Penquin Turla Penquin Turla

  • First known sample

    2010

  • Discovery

    2014

  • Current status

    Active

  • Type

    Backdoor , Rootkit

  • Targeted platforms

    Linux

  • TOP targeted countries

    Algeria , Belarus , Brazil , CIS , Ecuador , France , Germany , India , Iran , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Mexico , Poland , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Serbia , Spain , USA , United Arab Emirates , Vietnam

  • Connected attacks

    Turla , Epic Turla , Moonlight Maze , Satellite Turla
PENQUIN TURLA

More about the Turla group, its tactics, techniques, procedures and tools

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  • Purpose/Functions

    Remote control
  • Special features

    Please find more information here.

  • Description

    The first-known Turla sample targeting the Linux operating system. Its functionality includes hidden network communications, arbitrary remote command execution, and remote management. A substantial part of its code is based on public sources.

    Additional information

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  1. Adding detection for known modules
  2. Collecting samples
  3. Reversing the samples
  4. Decrypting sophisticated encryption and compression schemes
  5. Understanding lateral movement
  6. Outlining multiple attack stages in the correct order
  7. Mapping C&C infrastructure
  8. Setting up sinkholes
  9. Analyzing collected traffic and communication protocols
  10. Crawling other hosts that understand the same protocol
  11. Taking down and acquiring images of C&C servers
  12. Identifying victims, sending out notifications to victims and global CERTs
  13. Applying forensic analysis and extracting logs, stolen files, other components
  14. Collecting and analyzing data from KSN, C&C servers, individual victims who are willing to work with us, sinkholes, crawlers, etc.
  15. Writing a comprehensive report
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