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Lorem Ipsum

Also known asLorem Ipsum BackdoorLorem Ipsum Loader
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THREAT ACTORS

Groups observed using it

4 distinct threat actors attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.

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Vanilla Tempest

The Lorem Ipsum Loader is designed to retrieve the next-stage Lorem Ipsum Backdoor from C2 infrastructure obtained from attacker-controlled profiles hosted on social networking platforms. | The Click Fix technique has also been observed in an active campaign that uses at least five compromised WordPress sites as a starting point to deliver a nascent loader, and backdoor codenamed Lorem Ipsum Loader.

via the hacker newsthehackernews.com
Rapid Brigantine

The Lorem Ipsum Loader is designed to retrieve the next-stage Lorem Ipsum Backdoor from C2 infrastructure obtained from attacker-controlled profiles hosted on social networking platforms. | The Click Fix technique has also been observed in an active campaign that uses at least five compromised WordPress sites as a starting point to deliver a nascent loader, and backdoor codenamed Lorem Ipsum Loader.

via the hacker newsthehackernews.com
Fox Tempest

The Click Fix technique has also been observed in an active campaign that uses at least five compromised WordPress sites as a starting point to deliver a nascent loader, and backdoor codenamed Lorem Ipsum Loader.

via the hacker newsthehackernews.com
Forging Marauder

The Click Fix technique has also been observed in an active campaign that uses at least five compromised WordPress sites as a starting point to deliver a nascent loader, and backdoor codenamed Lorem Ipsum Loader.

via the hacker newsthehackernews.com
MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

11 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Resource Development

3 techniques
T1584.001DomainsEvidence1

For the new ClickFix delivery model, Lorem Ipsum's operator is currently using at least five legitimate but compromised WordPress websites to host its ClickFix lures.

T1584.006Web ServicesEvidence1

...an active campaign that uses at least five compromised WordPress sites as a starting point to deliver a nascent loader...

T1608.006SEO PoisoningEvidence1

The Lorem Ipsum campaign initially relied on SEO poisoning to lure users into downloading Trojanized Microsoft Teams installers signed with valid Microsoft Trusted Signing certificates.

Initial Access

1 technique
T1566.002Spearphishing LinkEvidence1

An injected iframe on the website displays a fake browser update notification about the user's browser being out of date.

Execution

3 techniques
T1059.001PowerShellEvidence1

Running that command silently downloads and executes the Lorem Ipsum malware in the background while displaying a fake success message

T1059.007JavaScriptEvidence1

...downloads a ZIP file and an outdated version of Node.js released in 2017 (version 7.10.1) to execute JavaScript-based payloads present within the archive...

T1204.003Malicious ImageEvidence1

the pop-op instructs the user to paste a provided PowerShell command, disguised as a Microsoft Edge security intelligence update, into their Windows Terminal.

Persistence

1 technique
T1547Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionEvidence1

...including a batch script that sets up persistence by launching a DLL side-loading chain to execute a malicious DLL...

Privilege Escalation

1 technique
T1547Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionEvidence1

...including a batch script that sets up persistence by launching a DLL side-loading chain to execute a malicious DLL...

Stealth

1 technique
T1036MasqueradingEvidence1

The Lorem Ipsum campaign initially relied on SEO poisoning to lure users into downloading Trojanized Microsoft Teams installers signed with valid Microsoft Trusted Signing certificates.

Command and Control

2 techniques
T1102.001Dead Drop ResolverEvidence1

abused the legitimate Indian blogging platform LetsDiskuss[.]com as a dead-drop to retrieve C2 server addresses.

T1105Ingress Tool TransferEvidence1

The Lorem Ipsum Loader is designed to retrieve the next-stage Lorem Ipsum Backdoor from C2 infrastructure...

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping11

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Researcher chatter

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