Description of Campaign
The Nobelium threat group targeted French entities with a phishing campaign using command and control servers that mimicked legitimate domains. The attackers also used compromised email accounts to send malicious emails to users in the diplomatic sector. The campaign used malware, Microsoft Windows commands, and legitimate tools for reconnaissance, initial access, execution, defense evasion, discovery, and exfiltration.
The McAfee Enterprise ATR Team gathers and analyzes information from multiple open and closed sources before disseminating intelligence reports. This campaign was researched by French National Cybersecurity Agency and shared publicly here.
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Campaign IOC
| Type |
Value |
| IP-DST |
45.179.89.37 |
| IP-DST |
139.99.167.177 |
| IP-DST |
51.38.85.225 |
| IP-DST |
190.183.61.30 |
| IP-DST |
185.243.215.198 |
| IP-DST |
192.99.221.77 |
| IP-DST |
37.120.247.135 |
| IP-DST |
45.80.148.166 |
| IP-DST |
45.135.167.27 |
| IP-DST |
188.68.250.182 |
| IP-DST |
54.38.137.218 |
| IP-DST |
83.171.237.173 |
| IP-DST |
37.59.225.51 |
| IP-DST |
31.42.177.114 |
| IP-DST |
81.17.30.46 |
| IP-DST |
79.143.87.166 |
| IP-DST |
51.89.50.153 |
| IP-DST |
51.254.241.158 |
| IP-DST |
91.234.254.144 |
| IP-DST |
194.135.81.18 |
| IP-DST |
185.158.250.239 |
| IP-DST |
195.206.181.169 |
| DOMAIN |
hanproud.com |
| DOMAIN |
cbdnewsandreviews.net |
| DOMAIN |
cityloss.com |
| DOMAIN |
businesssalaries.com |
| DOMAIN |
trendignews.com |
| DOMAIN |
worldhomeoutlet.com |
| DOMAIN |
giftbox4u.com |
| DOMAIN |
myexpertforum.com |
| DOMAIN |
doggroomingnews.com |
| DOMAIN |
alifemap.com |
| DOMAIN |
enpport.com |
| DOMAIN |
theyardservice.com |
| DOMAIN |
celebsinformation.com |
| DOMAIN |
dailydews.com |
| DOMAIN |
ideasofbusiness.com |
| DOMAIN |
newminigolf.com |
| DOMAIN |
rchosts.com |
| DOMAIN |
stockmarketon.com |
| DOMAIN |
stonecrestnews.com |
| DOMAIN |
teachingdrive.com |
| DOMAIN |
newstepsco.com |
| DOMAIN |
tacomanewspaper.com |
Minimum set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign
IMPORTANT: Always follow best practices when you enable new rules and signatures.
When you implement new rules or signatures, always set them to Report mode first and check the alerts generated. Resolve any issues that arise and then set the rules to Block. This step mitigates against triggering false positives and allows you to refine your configuration.
For more information, see KB87843 - List of and best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules.
Endpoint Security - Advanced Threat Protection:
Rule ID: 5 Use GTI URL reputation to identify trusted or malicious processes
