The OceanLotus , an APT group said to have a Vietnamese background , was first exposed and named by QiAnXin in May 2015 . The DeepSight Managed Adversary and Threat Intelligence team co-authored this blog and its customers have received intelligence with additional details about these campaigns , the characteristics of the Waterbug ( aka Turla ) Cyber Espionage group , and methods of detecting and thwarting activities of this adversary . The DeepSight MATI team authored this blog and its customers have received intelligence with additional details about these campaigns , the characteristics of the Waterbug Cyber Espionage group , and methods of detecting and thwarting activities of this adversary . While reviewing a 2015 report⁵ of a Winnti intrusion at a Vietnamese gaming company , we identified a small cluster of Winnti⁶ samples designed specifically for Linux⁷ . Following these reports , Chronicle researchers doubled down on efforts to try to unravel the various campaigns where Winnti was leveraged . Distinct changes to Azazel by the Winnti developers include the addition of a function named ‘Decrypt2’ , which is used to decode an embedded configuration similar to the core implant . Zebrocy activity initiates with spearphishing operations delivering various target profilers and downloaders without the use of any 0day exploits . We will see more from Zebrocy into 2019 on government and military related organizations . The PowerShell script will look at the architecture of the system to check which malicious DLL files should be downloaded . In the same year , Silence conducted DDoS attacks using the Perl IRC bot and public IRC chats to control Trojans . The FBI issued a rare bulletin admitting that a group named APT6 hacked into US government computer systems as far back as 2011 and for years stole sensitive data . FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence believes that APT37 is aligned with the activity publicly reported as Scarcruft and Group123 . Trend Micro attributes this activity to MuddyWater , an Iran-nexus actor that has been active since at least May 2017 . FireEye assess that the actors employing this latest Flash zero-day are a suspected North Korean group we track as TEMP.Reaper . FireEye has observed other suspected North Korean threat groups such as TEMP.Hermit employ wiper malware in disruptive attacks . On Nov14 , 2017 , FireEye observed APT34 using an exploit for the Microsoft Office vulnerability to target a government organization in the Middle East . Kaspersky reveals that APT33 is a capable group that has carried out Cyber Espionage operations since at least 2013 . APT33 is the only group that Kaspersky has observed use the DROPSHOT dropper . The Cyber Espionage group APT32 heavily obfuscates their backdoors and scripts , and Mandiant consultants observed APT32 implement additional command argument obfuscation in April 2017 . In all Mandiant investigations to date where the CARBANAK backdoor has been discovered , the activity has been attributed to the FIN7 threat group . Kaspersky released a similar report about the same group under the name Carbanak in February 2015 . FireEye assesses that APT32 leverages a unique suite of fully-featured malware . FireEye has observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with a vested interest in Vietnam’s manufacturing , consumer products , and hospitality sectors . The FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence MySIGHT Portal contains additional information on these backdoor families based on Mandiant investigations of APT32 intrusions . FireEye assesses that APT32 is a Cyber Espionage group aligned with Vietnamese government interests . In May and June 2017 , FireEye has associated this campaign with APT19 , a group that we assess is composed of freelancers , with some degree of sponsorship by the Chinese government . APT10 is a Chinese Cyber Espionage group that FireEye has tracked since 2009 . In addition to the spear phishes , FireEye ISIGHT Intelligence has observed APT10 accessing victims through global service providers . FireEye’s visibility into the operations of APT28 – a group we believe the Russian government sponsors – has given us insight into some of the government’s targets , as well as its objectives and the activities designed to further them . FireEye has tracked and profiled APT28 group through multiple investigations , endpoint and network detections , and continuous monitoring . In April 2015 , FireEye uncovered the malicious efforts of APT30 , a suspected China-based threat group . FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence has been tracking a pair of cybercriminals that we refer to as the Vendetta Brothers . Google and Microsoft have already confirmed the Russian hacker group APT28 used a Flash vulnerability CVE-2016-7855 along with this kernel privilege escalation flaw to perform a targeted attack .


FIN7 is a financially motivated intrusion set that selectively targets victims and uses spear phishing to distribute its malware . Microsoft Analytics shows that Winnti has been used in intrusions carried out throughout Asia , Europe , Oceania , the Middle East , and the United States in the last six months ( Figure 1 ) .


In some other cases , LEAD gains access to a target by brute-forcing remote access login credentials , performing SQL injection , or exploiting unpatched web servers , and then they copy the Winnti installer directly to compromised machines .


WAKE_LOCK - prevent the processor from sleeping and dimming the screen . Furthermore , it has similar code logic as previous ones wuaupdt.exe in this attack appears in previous Donot attack , and C2 addresses are same to previous ones . Our evidence suggests that malware authors created Emissary as early as 2009 , which suggests that threat actors have relied on this tool as a payload in cyber-espionage attacks for many years .


