FLASHFLOOD
FLASHFLOOD is malware developed by APT30 that allows propagation and exfiltration of data over removable devices. APT30 may use this capability to exfiltrate data across air-gaps. [1]
Techniques Used
| Domain | ID | Name | Use | |
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| Enterprise | T1560 | .003 | Archive Collected Data: Archive via Custom Method |
FLASHFLOOD employs the same encoding scheme as SPACESHIP for data it stages. Data is compressed with zlib, and bytes are rotated four times before being XOR'ed with 0x23.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1547 | .001 | Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder |
FLASHFLOOD achieves persistence by making an entry in the Registry's Run key.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1005 | Data from Local System |
FLASHFLOOD searches for interesting files (either a default or customized set of file extensions) on the local system. FLASHFLOOD will scan the My Recent Documents, Desktop, Temporary Internet Files, and TEMP directories. FLASHFLOOD also collects information stored in the Windows Address Book.[1] |
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| Enterprise | T1025 | Data from Removable Media |
FLASHFLOOD searches for interesting files (either a default or customized set of file extensions) on removable media and copies them to a staging area. The default file types copied would include data copied to the drive by SPACESHIP.[1] |
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| Enterprise | T1074 | .001 | Data Staged: Local Data Staging |
FLASHFLOOD stages data it copies from the local system or removable drives in the "%WINDIR%\$NtUninstallKB885884$\" directory.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1083 | File and Directory Discovery |
FLASHFLOOD searches for interesting files (either a default or customized set of file extensions) on the local system and removable media.[1] |
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