NESTEGG is a Lazarus-linked backdoor associated with the financially motivated North Korean cluster APT38 and also referenced in connection with BlueNoroff activity. It has been used in intrusions targeting financial organizations as part of broader DPRK cyber operations focused on bank theft and related post-compromise activity. A documented capability of NESTEGG is bidirectional file transfer, allowing operators to download additional tools or payloads to a victim system and upload files from the compromised host. This behavior supports follow-on intrusion stages such as tool deployment and remote operator control within victim environments. Public reporting places NESTEGG within the wider Lazarus malware ecosystem used across financially motivated campaigns.
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Malware associated with BlueNorOff include: "DarkComet, Mimikatz, Nestegg, Macktruck, WannaCry, Whiteout, Quickcafe, Rawhide, Smoothride, TightVNC, Sorrybrute, Keylime, Snapshot, Mapmaker, net.exe, sysmon, Bootwreck, Cleantoad, Closeshave, Dyepack, Hermes, Twopence, Electricfish, Powerratankba, and Powerspritz"
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Malware family associated with BlueNorOff operations.
Named Lazarus-linked malware/tool referenced in legal and technical reporting.
Backdoor with file upload/download capability.
DPRK-linked malware referenced as being used against financial targets.
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