One of India 's largest financial organizations A large e-commerce company The e-commerce company 's primary shipping vendor One of India 's top five IT firms A United States healthcare provider 's Indian business unit Two government organizations .


] net – C & C servers NG SuperShell – string from the reverse shell payload ngg – prefix in commands names of the implant for Windows Signature with specific issuer Whois records and IP relationships provide many interesting insights as well . One is called XAgent detected as IOS_XAGENT.A and the other one uses the name of a legitimate iOS game , MadCap detected as IOS_ XAGENT.B . Once the LOWBALL malware calls back to the Dropbox account , the admin@338 will create a file called upload.bat which contains commands to be executed on the compromised computer .


The supposed purpose of that app is to obtain and use a required “ security code ” to log in to their online banking site . Mimikatz is a post-exploitation tool that allows attackers to extract credentials from volatile memory . However , the attack on January 16 did not involve ThreeDollars at all .


ESET researchers have dissected some of the latest additions to the malicious toolkit of the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as OceanLotus , also dubbed APT32 and APT-C-00 . Most of these data-stealing capabilities were present in the oldest variants of CARBANAK that we have seen and some were added over time .


These events can be based on time , charging or battery status , location , connectivity , running apps , focused app , SIM card status , SMS received with keywords , and screen turning on . Sometimes , they aim at establishing a foothold on the target 's computer to gain access into their organization , but , based on our data , this is usually not their main objective , as opposed to other Iranian threat groups , such as OilRig and CopyKittens . Once the opaque predicates are broken , Sandworm was first observed in the victim ’s environment in June 2022 , when the actor deployed the Neo - REGEORG webshell on an internet - facing server .


Today this malware shows unwanted ads , tomorrow it could steal sensitive information ; from private messages to banking credentials and much more . Considering the Trojan delivery method and through our analysis of infections on banks' networks , we can confirm that all infections were conducted on a random basis . By checking the sender information , it ’s possible to determine whether the company actually exists . Apple had to roll back and then re - release a security update that addressed an actively exploited vulnerability in WebKit .


We suggest that APT41 sought to target in-game currency but found they could not monetize the specific targeted game , so the group resorted to ransomware to attempt to salvage their efforts and profit from the compromise . The techniques and modules employed by EvilGnome — that is the use of SFX , persistence with task scheduler and the deployment of information stealing tools—remind us of Gamaredon Group’s Windows tools .


At that time , the actor used a fake website : wfcwallet.com .


Shifu is relatively common in Japan but was a new addition to TA505 ’s toolbox .


This discovery indicates the actor ’ s ambition in expanding operations into Google Play store with previous success experience from the main “ Agent Smith ” campaign . The Android version , for instance , can steal SMS messages , accounts , contacts , and files , as well as record audio . RevengeHotels : cybercrime targeting hotel front desks worldwide . Say these arguments extend through the 2024 election — what happens if control of the White House or Congress switches between parties ?


Dridex operations became more targeted , resulting in less distribution and Dridex sub-botnets in operation , and BitPaymer ransomware operations began in July 2017 . Cisco Talos assess with high confidence that these operations are distinctly different and independent from the operations performed by DNSpionage , which we reported on in November 2018 .


Scarlet Mimic also uses the infamous HTRAN tool on at least some of their C2 servers . The Magic Hound has repeatedly used social media to identify and interact with employees at targeted organizations and then used weaponized Excel documents .


Based on emails leaked in the dump , a number of Czech firms appear to be in business with the Hacking team , including a major IT partner in the Olympic Games . Sensitive bank documents have be found on the servers that were controlling Carbanak . with an immediate value . In most cases , the file is an Excel spreadsheet containing a VBA macro , but we also found four instances where a malicious PowerPoint OLE2 ( PPT ) file was used , possibly indicating the actor 's readiness to use file formats less commonly used in attacks .


In addition , FANCY BEAR ’s X-Tunnel network tunneling tool , which facilitates connections to NAT-ed environments , was used to also execute remote commands .


The emails then contained an attachment that was either an executable that appeared to be a text file based on the file name and icon , or a password-protected archive containing an executable file with the password provided in the email .


These apps would remain available on the Play Store for months and would eventually be re-uploaded . The OilRig group continues to target organizations in the Middle East , in this instance targeting the government of the United Arab Emirates . The remaining commands send feedback by posting data into Google Forms . There are also many examples of nation - state actors leveraging contractors to develop offensive capabilities , as shown most recently in contracts between Russia ’s Ministry of Defense and NTC Vulkan .


Failed login activity can be indicative of failed intrusion activity .


Leafminer has developed exploit payloads for this framework ( Table 2 ) that deliver custom malware through attacks against SMB vulnerabilities described by Microsoft . Like previous Turla activity , WhiteBear leverages compromised websites and hijacked satellite connections for command and control ( C2 ) infrastructure .


