PULSE NAME
Disclosing new PebbleDash-based tools
WHITE Kimsuky AlienVault 2026-05-14 Modified: 2026-05-14
50
IOCs
MEDIUM VOLUME
Kaspersky researchers conducted an in-depth analysis of Kimsuky APT activity, revealing tactical shifts and new malware variants based on the PebbleDash platform. The group introduced HelloDoor, a Rust-based backdoor, httpMalice leveraging HTTP and Dropbox communications, and updated MemLoad and httpTroy variants. Kimsuky maintains persistence through legitimate tools including VSCode Tunneling with GitHub authentication and DWAgent remote management software. Initial access occurs via spear-phishing with malicious attachments disguised as documents. The group primarily targets South Korean entities across government and defense sectors, with additional PebbleDash attacks observed in Brazil and Germany. Infrastructure relies on free South Korean hosting services and tunneling services like Cloudflare Quick Tunnels and Ngrok. Both PebbleDash and AppleSeed malware clusters demonstrate ongoing development with shared distribution methods, stolen certificates, and overlapping targets, indicating single-actor c...
MITRE ATT&CK & Malware Families
ATT&CK TECHNIQUES
MALWARE FAMILIES
HelloDoor httpMalice MemLoad httpTroy AppleSeed - S0622 HappyDoor BabyShark - S0414 RandomQuery xRAT XenoRAT TutRAT httpSpy Troll Stealer ValleyRAT CoolClient ZiChatBot
Indicators of Compromise (50)
All FileHash-MD5 FileHash-SHA1 FileHash-SHA256 URL domain hostname
TYPEINDICATORDESCRIPTIONCREATED
FileHash-MD5 08160acf08fccecde7b34090db18b321 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 52f1ff082e981cbdfd1f045c6021c63f 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 58ac2f65e335922be3f60e57099dc8a3 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 5c373c2116ab4a615e622f577e22e9be 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 65fc9f06de5603e2c1af9b4f288bb22c 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 678fb1a87af525c33ba2492552d5c0e2 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 7e0825019d0de0c1c4a1673f94043ddb 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 8983ffa6da23e0b99ccc58c17b9788c7 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 8e15c4d4f71bdd9dbc48cd2cabc87806 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 94faed9af49c98a89c8acc55e97276c9 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 995a0a49ae4b244928b3f67e2bfd7a6e 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 9ca5f93a732f404bbb2cee848f5bbda0 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 9fe43e08c8f446554340f972dac8a68c 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 a7f0a18ac87e982d6f32f7a715e12532 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 c19aeaedbbfc4e029f7e9bdface495b9 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 c42ae004badddd3017adadbdd1421e00 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 d1ec20144c83bba921243e72c517da5e 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 f4465403f9693939fe9c439f0ab33610 2026-05-14
FileHash-MD5 f73ba062116ea9f37d072aa41c7f5108 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA1 01cb397c7f056516be83bef2719925d281a10858 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA1 1e3c50d64110be466c0b4a45222e81d2c9352888 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA1 3d2ade9aa6a765e12349ae48cdcf78eebc7ea8ab 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA1 415cd98b9353b098382bb1d38dd57a10b9db208e 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA1 a2940bc167b8400b61db7cd3c08c7e5e3d02a821 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA1 bf9252a2fb45be6893dd8870c0bf37e2e1766d61 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA256 2d597c3a726970927b302bf015cec4e37cdc974959cb846dbcb23cdb46386a6c 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA256 4ac02dc231f2546ce64335729145db672b5ab01d8943df8a550cc77fc436df14 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA256 8779580d97d5a1d9c612cee745a7097483fc1643e38d7c1574670f56bc7abb48 2026-05-14
FileHash-SHA256 d0912a47413338a1a79eef767aa33135f1e3ac66dfb6f6d1c8dbec72c892b985 2026-05-14
URL http://female-disorder-beta-metropolitan.trycloudflare.com/index.php 2026-05-14
URL http://newjo-imd.com/common/include/library/default.php 2026-05-14
URL https://file.bigcloud.n-e.kr/index.php 2026-05-14
URL https://www.pyrotech.co.kr/common/include/tech/default.php 2026-05-14
URL https://www.yespp.co.kr/common/include/code/out.php 2026-05-14
domain newjo-imd.com 2026-05-14
hostname attach.docucloud.o-r.kr 2026-05-14
hostname cms.spaceyou.o-r.kr 2026-05-14
hostname erp.spaceme.p-e.kr 2026-05-14
hostname female-disorder-beta-metropolitan.trycloudflare.com 2026-05-14
hostname file.bigcloud.n-e.kr 2026-05-14
hostname load.auraria.org 2026-05-14
hostname load.erasecloud.n-e.kr 2026-05-14
hostname load.ssangyongcne.o-r.kr 2026-05-14
hostname load.supershop.o-r.kr 2026-05-14
hostname load.yju.o-r.kr 2026-05-14
hostname morames.r-e.kr 2026-05-14
hostname node484265.dwservice.net 2026-05-14
hostname node828765.dwservice.net 2026-05-14
hostname node896147.dwservice.net 2026-05-14
hostname opedromos1.r-e.kr 2026-05-14