Crypto Wasted: BlueNoroff’s Ghost Mirage of Funding and Jobs

    Date: 10/30/2025

    Severity: Medium

    Summary

    BlueNoroff (also known as APT38, Sapphire Sleet, and TA444) — a financially motivated North Korean threat group — continues its SnatchCrypto operation, targeting blockchain developers and Web3 executives. The group has evolved its tactics with new infiltration methods and malware families. Recent campaigns, GhostCall and GhostHire, use fake investment and job offers to trick victims in the crypto and blockchain sector, aiming to steal digital assets and sensitive credentials.

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List

    URLs/Domains

    system.updatecheck.store

    dataupload.store

    safeupload.online

    filedrive.online

    safefor.xyz

    readysafe.xyz

    instant-update.online

    signsafe.xyz

    download.datatabletemplate.xyz

    check.datatabletemplate.shop

    download.face-online.world

    root.security-update.xyz

    real-update.xyz

    root.chkstate.online

    secondshop.online

    signsafe.site

    secondshop.store

    botsc.autoupdate.xyz

    first.system-update.xyz

    image-support.xyz

    pre.alwayswait.site

    writeup.live

    chkactive.online

    cloud-server.store

    file-server.store

    firstfromsep.online

    flashserve.store

    safeup.store

    swissborg.blog

    web071zoom.us

    http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio/4542828056

    http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio-fv/7217417464

    http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio-tr/7217417464

    https://support.ms-live.us/301631/check

    https://support.ms-live.us/register/22989524464UcX2b5w52

    https://support.ms-live.us/update/02583235891M49FYUN57

    https://safeupload.online/uploadfiles

    https://api.clearit.sbs/uploadfiles

    https://api.flashstore.sbs/uploadfiles

    https://filedrive.online/uploadfiles

    https://bots.autoupdate.online:8080/test

    https://writeup.live/test

    https://safeup.store/test

    https://api.clearit.sbs/test

    https://api.flashstore.sbs/test

    ws://web.commoncome.online:8080/client

    ws://first.longlastfor.online:8080/client

    wss://firstfromsep.online/client

    second.systemupdate.cloud

    second.awaitingfor.online

    https://metamask.awaitingfor.site/update

    https://urgent-update.cloud/uploadfiles

    https://dataupload.store/uploadfiles

    https://filedrive.online/uploadfiles

    https://chkactive.online/update

    https://file-server.store/update

    https://cloud-server.store/update

    https://flashserve.store/update

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    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

    Detection Query 1 :