This implies they have made considerable investments . the US had data stolen by members of Emissary Panda . This means that the function responsible for decrypting and executing the payload is executed directly after the load of the malicious DLL . LIGHTWORK utilizes positional command line arguments for target device , port , and IEC-104 command .


At the time of writing , a reverse image search for the favicon on Shodan using the query http.favicon.hash:990643579 returned around 40 web servers which use the same favicon . Data from the early part of this year shows that the Taidoor attackers rampantly used malicious.DOC files to exploit a Microsoft Common Controls vulnerability , CVE-2012-0158 . The commands used to communicate with the C2 servers and other strings in the binary are written in Ukrainian . Analyzing the code and data from the C2 , Ryan Sherstobitoff and Asheer Malhotra from McAfee , along with the company 's Advanced Threat Research Team ( ATR ) , discovered new variants of the Rising Sun backdoor that were used since at least 2016 .


Figure 8 . This vulnerability was found in a document named Trump's_Attack_on_Syria_English.docx” . Filename: C:\Windows\beauty.jpg .


Kill / start processes .


As we ’ ve mentioned earlier , Triada is downloaded by smaller Trojans that have leveraged the access privileges . Prior to that report , we published detail analysis on malware exploiting CVE-2018-8414 vulnerability (remote code execution in SettingContent-ms) , which is believed a work of DarkHydrus . This threat group has conducted broad targeting across a variety of industries , including financial , government , energy , chemical , and telecommunications , and has largely focused its operations within the Middle East .


Versions 5.X.X-8.X.X were active in 2016 , and versions 9.X.X-1.X.X in 2017 . In comparison to other threat groups , TG-3390 is notable for its tendency to compromise Microsoft Exchange servers using a custom backdoor and credential logger . We analyzed the kits , which were designed to steal information from the automotive and finance industries , launch subsequent attacks on already compromised systems , and ( possibly ) sell stolen information . In some campaigns , the random names are generated by a specific function in the VBA code .


Malicious app com.qualcmm.timeservices As I mentioned before , in the “ initial phase ” , the Trojan will install the “ com.qualcmm.timeservices ” app . This APT group usually carries out target attacks against government agencies to steal sensitive information . The details we have analyzed during hundreds of investigations convince us that the groups conducting these activities are based primarily in China and that the Chinese Government is aware of them . This model is flexible and enables the operators to constantly change how their backdoors retrieve further commands or malcode as needed .


It creates an ID and it downloads a new , interesting backdoor , ( this time ) written in Delphi .


In a similar vein with past CyberBerkut activity , attackers hid behind anonymous activist groups like “ anonpoland ” , and data from victimized organizations were similarly leaked and “ weaponized ” .


In 2018 , we have already observed a small but consistent number of samples . The earliest step in any possible attack(s) involving this variant of KopiLuwak of which Proofpoint researchers are currently aware begin with the MSIL dropper . FireEye analysts documented the admin@338 group 's activities in a previous paper titled Poison Ivy : Assessing Damage and Extracting Intelligence paper .


Then it will ask for the accessibility service privilege as visible in the following screenshot : After the user grants the requested privilege , Cerberus starts to abuse it by granting itself additional permissions , such as permissions needed to send messages and make calls , without requiring any user interaction . The SectorJ04 group has maintained the scope of its existing hacking activities while expanding its hacking activities to companies in various industrial sectors located in East Asia and Southeast Asia . The APT39 were using an improved version of Remexi in what the victimology suggests might be a domestic cyber-espionage operation .


The intricate anti-analysis methods reveal how much effort the FinFisher authors exerted to keep the malware hidden and difficult to analyze . The Spring Dragon appears to have rolled out a steady mix of exploits against government-related organizations in VN , TW , PH , and other locations over the past few years . The last one is perhaps less obvious . Although COSMICENERGY does not directly overlap with any previously observed malware families , its capabilities are comparable to those employed in previous incidents and malware .


There are a lot of small Trojans for Android capable of leveraging access privileges , in other words — gaining root access . This sample was also found to be deployed using the CVE-2012-0158 vulnerability . This realization suggests that the OilRig threat group will continue to use their delivery documents for extended periods with subtle modifications to remain effective .


These attacks are primarily targeting private industry in search of key intellectual property for competitive advantage , military institutions , and governmental organizations often in search of documents related to current political events and human rights organizations .


2016 freedns.website streamout.space 2017–2018 : streamout.space sky-sync.pw gms-service.info EventBot : A New Mobile Banking Trojan is Born April 30 , 2020 KEY FINDINGS The Cybereason Nocturnus team is investigating EventBot , a new type of Android mobile malware that emerged around March 2020 . The documents that exploit CVE2017-11882 download another payload — an HTML Application ( HTA ) file toting a malicious Visual Basic ( VBS ) script — from the server , which is executed accordingly by the command-line tool mshta.exe . We assess with moderate confidence that APT40 is a state-sponsored Chinese Cyber Espionage operation .


