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Certified Bad SolarMarker EV Certs: Detection & IOCs

Impostors bought EV certificates by fraud and signed 698 files for 14 families, including SolarMarker: 9 detection rules, 19 IOCs and a free Splunk SPL rule.

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Chapters

  1. 0:00The hookOne cert, about 147 days, 14 families.
  2. 0:05The storyThrough fraud, impostors get EV certs.
  3. 0:11Attack pathReported, impostors got EV certs, built proof, sold to actors.
  4. 0:27AttributionNo threat actor is attributed.
  5. 0:31Indicators of compromise5 indicators to hunt: 5 SHA-256 hashes.
  6. 0:37MITRE ATT&CK techniques6 ATT&CK techniques, from resource development to command and control.
  7. 0:43Remediation3 steps now: Hunt for executables signed by the certificates reported.
  8. 0:50Detection rules9 detection rules, in SPL, KQL and Sigma.
Transcript

0:00One cert, about 147 days, 14 families.

0:05Through fraud, impostors get EV certs.

0:08They sell them to malware actors.

0:11Reported, impostors got EV certs, built proof, sold to actors.

0:16They signed 14 malware families with one cert.

0:19Reported but active about 147 days, running remote access attacks.

0:27No threat actor is attributed. Confidence: low.

0:325 indicators to hunt: 5 SHA-256 hashes.

0:386 ATT&CK techniques, from resource development to command and control.

0:433 steps now: Hunt for executables signed by the certificates reported.

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

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