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Names	HOOKSHOT
Category	Malware
Type	Tunneling
Description	(Mandiant) HOOKSHOT is a tunneler that leverages a statically linked implementation of OpenSSL to communicate back to its C2. While it connects over TCP, it does not make use of a client certificate for encryption.
Information	<https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/lightshow-north-korea-unc2970>

Last change to this tool card: 25 April 2023

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Changed	Name	Country	Observed
APT groups
	Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima		2007-May 2025

1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)

APT groups