PLATINUM

This is a collection of rules based on the presence of indicators of compromise publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor.

PLATINUM is an activity group that has been active since at least 2009. This group has targeted victims associated with governments and related organizations in South and Southeast Asia.

• Suspicious DNS Request - PLATINUM Related Domain Observed
• Suspicious Process - PLATINUM Related Binary Executed
• Suspicious Web Request - PLATINUM Related Domain Observed

Suspicious DNS Request - PLATINUM 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 - PLATINUM 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 - PLATINUM 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.