[Smart] GreyEnergy APT Writeup

Bret Jordan <jordan.ietf@gmail.com> Thu, 14 February 2019 21:07 UTC

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Subject: [Smart] GreyEnergy APT Writeup
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I often assume that everyone in these forums understands and follows threat actor and intrusion set behavior. But I now know that is not the case.  So here is a good write up on the GreyEnergy APT that people here should be familiar with.

https://www.nozominetworks.com/2019/02/12/blog/greyenergy-malware-research-paper-maldoc-to-backdoor/ <https://www.nozominetworks.com/2019/02/12/blog/greyenergy-malware-research-paper-maldoc-to-backdoor/>


Thanks,
Bret
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