However , CTU analysis indicates that GOLD LOWELL is motivated by financial gain , and there is no evidence of the threat actors using network access for espionage or data theft . Syncopate is a well-known Russian company that is best known as the developer and operator of the ' GameNet ' platform .


The type of data corresponding to the value coded in GolfSpy Figure 5 shows the code snippets that are involved in monitoring and recording the device ’ s phone call . The downloader malware uses the configuration file and connects to the C2 server to fetch the next payload . Interestingly , more than 20 artifacts are retrieved from the system by this implant during the reconnaissance stage , from the date and time of operating system installation and membership in a Windows domain to a list of and the resolutions of the workstation’s monitors . When they pay for someone else ’s malware kit , whether it be ransomware or a phishing bot , they do n’t have to invest time , money or labor to write their own malicious code or tools and instead can hop right into deploying the malware .


Windows Defender ATP helps network security professionals deal with intrusions from activity groups like LEAD and BARIUM in several ways .


SHA256 : 4dcf5bd2c7a5822831d9f22f46bd2369c4c9df17cc99eb29975b5e8ae7e88606 .


Downeks can also be instructed to execute binaries that already exist on the victim machine .


To ensure remote access to the workstation of an employee at a target organization , the Cobalt group ( as in previous years ) uses Beacon , a Trojan available as part of commercial penetration testing software . Named Trochilus , this new RAT was part of Group 27 's malware portfolio that included six other malware strains , all served together or in different combinations , based on the data that needed to be stolen from each victim .


The sample used in this attack ( MD5 A96F4B8AC7AA9DBF4624424B7602D4F7 , compiled July 29th , 2015 ) was a pretty standard Sofacy x64 AZZY implant , which has the internal name “ advshellstore.dll ” .


Delivering a backdoor and spyware , Desert Falcons 's campaign was designed to steal information from infected systems using a malware client capable of filtering out " uninteresting " files , and spread primarily via a targeted phishing email usually promising a pornographic video . CTU researchers have not observed TG-3390 actors performing reconnaissance prior to compromising organizations .


The new miner employed by Pacha Group , named Linux.GreedyAntd , has shown to be more sophisticated than the average Linux threat , using evasion techniques rarely seen in Linux malware . The intelligence we have collected shows that Silence is part of a more extensive operation , still focused on financial institutions operating mainly on Russian territory .


In early May , the phishing lures leveraged RTF attachments that exploited the Microsoft Windows vulnerability described in CVE-2017-0199 . Emissary Panda has used many ACTs with the most notable being the exploits from the Hacking Team leak .


Gooligan then downloads a rootkit from the C & C server that takes advantage of multiple Android 4 and 5 exploits including the well-known VROOT ( CVE-2013-6282 ) and Towelroot ( CVE-2014-3153 ) . 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 . where the immediate constant can be different . PIEHOP expects its main function to be called via another Python file , supplying either the argument or .


Other infection vectors include pornographic websites serving apps called Adobe Flash or YouPorn . Shrouded Crossbow employs three BIFROST-derived backdoors : BIFROSE , KIVARS , and XBOW . A similar service , vicp.net , is also seen in many of the domains . CSP can define a list of domains that the browser should be allowed to interact with for the visited URL .


Attackers also used the name of the top-ranking official associated with Minister of Home affairs in the signature of the email , this is to make it look like the email was sent by a high-ranking Government official associated with Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ) .


Notably , APT41 was observed using proof-of-concept exploit code for CVE-2019-3396 within 23 days after the Confluence . Our prior publication also failed to acknowledge immensely valuable input from a number of colleagues , including Nadim Kobeissi 's feedback on how the API endpoints on the Android malware were encrypted .


Stick to Google Play and use VPN software from reputable vendors . As previously mentioned , we assess with high confidence that APT38 's mission is focused on targeting financial institutions to raise money for the North Korean regime . If you aren’t familiar with those structures ( e.g , The sample of PIEHOP we obtained contains programming logic errors that prevent it from successfully performing its IEC-104 control capabilities , but we believe these errors can be easily corrected .


It appears that the attackers are somewhat familiar with the language and mountain-trekking culture of the targets – the meaning of “ chuli ” is “ summit ” : The command-and-control server and parameters can be easily seen in the decompiled source code : Command and control server interaction code Throughout the code , the attackers log all important actions , which include various messages in Chinese . Execute a command through exploits for CVE-2018-0802 . FinSpy , a final-stage payload that allows for an attacker to covertly learn what a target is talking about and who they are communicating with , is associated with Gamma Group — which goes by other names , including FinFisher and Lench IT Solutions .


