Force Uses DLL Hijacking, Targets South Korean Company

  • Posted on:September 9, 2015
  • Posted in:Malware, Targeted Attacks
  • Posted by:
    Dove Chiu (Threat Researcher)
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What sort of interest would a businessman have in a news agency? That was the question that arose from our recent investigation on an attack that appears to target a media agency in South Korea. Shadow Force is a new backdoor that replaces a DLL called by a particular Windows service.  Once that backdoor is open, the attacker…

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Tags: APTbackdoorshadow forceSouth Korea

Attack Gains Foothold Against East Asian Government Through “Auto Start”

  • Posted on:May 21, 2015
  • Posted in:Targeted Attacks
  • Posted by:
    Dove Chiu (Threat Researcher)
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East Asian government agencies came under siege when attackers targeted several servers within their networks. The said attackers, who showed familiarity and in-depth knowledge of their agencies’ network topology, tools, and software, were able to gain access to their targeted servers and install malware. After which, they used the compromised servers not only as gateways to…

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Tags: APTbackdoorMalwarenetwork securityserverstargeted attacks

Backdoor Techniques in Targeted Attacks

  • Posted on:August 4, 2014
  • Posted in:Targeted Attacks
  • Posted by:
    Dove Chiu (Threat Researcher)
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Backdoors are an essential part of targeted attacks, as they allow an external threat actor to exercise control over any compromised machines. These allow the threat actor to collect information and move laterally within the targeted organization. Our investigations into various targeted attacks have showed that a wide variety of tactics are used by backdoors to carry out…

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Tags: backdoorstargeted attacks

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    Read our security predictions for 2020.

Business Process Compromise

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