    domainname like "first.system-update.xyz" or siteurl like "first.system-update.xyz" or url like "first.system-update.xyz" or domainname like "https://filedrive.online/uploadfiles" or siteurl like "https://filedrive.online/uploadfiles" or url like "https://filedrive.online/uploadfiles" or domainname like "check.datatabletemplate.shop" or siteurl like "check.datatabletemplate.shop" or url like "check.datatabletemplate.shop" or domainname like "writeup.live" or siteurl like "writeup.live" or url like "writeup.live" or domainname like "https://support.ms-live.us/301631/check" or siteurl like "https://support.ms-live.us/301631/check" or url like "https://support.ms-live.us/301631/check" or domainname like "https://metamask.awaitingfor.site/update" or siteurl like "https://metamask.awaitingfor.site/update" or url like "https://metamask.awaitingfor.site/update" or domainname like "download.face-online.world" or siteurl like "download.face-online.world" or url like "download.face-online.world" or domainname like "swissborg.blog" or siteurl like "swissborg.blog" or url like "swissborg.blog" or domainname like "real-update.xyz" or siteurl like "real-update.xyz" or url like "real-update.xyz" or domainname like "web071zoom.us" or siteurl like "web071zoom.us" or url like "web071zoom.us" or domainname like "safefor.xyz" or siteurl like "safefor.xyz" or url like "safefor.xyz" or domainname like "https://api.flashstore.sbs/uploadfiles" or siteurl like "https://api.flashstore.sbs/uploadfiles" or url like "https://api.flashstore.sbs/uploadfiles" or domainname like "https://support.ms-live.us/update/02583235891M49FYUN57" or siteurl like "https://support.ms-live.us/update/02583235891M49FYUN57" or url like "https://support.ms-live.us/update/02583235891M49FYUN57" or domainname like "https://cloud-server.store/update" or siteurl like "https://cloud-server.store/update" or url like "https://cloud-server.store/update" or domainname like "readysafe.xyz" or siteurl like "readysafe.xyz" or url like "readysafe.xyz" or domainname like "https://flashserve.store/update" or siteurl like "https://flashserve.store/update" or url like "https://flashserve.store/update" or domainname like "system.updatecheck.store" or siteurl like "system.updatecheck.store" or url like "system.updatecheck.store" or domainname like "second.awaitingfor.online" or siteurl like "second.awaitingfor.online" or url like "second.awaitingfor.online" or domainname like "https://api.clearit.sbs/uploadfiles" or siteurl like "https://api.clearit.sbs/uploadfiles" or url like "https://api.clearit.sbs/uploadfiles" or domainname like "dataupload.store" or siteurl like "dataupload.store" or url like "dataupload.store" or domainname like "https://file-server.store/update" or siteurl like "https://file-server.store/update" or url like "https://file-server.store/update" or domainname like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio-tr/7217417464" or siteurl like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio-tr/7217417464" or url like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio-tr/7217417464" or domainname like "file-server.store" or siteurl like "file-server.store" or url like "file-server.store" or domainname like "cloud-server.store" or siteurl like "cloud-server.store" or url like "cloud-server.store" or domainname like "https://api.clearit.sbs/test" or siteurl like "https://api.clearit.sbs/test" or url like "https://api.clearit.sbs/test" or domainname like "root.security-update.xyz" or siteurl like "root.security-update.xyz" or url like "root.security-update.xyz"

    Detection Query 2 :

