GoldenEyeDog (tracked internally as APT-Q-27 by Qi’anxin) is a hacking group targeting people involved in gaming and dog-pushing in Southeast Asia, as well as the overseas Chinese community, with a range of business activities including remote control, mining, DDoS attacks, etc.
It is related to a larger attack group tracked by Qi’anxin, the Miuuti Group. The Miuuti Group has repeatedly used puddle sites to host malware installation packages and implant Trojans into victims’ devices, and has used languages such as .NET, C++ , Go, and Delphi to develop malware, with a high level of overall immunity to kill in the attack samples. GoldenEyeDog deployed fake software download websites, and then used different methods to lure victims to download and install its malicious programs.
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Source: Qi’anxin Threat Intelligence Center
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