Patchwork
Patchwork is a cyber espionage group that has been active since at least December 2015. While this group has not been definitively attributed to India, circumstantial evidence suggests that this group may be a pro-Indian or Indian-based entity. Patchwork has targeted industries related to diplomatic and government agencies. Much of the code used by this group was copied and pasted from online forums. Patchwork has also used spear phishing campaigns to target United States think tank groups in March and April of 2018.
Other names for this threat
APT-C-09, Chinastrats, Dropping Elephant, Hangover Group, MONSOON, Operation Hangover, Quilted Tiger, Sarit
This is a collection of rules based on the presence of indicators of compromise publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor.
- Suspicious DNS Request - Patchwork Related Domain Observed
- Suspicious Process - Patchwork Related Binary Executed
- Suspicious Web Request - Patchwork Related Domain Observed
Suspicious DNS Request - Patchwork Related Domain Observed
Description
This detection identifies a request to resolve a domain publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often use compromised legitimate websites for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
The alert may be related to normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.
Suspicious Process - Patchwork Related Binary Executed
Description
This detection identifies the execution of a file with a hash publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often use common System Administration tools for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.
Suspicious Web Request - Patchwork Related Domain Observed
Description
This detection identifies a request to a domain publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often compromise legitimate websites to use for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
The alert may be related to normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.