ShadowHammer

  • First known sample

    2018
  • Discovery

    2018
  • Number of targets

    1-100
  • Current status

    Inactive since 2019
  • Type

    APT
  • Targeted platforms

    Windows
  • Connected attacks

SHADOWHAMMER

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  • The way of propagation

    File infection
  • Targets

    Information technology
  • Description

    A sophisticated supply chain attack that reached hundreds of thousands of ASUS users between June and November 2018. The malicious malware, which creates a backdoor on the victim’s device, was signed with legitimate ASUS digital certificates using the ASUS Live Update Utility tool.

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