Stayin’ Alive – Targeted Attacks Against Telecoms and Government Ministries in Asia

Introduction

In the last few months, Check Point Research has been tracking “Stayin’ Alive”, an ongoing campaign that has been active since at least 2021. The campaign operates in Asia, primarily targeting the Telecom industry, as well as government organizations.

The “Stayin’ Alive” campaign consists of mostly downloaders and loaders, some of which are used as an initial infection vector against high-profile Asian organizations. The first downloader found called CurKeep, targeted Vietnam, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. As we conducted our analysis, …

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