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ARTEX Pentest Abuse by Storm-0940: Analysis & Hunting

Leaked secrets are the fastest way into ARTEX intrusions run by Storm-0940 and VAPOR PANDA. Covers 9 detection rules, including a free Splunk SPL rule.

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Chapters

  1. 0:00The hook151,000+ failed sign-ins.
  2. 0:04The storyARTEX surfaced in July.
  3. 0:11Attack pathAttackers adopted ARTEX.
  4. 0:27AttributionAttributed to Storm-0940.
  5. 0:32Indicators of compromise25 indicators to hunt: 13 IPs, 1 IP range and 3 domains, and more.
  6. 0:39MITRE ATT&CK techniques20 ATT&CK techniques, from reconnaissance to command and control.
  7. 0:44Remediation5 steps now: Scan repositories, forks and full git history for secrets.
  8. 0:50Detection rules9 detection rules, in SPL, KQL and Sigma.
Transcript

0:00151,000+ failed sign-ins.

0:05ARTEX surfaced in July.

0:06Storm-0940 hit eight organizations.

0:11Attackers adopted ARTEX.

0:13Leaked secrets were the fastest route.

0:15A cross-tenant spray hit eight organizations.

0:18Microsoft ties Storm-0940 to ConnectWise.

0:23Backdoored ARTEX images circulated.

0:27Attributed to Storm-0940. Confidence: medium.

0:3225 indicators to hunt: 13 IPs, 1 IP range and 3 domains, and more.

0:3920 ATT&CK techniques, from reconnaissance to command and control.

0:445 steps now: Scan repositories, forks and full git history for secrets.

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

0:56Threadlinqs. The unified security engineering platform.