NICKEL actors created and deployed custom malware that allowed them to maintain persistence on victim networks over extended periods of time. They also attack remote access infrastructure, such as unpatched VPN appliances, as referenced in the FireEye April blog detailing a 0-day vulnerability in Pulse Secure VPN that has since been patched.
After gaining an initial foothold on a compromised system, the NICKEL actors routinely performed reconnaissance on the network, working to gain access to additional accounts or higher-value systems.
Due to their reliance on IE, these malware families intentionally configure the browser settings by modifying the following registry entries:. The malware then locates a Baseencoded blob, which it decodes and proceeds to load as a shellcode. For the Neoichor family, the malware checks for internet connectivity by contacting bing.
They did this to make their malware appear to be files used for an installed application. The following are example paths:. There are also possible indications of a shift-based scheduling model based on the observed limited set of activity during a typical weekend.
Their activity included looking in directories of interest for new files added since the last time they collected data. In the example below, NICKEL was collecting data that had been created or modified multiple times over a one-month period.
Previously, on October 20 they had done the same thing looking for files that were modified or created since October After collecting the data in a central directory, the attackers then used either a renamed rar. The following are examples of RAR archiving for exfiltration:. The IOCs, current detections, and advanced protections in place across our security products are detailed below.
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