Earth Longzhi (SnakeCharmer) is an APT41 subgroup using IFEO-based stack rumbling to disable security software.
Analyst brief
Earth Longzhi (SnakeCharmer) is a subgroup of APT41 targeting organizations in Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, and Fiji. Their primary TTP includes ‘stack rumbling’ via Image File Execution Options (IFEO), a novel denial-of-service (DoS) technique used to disable security software. Defenders should monitor for suspicious IFEO registry entries and unexpected disabling of security solutions.
Earth Longzhi
SnakeCharmer
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Earth Longzhi is a subgroup of APT41 targeting organizations based in Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, and Fiji, and using “stack rumbling” via Image File Execution Options (IFEO), a new denial-of-service (DoS) technique to disable security software.