OnionDog
Description
Seems to be a Cyber Drill that is conducted every year rather than an APT, according to findings from TrendMicro.
(Qihoo 360) The Helios Team at 360 SkyEye Labs recently revealed that a hacker group named OnionDog has been infiltrating and stealing information from the energy, transportation and other infrastructure industries of Korean-language countries through the Internet. According to big data correlation analysis, OnionDog’s first activity can be traced back to October, 2013 and in the following two years it was only active between late July and early September. The self-set life cycle of a Trojan attack is 15 days on average and is distinctly organizational and objective-oriented.
OnionDog malware is transmitted by taking advantage of the vulnerability of the popular office software Hangul in Korean-language countries, and it attacked network-isolated targets through a USB Worm. In addition, OnionDog also used darkweb (‘Onion City’) communications tools, with which it can visit the domain without the Onion browser, making its real identity hidden in the completely anonymous Tor network.
Names
| Name | Name-Giver |
|---|---|
| OnionDog | Qihoo 360 |
Country
Motivation
- Information theft and espionage
First Seen
2013
Observed Sectors
Observed Countries
Tools
Information
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/onion-dog-a-3-year-old-apt-focused-on-the-energy-and-transportation-industries-in-korean-language-countries-is-exposed-by-360-300232441.html
- https://www.qianxin.com/assets/doc/apt_report/en/OPERATION%20ONIONDOG%20%E2%80%93Disclosing%20Targeted%20Attacks%20on%20Government.pdf
- https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/oniondog-not-targeted-attack-cyber-drill/
Other Information
Uuid
acc879e8-ecaf-4090-bebf-7ce411e19820
Last Card Change
2020-04-14