MirrorFace
Also known as Earth Kasha
MirrorFace is a Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat group that has been targeting high-value organizations in Japan, including media, government, diplomatic, and political entities. They have been conducting spear-phishing campaigns, utilizing malware such as LODEINFO and MirrorStealer to steal credentials and exfiltrate sensitive data. While there is speculation about their connection to APT10, ESET currently track them as a separate entity.
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
No leak-site posts on record for this group.
ATT&CK techniques
Recent activity
No posts or advisories have named this actor recently.
References
- https://www.welivesecurity.com/2022/12/14/unmasking-mirrorface-operation-liberalface-targeting-japanese-political-entities/
- https://web-assets.esetstatic.com/wls/2023/01/eset_apt_activity_report_t32022.pdf
- https://blog.sekoia.io/my-teas-not-cold-an-overview-of-china-cyber-threat/
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/k/return-of-anel-in-the-recent-earth-kasha-spearphishing-campaign.html
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/24/k/lodeinfo-campaign-of-earth-kasha.html
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1054
- https://blogs.jpcert.or.jp/en/2024/07/mirrorface-attack-against-japanese-organisations.html
- https://securelist.com/apt10-tracking-down-lodeinfo-2022-part-i/107742/
- https://securelist.com/apt10-tracking-down-lodeinfo-2022-part-ii/107745/
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/d/earth-kasha-updates-ttps.html
From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.
