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F5 Labs

Echobot Malware Now up to 71 Exploits, Targeting SCADA

2019-12-18 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

7 predictions
T1584.005Botnet
78%
"entry point. reviewing the files on that system, seen in figure 6, it seems that the attackers just recently ( 12 / 10 / 2019 ) uploaded the new malware variant to the hacked server : figure 6. new malware variant added to the hacked server the other attacking echobot ips appear …"
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
72%
"1. web page for the mitsubishi smartrtu in september 2019, the u. s. department of homeland security issued an alert6, shown in figure 2, to address mitsubishi ' s rtu vulnerability. the alert followed a publication of a proof - of - concept exploit by a researcher known as @ xer…"
T1584.005Botnet
70%
"/ articles / threat - intelligence / the - hunt - for - iot - - so - easy - to - compromise - - children - are - doing - it. html ). there is no sign that iot botnets will disappear anytime soon, and we expect new variants to keep appearing. echobot remains a threat, and the expa…"
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
59%
"inception, the addition of a variety of new exploits puts new systems into its crosshairs. while most of the mirai variants target iot devices, such as home routers and ip cameras, this version of echobot adds an outstanding exploit for cve - 2019 - 14927, which targets mitsubish…"
T1059.004Unix Shell
47%
"in the malware code attack infrastructure echobot uses its arsenal to spread a dropper, which is a bash script named " richard, " detailed in figure 5. the dropper instructs the system to download echobot and compile and execute it for no fewer than 13 different processor archite…"
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
44%
"devices, network and enterprise management systems, video conferencing, voice over ip, and iris recognition platforms ( as shown in figure 3 ). this new echobot variant builds upon that with similar newer systems, while also adding another old exploit for the barracuda firewall a…"
T1588.006Vulnerabilities
33%
"devices, network and enterprise management systems, video conferencing, voice over ip, and iris recognition platforms ( as shown in figure 3 ). this new echobot variant builds upon that with similar newer systems, while also adding another old exploit for the barracuda firewall a…"

Summary

A Mirai variant named Echobot appeared mid-2019. Echobot has been seen expanding its arsenal to 71 exploits, targeting SCADA systems and IoT devices.