KGH_SPY

MITRE ATT&CK: S0526 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: KGH_SPY

First seen
2020-04-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor, spyware
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:51:40

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:kr

Context

KGH_SPY is a modular suite of tools used by Kimsuky for reconnaissance, information stealing, and backdoor capabilities. KGH_SPY derived its name from PDB paths and internal names found in samples containing "KGH".

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 432 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (attack-pattern)
  • Credentials from Web Browsers (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Malicious File (attack-pattern)
  • Logon Script (Windows) (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Local Email Collection (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Encrypted/Encoded File (attack-pattern)
  • PowerShell (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Credential Manager (attack-pattern)
  • Local Data Staging (attack-pattern)
  • Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Local Storage Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Keylogging (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Credentials from Password Stores (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Kgh_Spy_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • cybereason.com — Back To The Future Inside The Kimsuky Kgh Spyware Suite (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Kgh Spy (report)
  • mp.weixin.qq.com — Cbaepmzsk Ob0R486Rmxyw (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0526 (report)

External references