    domainname like "https://bots.autoupdate.online:8080/test" or siteurl like "https://bots.autoupdate.online:8080/test" or url like "https://bots.autoupdate.online:8080/test" or domainname like "https://urgent-update.cloud/uploadfiles" or siteurl like "https://urgent-update.cloud/uploadfiles" or url like "https://urgent-update.cloud/uploadfiles" or domainname like "flashserve.store" or siteurl like "flashserve.store" or url like "flashserve.store" or domainname like "botsc.autoupdate.xyz" or siteurl like "botsc.autoupdate.xyz" or url like "botsc.autoupdate.xyz" or domainname like "instant-update.online" or siteurl like "instant-update.online" or url like "instant-update.online" or domainname like "https://support.ms-live.us/register/22989524464UcX2b5w52" or siteurl like "https://support.ms-live.us/register/22989524464UcX2b5w52" or url like "https://support.ms-live.us/register/22989524464UcX2b5w52" or domainname like "https://chkactive.online/update" or siteurl like "https://chkactive.online/update" or url like "https://chkactive.online/update" or domainname like "https://api.flashstore.sbs/test" or siteurl like "https://api.flashstore.sbs/test" or url like "https://api.flashstore.sbs/test" or domainname like "safeup.store" or siteurl like "safeup.store" or url like "safeup.store" or domainname like "https://dataupload.store/uploadfiles" or siteurl like "https://dataupload.store/uploadfiles" or url like "https://dataupload.store/uploadfiles" or domainname like "chkactive.online" or siteurl like "chkactive.online" or url like "chkactive.online" or domainname like "signsafe.site" or siteurl like "signsafe.site" or url like "signsafe.site" or domainname like "signsafe.xyz" or siteurl like "signsafe.xyz" or url like "signsafe.xyz" or domainname like "secondshop.store" or siteurl like "secondshop.store" or url like "secondshop.store" or domainname like "safeupload.online" or siteurl like "safeupload.online" or url like "safeupload.online" or domainname like "filedrive.online" or siteurl like "filedrive.online" or url like "filedrive.online" or domainname like "download.datatabletemplate.xyz" or siteurl like "download.datatabletemplate.xyz" or url like "download.datatabletemplate.xyz" or domainname like "root.chkstate.online" or siteurl like "root.chkstate.online" or url like "root.chkstate.online" or domainname like "secondshop.online" or siteurl like "secondshop.online" or url like "secondshop.online" or domainname like "image-support.xyz" or siteurl like "image-support.xyz" or url like "image-support.xyz" or domainname like "pre.alwayswait.site" or siteurl like "pre.alwayswait.site" or url like "pre.alwayswait.site" or domainname like "firstfromsep.online" or siteurl like "firstfromsep.online" or url like "firstfromsep.online" or domainname like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio/4542828056" or siteurl like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio/4542828056" or url like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio/4542828056" or domainname like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio-fv/7217417464" or siteurl like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio-fv/7217417464" or url like "http://web071zoom.us/fix/audio-fv/7217417464" or domainname like "https://safeupload.online/uploadfiles" or siteurl like "https://safeupload.online/uploadfiles" or url like "https://safeupload.online/uploadfiles" or domainname like "https://writeup.live/test" or siteurl like "https://writeup.live/test" or url like "https://writeup.live/test" or domainname like "https://safeup.store/test" or siteurl like "https://safeup.store/test" or url like "https://safeup.store/test" or domainname like "wss://firstfromsep.online/client" or siteurl like "wss://firstfromsep.online/client" or url like "wss://firstfromsep.online/client" or domainname like "second.systemupdate.cloud" or siteurl like "second.systemupdate.cloud" or url like "second.systemupdate.cloud" or domainname like "https://filedrive.online/uploadfiles" or siteurl like "https://filedrive.online/uploadfiles" or url like "https://filedrive.online/uploadfiles" or domainname like "ws://web.commoncome.online:8080/client" or siteurl like "ws://web.commoncome.online:8080/client" or url like "ws://web.commoncome.online:8080/client" or domainname like "ws://first.longlastfor.online:8080/client" or siteurl like "ws://first.longlastfor.online:8080/client" or url like "ws://first.longlastfor.online:8080/client"

    Detection Query 3 :

    md5hash IN ("5cb4f0084f3c25e640952753ed5b25d0","01d3ed1c228f09d8e56bfbc5f5622a6c","c42c7a2ea1c2f00dddb0cc4c8bfb5bcf","1243968876262c3ad4250e1371447b23","6422795a6df10c45c1006f92d686ee7e","529fe6eff1cf452680976087e2250c02","963f473f1734d8b3fbb8c9a227c06d07","5ad40a5fd18a1b57b69c44bc2963dc6b","eda0525c078f5a216a977bc64e86160a","e33f942cf1479ca8530a916868bad954","c446682f33641cff21083ac2ce477dbe","0af11f610da1f691e43173d44643283f","ab1e8693931f8c694247d96cf5a85197","e8680d17fba6425e4a9bb552fb8db2b1","931cec3c80c78d233e3602a042a2e71b","1653d75d579872fadec1f22cf7fee3c0","9551b4af789b2db563f9452eaf46b6aa","60bfe4f378e9f5a84183ac505a032228","7f94ed2d5f566c12de5ebe4b5e3d8aa3","389447013870120775556bb4519dba97","50f341b24cb75f37d042d1e5f9e3e5aa","a26f2b97ca4e2b4b5d58933900f02131","76ace3a6892c25512b17ed42ac2ebd05","19a7e16332a6860b65e6944f1f3c5001","10cd1ef394bc2a2d8d8f2558b73ac7b8","a070b77c5028d7a5d2895f1c9d35016f","38c8d80dd32d00e9c9440a498f7dd739","7168ce5c6e5545a5b389db09c90038da","261a409946b6b4d9ce706242a76134e3","31b88dd319af8e4b8a96fc9732ebc708","1ee10fa01587cec51f455ceec779a160","3bbe4dfe3134c8a7928d10c948e20bee","7581854ff6c890684823f3aed03c210f","6348b49f3499d760797247b94385fda3","17baae144d383e4dc32f1bf69700e587","8f8942cd14f646f59729f83cbd4c357b","7e50c3f301dd045eb189ba1644ded155","0ca37675d75af0e7def0025cd564d6c5","d63805e89053716b6ab93ce6decf8450","e9fdd703e60b31eb803b1b59985cabec","f1d2af27b13cd3424556b18dfd3cf83f","b567bfdaac131a2d8a23ad8fd450a31d","00dd47af3db45548d2722fe8a4489508","6aa93664b4852cb5bad84ba1a187f645","d8529855fab4b4aa6c2b34449cb3b9fb","a0eb7e480752d494709c63aa35ccf36c","73d26eb56e5a3426884733c104c3f625","358c2969041c8be74ce478edb2ffcd19","2c42253ebf9a743814b9b16a89522bef","f1bad0efbd3bd5a4202fe740756f977a","a6ce961f487b4cbdfe68d0a249647c48","8006efb8dd703073197e5a27682b35bf","c6f0c8d41b9ad4f079161548d2435d80","f8bb2528bf35f8c11fbc4369e68c4038","b2e9a6412fd7c068a5d7c38d0afd946f","de93e85199240de761a8ba0a56f0088d")

