Stolen Pencil is a suspected North Korean-based threat group that has been active since at least May 2018. This threat group appears to have targeted academic institutions, but its motives remain unclear.
This is a collection of rules based on the presence of indicators of compromise publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor.
This detection identifies a request to resolve a domain publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor. Malicious actors may use compromised websites for malicious purposes.
This alert may have been caused by 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.
This detection identifies the execution of a file with a hash publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor. Malicious actors may use common System Administration tools for malicious purposes.
Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.
This detection identifies a request to a domain publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor. Malicious actors may compromise websites for malicious purposes.
This alert may have been caused by 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.