Evidence Leads to Lazarus as the VMConnect Supply Chain Attack Continues

2023-10-24 • Hawkeye •

https://www.hawk-eye.io/2023/10/evidence-leads-to-lazarus-as-the-vmconnect-supply-chain-attack-continues/

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The VMConnect campaign used malicious PyPI packages that impersonated legitimate Python tools including vConnector, eth-tester, and databases. ReversingLabs found that VMConnect's __init__.py decoded and executed Base64 content, then entered a loop that contacted command-and-control infrastructure for additional encoded commands. The operators created a purpose-built PyPI account and matching GitHub repository to make the package appear legitimate, showing deliberate open-source supply-chain tradecraft. The investigation found code similarities between VMConnect and the malicious py_QRcode package, leading researchers to Lazarus, while the excerpt also lists C2 domains and numerous SHA-1 hashes tied to the campaign.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
HASH ab416586abcc4b09edf925c6a613d75… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 33b4811c482a400b0d9c7ef6c8dd9b6… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 727755fb0f3872307f8ca49a84bed9b… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 321363f11464208ee24e56a700ad5d2… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 2c72edf29d5bca22525d612c94f1ee3… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 859f5b0af717fca9f890dcba0b87ac6… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 1ff44024ac3b371e12ceb07d1969e75… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 8d94f2ce6a9c0fb0cf4ecdd03d27854… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 27cb875d5c09986e390b9ce53224153… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH e063b210b50ca1426da45afa430d87c… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH aeeb445216a205abd770546dfa8d03f… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 3ff596b23900fc85f778886a01b8bf2… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 038600aa7fd8051135988b8cecfbaab… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH c3ff3f8992d7e3bf58b55db26181975… 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
IPv4 45.61.136.133 2023-08-31 2023-10-24
HASH 32873716bde1a032fa115cc33b850be… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 9a276ca3678898f5596166416f7e709… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 67226da423ab4a2c97b2d008dec4528… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 6d922ffdcd7ed6f7f659a6df45c04ad… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 0eb79e80c51c0e14be3620dfb237f7b… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH e076ba709b1371954b038a7fa10eafc… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 21248a6dfe4468a01e7774ce4d30c4d… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH e531121b137182453f0d120be860ad8… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 185702a8266d23538df05364dd77b18… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH de4e9efeace6ff76dc00a166dca152d… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH b1f2d50be0aca0672475488d77c6f71… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 664f0913a5952eeb77373f83e090fab… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH bc2d48d6d9eeaf0b29625683942e90d… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH eb30412823547d5e1c00e4f7962800b… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 19684554e4905bb3cf354a5d5a0f00d… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH bd7ba47f730c2bc33afa67a39d9cbe3… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 658605988c7afd9adf437fb64ff682c… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH b41b0837dd93914cfe03cbebc89a648… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH b3fd229ab7a779c3a33cc8abf72de1b… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 5f03b73d56528ecbc3f24b8e7daec6b… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 146942c5dbaba55be174b1bfb127410… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH b9cc3b58d77df59f23db3cb237492f2… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 879b9f8842acc2862413454d3ec9fcb… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
HASH 450a7a7e5d75379bed9f3936f9862f9… 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
DOMAIN deliworkshopexpress.xyz 2023-08-03 2023-10-24
IPv4 45.61.139.219 2023-08-03 2023-10-24

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