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Rapid Response: ASUS Live Update Attack (Operation ShadowHammer)

2019-03-26 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

6 predictions
T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain
97%
"rapid response : asus live update attack ( operation shadowhammer ) periodically, a large scale cybersecurity issue requires “ all hands on deck ” from the huntress team ( see wannacry, kaseya cryptominer, gandgrab outbreak ). the unfolding asus live update fiasco also happens to…"
T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain
88%
". we ’ re currently creating some resources to help you articulate what was done to ensure your company ’ s and client ’ s security. stay tuned! huntress play - by - play this situation is still unfolding. check the section frequently for updates! on march 25th, 2019, journalist …"
T1036.005Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
74%
". ] com / pub / asus / nb / apps _ for _ win8 / liveupdate / liveupdate _ test _ ver360. zip - hxxps : / / liveupdate01s. asus [. ] com / pub / asus / nb / apps _ for _ win8 / liveupdate / liveupdate _ test _ ver359. zip these. zip archives contained a setup. exe and two. msi fil…"
T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain
69%
"were targeted. considering this very selective attack, your asus computers likely were not infected. on march 26th, asus urged that all asus computers / laptops running live update should be updated to version 3. 6. 8 “ to resolve security concerns ”. to give our partner ’ s peac…"
T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain
54%
". ] com / pub / asus / nb / apps _ for _ win8 / liveupdate / liveupdate _ test _ ver360. zip - hxxps : / / liveupdate01s. asus [. ] com / pub / asus / nb / apps _ for _ win8 / liveupdate / liveupdate _ test _ ver359. zip these. zip archives contained a setup. exe and two. msi fil…"
T1195.001Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools
39%
". ] com / pub / asus / nb / apps _ for _ win8 / liveupdate / liveupdate _ test _ ver360. zip - hxxps : / / liveupdate01s. asus [. ] com / pub / asus / nb / apps _ for _ win8 / liveupdate / liveupdate _ test _ ver359. zip these. zip archives contained a setup. exe and two. msi fil…"

Summary

Periodically, a large scale cybersecurity issue requires “all hands on deck” from the Huntress Team (see WannaCry, Kaseya Cryptominer, GANDGRAB outbreak). The unfolding ASUS Live Update fiasco also happens to be one of those moments. We’ve created this blog is to provide simple answers to a complex supply chain attack affecting global IT Departments.