LUNAR SPIDER
Aliases: GOLD SWATHMORE
- First seen
- 2019-03-17 00:00:00
- Primary motivation
- financial-gain
- Sophistication
- advanced
- Resource level
- organization
- Actor type
- criminal
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 11:51:45
Targeted industries: financial-services retail-and-hospitality healthcare-and-pharmaceutical
Context
According to CrowdStrike, this actor is using BokBok/IcedID, potentially buying distribution through Emotet infections. On March 17, 2019, CrowdStrike Intelligence observed the use of a new BokBot (developed and operated by LUNAR SPIDER) proxy module in conjunction with TrickBot (developed and operated by WIZARD SPIDER), which may provide WIZARD SPIDER with additional tools to steal sensitive information and conduct fraudulent wire transfers. This activity also provides further evidence to support the existence of a flourishing relationship between these two actors. Lunar Spider is reportedly associated withGrim Spider and Wizard Spider.
Reports & references
- CrowdStrike — 2019 Crowdstrike Global Threat Report (report)
- CrowdStrike — Sin Ful Spiders Wizard Spider And Lunar Spider Sharing The Same Web (report)
- CrowdStrike — Wizard Spider Lunar Spider Shared Proxy Module (report)
- secureworks.com — Gold Swathmore (report)