However , many of these loader samples embed CosmicDuke variants that exploit the CVE-2010- 0232 privilege escalation vulnerability thus making it impossible for the compilation timestamps to be authentic .


Emergency SMS commands . Documents with the Flash exploit managed to evade static defenses and remain undetected as an exploit on VirusTotal . APT33 : af41e9e058e0a5656f457ad4425a299481916b6cf5e443091c7a6b15ea5b3db3 S-SHA2 DarkComet . Checking the transcript log file created to see the full session .


Indian organizations targeted in Suckfly attacks .


APT41 has executed multiple software supply chain compromises , gaining access to software companies to inject malicious code into legitimate files before distributing updates . Furthermore , it has similar code logic as previous ones wuaupdt.exe in this attack appears in previous Donot attack , and C2 addresses are same to previous ones .


While these industries may appear to be unrelated , we found them to have multiple links to healthcare , such as large manufacturers that produce medical imaging devices sold directly into healthcare firms , IT organizations that provide support services to medical clinics , and logistical organizations that deliver healthcare products . Between June 2008 and March 2009 the Information Warfare Monitor conducted an extensive and exhaustive two-phase investigation focused on allegations of Chinese cyber espionage against the Tibetan community .


The threat actors retrieved the NTDS.dit file from the volume shadow copy .


Sometimes , both malware have used the same C&C server , but in other cases , even the servers have been different .


In particular , these apps try to add an additional method called statistics ( ) into the Activity class . In July , Nitro compromised a South Korean clothing and accessories manufacturer 's website to serve malware commonly referred to as " Spindest " . The difference in sponsorship could be the result of tasking systems that allocate targeting responsibility to different groups based on their targets ’ geographic location . Local investigators later confirmed that the energy outage was caused by a cyberattack .


Zebrocy activity initiates with spearphishing operations delivering various target profilers and downloaders without the use of any 0day exploits . Filensfer is a family of malware that has been used in targeted attacks since at least 2013 .


For example , the botnet Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Opfake.a , in addition to its own activity , also spread Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a by sending spam containing a link to the malware to the victim ’ s list of contacts . Even when we observed LuckyMouse using weaponized documents with CVE-2017-11882 ( Microsoft Office Equation Editor , widely used by Chinese-speaking actors since December 2017 ) , we can′t prove they were related to this particular attack . About the “ Winnti Group ” naming : After gaining access to a victim network , UNC2452 has a light malware footprint , often using legitimate credentials to access data and move laterally .


Some FinFisher variants incorporate an MBR rootkit , the exact purpose of which is not clear . A paper from FireEye in 2013 on several campaigns using PIVY included menuPass as one of them . Finally , the launcher passes control to the main backdoor routine . Iranian APT group Siamesekitten PDF was identified as responsible for a supply chain attack campaign that targeted IT and communication companies in Israel .


It mentions closing the Fatah headquarters and houses that were identified as meeting places as well as the arrest of some members of the party .


CYBEREASON MOBILE Cybereason Mobile detects EventBot and immediately takes remediation actions to protect the end user . FireEye believes that two actors – Turla and an unknown financially motivated actor – were using the first EPS zero-day CVE-2017-0261 , and APT28 was using the second EPS zero-day CVE-2017-0262 along with a new Escalation of Privilege (EOP) zero-day CVE-2017-0263 . PwC UK and BAE Systems assess it is highly likely that APT10 is a China-based threat actor with a focus on espionage and wide ranging information collection .


The OceanLotus group was first revealed and named by QiAnXin in May 2015 . It also reconfigures the Microsoft Sysinternals registry to prevent pop-ups when running the PsExec tool . Waterbug also used an older version of PowerShell , likely to avoid logging . In one of these campaigns , Waterbug used a USB stealer that scans removable storage devices to identify and collect files of interest . The malware then uses WebDAV to upload the RAR archive to a Box account .


The agroup targeting Hong Kong media outlets is called admin@338 and is known to researchers for using publicly available remote access Trojans such as Poison Ivy to attack government and financial firms specializing in global economic policy . When we last heard from the Trojan , its operators were seen launching redirection attacks on four large , U.S. banks in June .


Finally , the Ashas adware family has its code hidden under the com.google.xxx package name . In their current campaign , APT32 has leveraged ActiveMime files that employ social engineering methods to entice the victim into enabling macros . Email Security can block malicious emails sent by threat actors as part of their campaign .


It means the phone can be unblocked in some cases when it has been blocked by one of the above HTML pages . The executable would install the real Ammyy product , but would also launch a file called either AmmyyService.exe or AmmyySvc.exe which contained the malicious payload . The Leviathan , whose espionage activities primarily focus on targets in the US and Western Europe with military ties , has been active since at least 2014 .


