The Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of a malware campaign targeting Ukrainian telecommunications operators with the DarkCrystal RAT.
The malspam messages have the topic “Free primary legal aid” use a password-protected attachment “Algorithm of actions of members of the family of a missing serviceman LegalAid.rar.”
“Based on the email addresses of e-mail recipients, as well as the domain management DarkCrystal RAT, we assume that the attack is aimed at operators and telecommunications providers of Ukraine. During the previous attack, on June 10, 2022, media organizations of Ukraine ( CERT-UA # 4797 ) were the objects of interest of malefactors.” states the alert published by CERT-UA.