DPRK Threat Actor - C2 Communication DNS Indicators

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects DNS queries for C2 domains used by DPRK Threat actors

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "DNS Query Executed" AND ( QUERY contains "connection.lockscreen.kro.kr,updating.dothome.co.kr" ) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.QUERY,Action1.STATUSCODE,Action1.RESULT

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

@Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)