ProGuard Obfuscation As with many other Android applications , EventBot is now using obfuscation . After app installation , whenever SWAnalytics senses victims opening up infected applications or rebooting their phones , it silently uploads their entire contacts list to Hangzhou Shun Wang Technologies controlled servers . By compromising a user account that has administrative or elevated access , Magic Hound can quickly access a targeted environment to achieve their objectives .


It is worth noting that if the source file location contains the string “ System Volume Information\S-1-5-21-1315235578-283289242\ ” , then the file is deleted after copying to the “ stash ” directory .


Along with the executable , two binary files , inject.bin (malicious function code) and imain.bin (malicious control logic) , were deployed as the controller’s payload . WannaCry appends encrypted data files with the .WCRY extension , drops and executes a decryptor tool , and demands $300 or $600 USD ( via Bitcoin ) to decrypt the data .


update.exe module and Keylogger by ‘ El3ct71k ’ code comparison Xenotix Python Keylogger including specified mutex ‘ mutex_var_xboz ’ . To make this data harvesting operation flexible , SWAnalytics equips the ability to receive and process configuration files from a remote Command-and-Control . admin@338 is a China based cyber threat group .


This naming decision was founded upon the underlying methodology described in the Diamond Model of intrusion analysis .


The SMS message with a link to a banker looked as follows : “ % USERNAME % , i send you prepayment gumtree [ . In the same year , Silence conducted DDoS attacks using the Perl IRC bot and public IRC chats to control Trojans . Based on the compilation date of the two binaries , this campaign took place in September 2014 .


The “ core ” module contacts the C & C server , trying to get a fresh list of applications to search for , or if that fails , use a default app list : whatsapp lenovo.anyshare.gps mxtech.videoplayer.ad jio.jioplay.tv jio.media.jiobeats jiochat.jiochatapp jio.join good.gamecollection opera.mini.native startv.hotstar meitu.beautyplusme domobile.applock touchtype.swiftkey flipkart.android cn.xender It is worth noting that attackers used the same compromised websites to spread Buhtrap as those that had been used for the Corkow Trojan . In later stages , Dexphot targets a few other system processes for process hollowing : svchost.exe , tracert.exe , and setup.exe . Enterprise T1078 Valid Accounts APT29 has used a compromised account to access an organization 's VPN infrastructure .


It appears the attackers sent malicious executables though phishing campaigns impersonating individuals associated with the Palestinian Security Services , the General Directorate of Civil Defence - Ministry of the Interior , and the 7th Fateh Conference of the Palestinian National Liberation Front ( held in late 2016 ) . In addition to these , we also identified " Macfog " , a native Mac OS X implementation of Icefog that infected several hundred victims worldwide . They likely generate the encoded commands on their own systems before pasting them in to an HTML file hosted by the hop point . • Bad actors who want to get into the cyber attack business need little to no technical skills to get started .


We can respond to those commands by instead sending two files of our choice to the Quasar serve .


] com ) that prompts the user to install a malicious iOS configuration profile to solve a network issue preventing the site to load . APT1 is a China-based cyber-espionage group , active since mid-2006 . In text mode, Glimpse manually builds a DNS query to be transmitted over a UDP socket . The CozyDuke malware utilizes a backdoor and dropper , and exfiltrates data to a C2 server .


We examine their use malware such as Jaff , Bart , and Rockloader that appear to be exclusive to this group as well as more widely distributed malware like Dridex and Pony .


Accessibility Service is long known to be the Achilles ’ heel of the Android operating system . On July 9 , we discovered a new version of SLUB delivered via another unique watering hole website . The IndiaBravo-PapaAlfa installer is responsible for installing the service DLL variant .


Scarlet Mimic primarily deploys spear-phishing e-mails to infect its targets , but was also responsible for a watering hole attack in 2013 . The May 2014 ' Operation Saffron Rose ' publication identifies an Iranian hacking group formerly named ' Ajax Security ' ( code-named ' Flying Kitten ' by CrowdStrike ) engaged in active spear phishing attacks on Iranian dissidents ( those attempting to circumvent government traffic monitoring ) .


The domain name , language of the site and app content hosted suggest this site is a third-party app store for whom the intended users are the Uyghurs . Despite the added capabilities , we still agree with Kaspersky that this backdoor is likely used as an initial reconnaissance tool and would probably be used as a staging point to deploy one of Turla’s more fully featured implants . These data sets show that APT1 is either operating in China during normal Chinese business hours or that APT1 is intentionally going to painstaking lengths to look like they are .


Back in April 2019 , we first observed the Emissary Panda threat group exploiting CVE-2019-0604 to install webshells on SharePoint servers at government organizations in two Middle Eastern countries .


