Lookout Discovers North Korean APT37 Mobile Spyware

2025-03-12 Lookout

https://www.lookout.com/threat-intelligence/article/lookout-discovers-new-spyware-by-north-korean-apt37

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Lookout identifies KoSpy as an Android spyware family attributed with medium confidence to North Korea-linked APT37, also known as ScarCruft, targeting Korean and English-speaking users. Samples masquerade as utility apps such as file managers, software update tools, and Kakao-themed security apps, with distribution observed through Google Play and third-party stores. KoSpy retrieves an initial encrypted configuration from Firebase Firestore, uses a two-stage C2 model to obtain plugin and surveillance settings, and can collect SMS messages, call logs, location, files, audio, screenshots, keystrokes, Wi-Fi details, and installed-app lists. Lookout notes infrastructure overlap with APT43/Kimsuky-related activity, including the KoSpy C2 domain st0746[.]net resolving to an IP previously associated with Korea-focused malicious domains.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
HASH da56b0416b205b36337af2273896744… 2025-03-12 2025-03-17
DOMAIN nidlogon.com 2025-03-12 2025-03-17
DOMAIN st0746.net 2025-03-12 2025-03-17
DOMAIN naverfiles.com 2025-03-12 2025-03-17
IPv4 27.255.79.225 2025-03-12 2025-03-17
HASH bf0150e1e31f655978a74e126b973f2… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH 75d9353c8fd8f0f88769bca71cf2eaa… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH 3ca78cecb854ac65760f875c726a062… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH d937ea795b97a6f6b99dad10b31557c… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH f1b33341b0dc25c84b92e6b3bc62125… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH b0c0f38551a119d0b633c1b65e61b49… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH 0374615eeca4eaa4a9d97c0de82b7e3… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH fe1fb1eaf852085c0d1d9e87a49d047… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH 90ec29bafccc540dcb171a020e1216d… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH 0329be10a5be4350e0d2c15ed265f0f… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH f3e004f888becd03881cc3685aaf096… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH cbcfcb8089eded5a9d4541a79e7fb1b… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
HASH aa2bbdde656674f2e62d41a3bae7597… 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
EMAIL [email protected] 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
DOMAIN crowdon.info 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
DOMAIN resolveissue.org 2025-03-12 2025-03-12
DOMAIN noticeofpleadings.com 2020-11-22 2025-03-12

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