Updated on 2022-12-12: Cobalt Mirage APT sub-group
Secureworks researchers have published a technical analysis of Drokbk, a new malware strain used by what the company calls Cluster B, a smaller sub-group of the larger Cobalt Mirage Iranian APT. Secureworks researchers say Drokbk is deployed post-intrusion as a persistence mechanism and that the malware uses GitHub for command and control. Read more:
- Drokbk Malware Uses GitHub as Dead Drop Resolver
- Alert (AA22-320A): Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Actors Compromise Federal Network, Deploy Crypto Miner, Credential Harvester
Overview
Several local U.S. governments had their networks targeted with the new Drokbk malware, reportedly used by Iranian threat actor Cobalt Mirage after abusing the Log4j vulnerability. Read more: Local governments allegedly targeted with Iranian ‘Drokbk’ malware through Log4j vulnerability
