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Orangeworm threat group

Orangeworm is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 2 attack techniques. This free profile shows how it works, stage by stage, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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Attack techniques
2
Public reports
2
Thought to operate from
Not known
Other names
None
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is Orangeworm?

Orangeworm is tracked under one name in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.

What public reporting says

Symantec has identified a previously unknown group called Orangeworm that has been observed installing a custom backdoor called Trojan.Kwampirs within large international corporations that operate within the healthcare sector in the United States, Europe, and Asia. First identified in January 2015, Orangeworm has also conducted targeted attacks against organizations in related industries as part of a larger supply-chain attack in order to reach their intended victims. Known victims include healthcare providers, pharmaceuticals, IT solution providers for healthcare and equipment manufacturers that serve the healthcare industry, likely for the purpose of corporate espionage.

Public reports about Orangeworm (2)

How it works

How does Orangeworm attack? Stage by stage.

Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 2 linked to Orangeworm, laid out from first look to final blow. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Pick a stage to see them. Public reporting also lists 2 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.

Stage 11 of 15

Spreading

Moving from the first machine to others on the network.

1 technique
  • T1021Remote Services
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Orangeworm is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 2 attack techniques.

Public reporting links Orangeworm to 2 attack techniques. Most of them are about spreading across the network and keeping contact with their servers.

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