    Detection Query 4 :

    sha256hash IN ("d5f41ea8dbf1ed159a0a4cfce563a917c1df32bb8ac8d321b4d3dcf67271dd25","ebaaf177e746f9f0e16c906f1ffea95af771252b07136ca6a13995508fce34aa","3315e5a4590e430550a4d85d0caf5f521d421a2966b23416fcfc275a5fd2629a","41660a23e5db77597994e17f9f773d02976f767276faf3b5bac0510807a9a36f","7ffc83877389ebb86d201749d73b5e3706490070015522805696c9b94fa95ccb","ad01beb19f5b8c7155ee5415781761d4c7d85a31bb90b618c3f5d9f737f2d320","74cbec210ba601caeb063d44e510fc012075b65a0482d3fa2d2d08837649356a","bcef50a375c8b4edbe7c80e220c1bb52f572ce379768fec3527d31c1d51138fc","65b98ddc821212d13e0e64265353725f0adf6bcf3f4129c18d9d6327b8a69e11","0d1e3a9e6f3211b7e3072d736e9a2e6be363fc7c100b90bf7e1e9bee121e30df","14e9bb6df4906691fc7754cf7906c3470a54475c663bd2514446afad41fa1527","3dd226d0b700f33974f409142defb62a8cd172ae5f2eb9beb7f5750eb1702e2a","4451ee8bc53ea7c148d8348bc7b82aca9977bdd31c0156dfe25c4a879a1d2190","5b77f83ecefa0e32ba922f61c9efff7f755ba51a010db844ca7e8ad3db28650a","5f4063e3a5583e62ddec2f84ca88eb97fbcfbee31d9269742ab438f441f0cd58","71b743c529f0b27735f7774a0903cb908edc93423b60fe9be49a3729982d0e8d","a6c1a7ce43b029a1ef4ae69b26f745440ecce8368c89f11ac999d4ed04a31572","b494a0ae421afe170f6cb9de2c1193a78fbe16f627f85139676afc5d9bfe93a2","bd2aa5805b76f272b43a595b3d73e29d0fc4647e15e87950b8f904ea26dcf053","c4db903322d17c8cbf1d1db55124854c0b070d6ece54162b6a4d06df24c572df")

    Reference:

    https://securelist.com/bluenoroff-apt-campaigns-ghostcall-and-ghosthire/117842/


    Tags

    MalwareThreat ActorBlueNoroffAPT38Sapphire SleetTA444GhostCallGhostHireNorth KoreaSnatchCryptocryptocurrencyBlockchaincredential stealersFinancial Services

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