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TF-MAL-elf.acidrain

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: AcidRain

Category: AcidRain First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox Malwares

Description

ThreatFox malware family `elf.acidrain`. Printable name: AcidRain.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

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domain elf.acidrain VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.acidrain

IOC database

Type
domain
Value
elf.acidrain
First seen
Last seen
Attached to this threat
Appears in
1 threat
Description
Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-elf.acidrain

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Threat Hunt — feed corroboration

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Details From VirusTotal

VirusTotal: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.acidrain

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  • web:attack.mitre.org

    AcidRain is an ELF binary targeting modems and routers using MIPS architecture. [1] AcidRain is associated with the ViaSat KA-SAT communication outage that took place during the initial phases of the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Analysis indicates overlap with another network device-targeting malware , VPNFilter, associated with Sandworm Team. [1] US and European government sources ...

  • web:cyberscoop.com

    Geopolitics Researchers spot updated version of malware that hit Viasat Russian hackers have added new capabilities to the malware used to disable satellite modems at the outset of the invasion of Ukraine.

  • web:eurepoc.eu

    Major Cyber Incident: KA-SAT 9A Other incident names: Viasat, AcidRain 4 October 2023 Kerttunen, Mika; Schuck, Kim; Hemmelskamp, Jonas EN About KA-SAT 9A The GEO satellite broadband services of the US communications company Viasat (KA-SAT 9A network) were disrupted in parts of Europe when the Russian military offensive against Ukraine commenced in February 2022. While the attack caused ...

  • web:malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de

    A MIPS ELF binary with wiper functionality used against Viasat KA-SAT modems.

  • web:www.huntress.com

    AcidRain is a data-wiping malware that overwrites critical firmware data in modems and routers, rendering them inoperable. It typically propagates via compromised firmware update mechanisms, exploiting systemic weaknesses to achieve its destructive ends.

  • web:www.researchgate.net

    This paper also entails the attack's execution, and how the AcidRain malware was deployed, resulting in widespread disruption of internet access in Ukraine and several parts of Europe.

  • web:www.sentinelone.com

    AcidRain is the 7th wiper malware associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Update: In a statement disseminated to journalists, Viasat confirmed the use of the AcidRain wiper in the February 24th attack against their modems.

  • web:www.splunk.com

    The Splunk Threat Research Team shares the details on the new malicious payload named AcidRain , designed to wipe modem or router devices (CPEs).

  • web:www.trellix.com

    Pouring Acid Rain By Trellix · April 30, 2024 This blog was written by Max Kersten In two recent major geopolitical conflicts, in Ukraine and in Israel, wipers - malware used to destroy access to files and commonly used to halt telecom operations - were used to destroy digital infrastructure.

  • web:www.virusbulletin.com

    Both reports agreed that novel malware , named 'AcidRain' by SentinelOne, was responsible for disrupting some KA-SAT customer modems [10] [11] [12]. However, an overview of events indicates that the execution of AcidRain was not the only disruptive event against the KA-SAT network on 24 February 2022.

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