It is behind a large number of cyberattacks targeting global aerospace and defense contractors , military units , political parties , the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) , anti-doping agencies , government departments and various other verticals .


Upon execution , it will communicate with an attacker-controller website to download a variant of the Pony malware , pm.dll” along with a standard Vawtrak trojan . The first method , described in Part D.l , below , involves the " Barlaiy " and " PlugXL " malware , which the Barium Defendants propagate using phishing techniques .


The initial Flash object must contact the same C2 server to download a secondary payload ;


Some recent campaigns against other bank customers also used “ .gdn ” TLDs . The threat actors behind the Sea Turtle campaign were successful in compromising entities by manipulating and falsifying DNS records at various levels in the domain name space . Patchwork has been seen targeting industries related to diplomatic and government agencies .


When installed on a device , apps containing adware may , among other things : Annoy users with intrusive advertisements , including scam ads Waste the device ’ s battery resources Generate increased network traffic Gather users ’ personal information Hide their presence on the affected device to achieve persistence Generate revenue for their operator without any user interaction Conclusion Based solely on open source intelligence , we were able to trace the developer of the Ashas adware and establish his identity and discover additional related adware-infected apps . Ordnance will be able to immediately generate shellcode after users provide the IP and Port that the shellcode should connect to or listen on . We have found what may be an early data-gathering stage for future possible heists from financial organizations in Turkey ( and possibly other countries ) .


Once this malware has successfully installed , it will collect personal data , passwords , keystrokes , banking information , and more . Additional capabilities of the More_eggs malware include the download and execution of files and scripts and running commands using cmd.exe . Just recently , PIVY was the payload of a zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer used in what is known as a " strategic web compromise " attack against visitors to a U.S. government website and a variety of others .


Research presented in this report shows that the PUTTER PANDA operators are likely members of the 12th Bureau , 3rd General Staff Department ( GSD ) of the People 's Liberation Army ( PLA ) , operating from the unit 's headquarters in Shanghai with MUCD 61486 . Desert Falcons is keenly aware of the information they can derive from these devices and are using multi-stage ( phishing + an executable ) , multi-platform ( Android + desktop ) attacks to accomplish their spying .


Since at least 2014 , FireEye has observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with a vested interest in Vietnama's manufacturing , consumer products , and hospitality sectors . Examples as early as 2008 document malware operations against Tibetan non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) that also targeted Falun Gong and Uyghur groups .


Package names for infected apps typically contain a common naming structure that includes com.XXXXXXXXX.camera , for example com.bird.sky.whale.camera ( app name : Whale Camera ) , com.color.rainbow.camera ( Rainbow Camera ) , and com.fishing.when.orangecamera ( Orange Camera ) . The Lazarus Group employs a variety of RATs and staging malware to conduct cyber operations , many of which contain significant code overlap that points to at least a shared development environment . It may also download additional potentially malicious files . The command and control ( C2 ) server must be configured from either the command line or a configuration file .


The GCMAN group used an MS SQL injection in commercial software running on one of bank 's public web services , and about a year and a half later , they came back to cash out . In order to understand SWAnalytics’ impact , we turned to public download volume data available on Chandashi , one of the app store optimization vendors specialized in Chinese mobile application markets .


The architecture is quite similar to the one described previously , but the opcodes are slightly different . Since at least 2014 , an Iranian threat group tracked by FireEye as APT34 has conducted reconnaissance aligned with the strategic interests of Iran . To extract the payload , the malware will first initialize the GDI+ API and get the image width and height values . New variants based on leaked code are becoming more common We have continued seeing various malicious campaigns since the start of 2023 , where the threat actors have used new ransomware variants based on leaked source code or builders .


However , the group is content leaving some malware on the network , likely to provide a contingency if other access channels are removed .


8f5d5d8419a4832d175a6028c9e7d445f1e99fdc12170db257df79831c69ae4e a5ebcdaf5fd10ec9de85d62e48cc97a4e08c699a7ebdeab0351b86ab1370557d 84578b9b2c3cc1c7bbfcf4038a6c76ae91dfc82eef5e4c6815627eaf6b4ae6f6 The oil and gas infrastructure nexus observed in connection with greensky27.vicp.net and other Unit 78020 ( Naikon ) infrastructure suggests targeting patterns supportive of the PRC 's strategic interests over energy resources within the South China Sea and Southeast Asia . Rancor : DB982B256843D8B6429AF24F766636BB0BF781B471922902D8DCF08D0C58511E . Then , it is called passing reused allocated memory and not a pointer to structure .


The attacks targeted high-profile targets , including government and commercial organizations .


Related or not , one thing is certain : the actor ( s ) using these customized BlackEnergy malware are intent on stealing information from the targets . 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 .


