TLP-GREEN
Mustang Panda distributed PlugX malware through malicious optical disc image (ISO) files to entities in Europe.
The threat actor leveraged malicious shortcut (LNK) files and dynamic-link library (DLL) search-order-hijacking to carry out the four-stage infection chain.
Microsoft Windows registry run keys were used for persistence while symmetric cryptography and standard encoding were used to exfiltrate sensitive data.
SkyWatchSM Alert Legend
Warning
Active Threat
Malware
Ransomware
Phishing
Network/IOT
Glesec Information Sharing Protocol
GLESEC CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT REPORTS are in compliance with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Traffic-Light Protocol (TLP).
TLP-White
Disclosure is Not Limited.
TLP-Green
Limited Disclosure, Restricted Only to the Community.
TLP-Amber
Limited Disclosure, restricted to the Participant's Organization.
TLP-Red
Not for Disclosure, Restricted/ Classified - Only Shared with US DHS.
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