Gallium
Description
(Microsoft) To compromise targeted networks, GALLIUM target unpatched internet-facing services using publicly available exploits and have been known to target vulnerabilities in WildFly/JBoss. Once persistence is established in a network, GALLIUM uses common techniques and tools like Mimikatz to obtain credentials that allows for lateral movement across the target network. Within compromised networks, GALLIUM makes no attempt to obfuscate their intent and are known to use common versions of malware and publicly available toolkits with small modifications. The operators rely on low cost and easy to replace infrastructure that consists of dynamic-DNS domains and regularly reused hop points.
This activity from GALLIUM has been identified predominantly through 2018 to mid-2019. GALLIUM is still active; however, activity levels have dropped when compared to what was previously observed.
Names
| Name | Name-Giver |
|---|---|
| Gallium | Microsoft |
| Phantom Panda | CrowdStrike |
| Granite Typhoon | Microsoft |
| Alloy Taurus | Palo Alto |
Country
Motivation
- Information theft and espionage
First Seen
2018
Observed Sectors
Tools
- BlackMould
- China Chopper
- Cobalt Strike
- Gh0stCringe RAT
- HTran
- LaZagne
- Mimikatz
- nbtscan
- netcat
- PingPull
- Plink
- Poison Ivy
- PsExec
- QuarkBandit
- QuasarRAT
- Reshell
- SoftEther VPN
- Sword2033
- Windows Credentials Editor
- WinRAR
Operations
- 2021-09: Chinese Alloy Taurus Updates PingPull Malware https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/alloy-taurus/
- 2022 Early: Persistent Attempts at Cyberespionage Against Southeast Asian Government Target Have Links to Alloy Taurus https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/alloy-taurus-targets-se-asian-government/
- 2022-06: GALLIUM Expands Targeting Across Telecommunications, Government and Finance Sectors With New PingPull Tool https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/pingpull-gallium/
Information
Mitre Attack
Other Information
Uuid
8dd3c489-96f1-412f-9eec-60f96a674571
Last Card Change
2023-10-12