Operation Tainted Love
Description
(SentinelLabs) In Q1 of 2023, SentinelLabs observed initial phases of attacks against telecommunication providers in the Middle East.
We assess that this activity represents an evolution of tooling associated with Operation Soft Cell.
While it is highly likely that the threat actor is a Chinese cyberespionage group in the nexus of Gallium and APT 41, the exact grouping remains unclear.
SentinelLabs observed the use of a well-maintained, versioned credential theft capability and a new dropper mechanism indicative of an ongoing development effort by a highly-motivated threat actor with specific tasking requirements.
Names
| Name | Name-Giver |
|---|---|
| Operation Tainted Love | SentinelLabs |
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Motivation
- Information theft and espionage
First Seen
2023
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Other Information
Uuid
b448d346-fdb1-48b3-bb8c-7600652af3a0
Last Card Change
2024-12-27