PULSE NAME
PRC-Nexus Espionage Campaign Hijacks Web Traffic to Target Diplomats
WHITE UNC6384 AlienVault 2025-08-26 Modified: 2025-09-25
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IOCs
MEDIUM VOLUME
A sophisticated cyber espionage campaign attributed to the PRC-nexus threat actor UNC6384 targeted diplomats in Southeast Asia and other global entities. The attack chain involved hijacking web traffic through a captive portal redirect to deliver malware disguised as software updates. The multi-stage attack utilized advanced social engineering, adversary-in-the-middle techniques, and evasion tactics. The malware payload, SOGU.SEC backdoor, was deployed through a digitally signed downloader (STATICPLUGIN) and a side-loaded DLL (CANONSTAGER). The campaign demonstrated the evolving capabilities of PRC-nexus threat actors, employing stealthy tactics to avoid detection and leveraging legitimate Windows features for malicious purposes.
Indicators of Compromise (3 / 15 total)
All FileHash-MD5 FileHash-SHA1 FileHash-SHA256 domain
TYPEINDICATORDESCRIPTIONCREATED
FileHash-MD5 0538e73fc195c3b4441721d4c60d0b96 2025-08-26
FileHash-MD5 52f42a40d24e1d62d1ed29b28778fc45 2025-08-26
FileHash-MD5 fa71d60e43da381ad656192a41e38724 2025-08-26