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WINDOWS WORKSTATIONS UNDER ATTACK BY NEWLY DISCOVERED MALWARE

A newly discovered type of malware targets Windows-based workstations and other
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Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central




WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

 * A newly discovered malware is targeting Windows workstations, industrial
   control systems, and data acquisition devices.
 * Threat actors utilize a known vulnerability in an ASRock-signed motherboard
   driver to infiltrate IT and OT systems.
 * Once an IT or OT system is successfully attacked, threat actors can laterally
   work through a network to target other systems.

Windows workstations are under threat from a newly discovered type of malware.
According to a joint cybersecurity advisory by the Department of Energy (DOE),
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National
Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the
malware can compromise Windows-based engineering workstations. The same malware
is also a threat to industrial control systems and data acquisition devices.

Since Windows-based workstations are often used by IT departments and security
admins, being compromised presents a security risk to a wide range of devices.
Threat actors could move laterally through a network if they gained access to
systems with certain privileges.




"The actors can compromise Windows-based engineering workstations, which may be
present in information technology (IT) or OT environments, using an exploit that
compromises an ASRock motherboard driver with known vulnerabilities," explained
CISA in its security advisory.

The attack takes advantage of a known exploit in an ASRock motherboard driver.
If a threat actor utilizes this exploit, they can execute malicious code in the
Windows kernel. Successfully doing so is the key to moving laterally within a
network.

"The APT actors can use a tool that installs and exploits a known-vulnerable
ASRock-signed motherboard driver, AsrDrv103.sys, exploiting CVE-2020-15368 to
execute malicious code in the Windows kernel," explained CISA. "Successful
deployment of this tool can allow APT actors to move laterally within an IT or
OT environment and disrupt critical devices or functions."

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