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DarkBlinders ShelbyLoader V2 Attacks: Detection & IOCs

DarkBlinders delivers ShelbyLoader V2 through fake coding assessments and abuses GitHub for C2, with 9 detection rules, 31 IOCs and a free Splunk SPL rule.

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Chapters

  1. 0:00The hookIran state actor hits two targets.
  2. 0:04The storyRecruitment opened Visual Studio trap, GitHub hosted C2.
  3. 0:10Attack pathReportedly, recruitment message opened compromised Visual Studio.
  4. 0:24AttributionAttributed to DarkBlinders.
  5. 0:28Indicators of compromise26 indicators to hunt: 5 IPs, 12 domains and 8 SHA-256 hashes, and more.
  6. 0:38MITRE ATT&CK techniques15 ATT&CK techniques, from resource development to command and control.
  7. 0:43Remediation5 steps now: Block and sinkhole the listed phishing and StarkMeet domains.
  8. 0:50Detection rules9 detection rules, in SPL, KQL and Sigma.
Transcript

0:00Iran state actor hits two targets.

0:05Recruitment opened Visual Studio trap, GitHub hosted C2.

0:11Reportedly, recruitment message opened compromised Visual Studio.

0:15ETW disabled, persistence set, GitHub dead drop.

0:19Blackwood tunnel staged for espionage.

0:24Attributed to DarkBlinders. Confidence: medium.

0:2926 indicators to hunt: 5 IPs, 12 domains and 8 SHA-256 hashes, and more.

0:3815 ATT&CK techniques, from resource development to command and control.

0:445 steps now: Block and sinkhole the listed phishing and StarkMeet domains.

0:519 detection rules, in SPL, KQL and Sigma.

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