Cannon opens the email with the correct subject and decodes the hexadecimal data in the body of the message to obtain the file path that it will use to move the downloaded auddevc.txt file .


Anomali Researchers were able to identify multiple samples of malicious RTF documents ITW using the same exploit for CVE-2018-0798 . After the publication of the original report , these sites were taken offline despite the fact that one agent was even updated a six days prior to our post ( the " Khuai " application ) .


How Judy operates : To bypass Bouncer , Google Play ’ s protection , the hackers create a seemingly benign bridgehead app , meant to establish connection to the victim ’ s device , and insert it into the app store . In this campaign , the attackers experimented with publicly available tooling for attack operations . If the list does not contain any item , or if the verification has failed , the ZxShell sample tries to connect to a hardcoded host Budworm is a longrunning APT group that is believed to have been active since at least 2013 .


The most recent series of attacks observed was in December 2016 .


Dragos does not publicly describe ICS activity group technical details except in extraordinary circumstances in order to limit tradecraft proliferation .


SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit ( CTU ) researchers track the activities of Threat Group-4127 , which targets governments , military , and international non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) .


Code snippet showing GolfSpy generating UUID The value of % is in the range of 1-9 or a-j . This malware uses the public privilege escalation exploit code CVE-2018-8120 or UACME which is normally used by legitimate red teams . The first module downloaded by the GRIFFON malware to the victim’s computer is an information-gathering JScript , which allows the cybercriminals to understand the context of the infected workstation . But other bad actors have since adopted this businesses model , offering every from command and control servers to phishing bots - as - a - service .


We will refer to this IP address as Command & Control ( or C&C ) .


The backdoor was delivered via a malicious .rtf file that exploited CVE-2017-0199 . The diagram below illustrates how we believe the actors behind the Sea Turtle campaign used DNS hijacking to achieve their end goals .


The Trojan displays the extortion page ( extortionist.html ) that blocks the device and demands a ransom for unblocking it . According to Deepen , APT6 has been using spear phishing in tandem with malicious PDF and ZIP attachments or links to malware infected websites that contains a malicious SCR file . RASPITE overlaps significantly with Symantec 's Leafminer , which recently released a report on the group 's activity in the Middle East .


Numerous targeted attack campaigns are occurring every week .


This ransomware family is known for being hosted on arbitrary websites and circulated on online forums using various social engineering lures , including masquerading as popular apps , cracked games , or video players . Similar to that of their targeted attacks , Gorgon Group leveraged Bitly for distribution and shortening of C2 domains . The failure examples are : From what we ’ve seen in Hack520 ’s blog , as well as the infrastructure deployed around it , it is quite safe to say that Hack520 is involved in aspects of the VPS service activity provided to groups like Winnti and other cybercriminals or threat actors .


The group 's spearphish toolset includes PDF exploits , Adobe Flash Player exploits , and the common CVE-2012-0158 Word exploits including those generated from the infamous " Tran Duy Linh " kit . It mainly targets Microsoft Outlook , a widely used mail client , but also targets The Bat! , a mail client very popular in Eastern Europe .


It comes as no surprise then that many SMS-Trojans include bot functionality . Thrip was attempting to remotely install a previously unknown piece of malware ( Infostealer.Catchamas ) on computers within the victim 's network . One might also note that the number of modules embedded in this variant is much higher ( 17 ) than the number of modules embedded in the variants previously documented in our white paper ( 8 to 10 modules ) . Ransomware attacks have shown no signs of slowing down in 2023 .


Examples of the overlays available to the malware Above , you can see examples of the injections that distributed to the malware as part of this specific campaign . In line with commonly used APT actor methodologies , the threat actor aligns its decoy documents to a topic of interest relevant to the recipient . While the investigation is still in progress and full results and technical paper will be published during SAS 2019 conference in Singapore , we would like to share some important details about the attack . In several cases , the threat actor used 7 - zip to create an encrypted segmented archive to compress the reconnaissance results .


The initial beacon to index.php changed to index.txt but ZeroT still expects an RC4 encrypted response using a static key : “ (*^GF (9042&* ” .


One possibility is that PLATINUM might have obtained compromised credentials from victim networks . The attackers first researched desired targets and then sent an email specifically to the target .


Figure 1 : ‘ Agent Smith ’ s modular structure Technical Analysis – Loader Module The “ loader ” module , as stated above , extracts and runs the “ core ” module . Buhtrap has been active since 2014 , however their first attacks against financial institutions were only detected in August 2015 . 4 、A loader DLL , which is extracted from the archive ; APT29 also created a scheduled task to maintain SUNSPOT persistence when the host booted .


In addition to that , API function names are reversed , presumably to avoid detection in memory .


Originally targeting Western European banks , Emotet has since been developed into a robust global botnet that is comprised of several modules , each of which equips Emotet with different spamming , email logging , information stealing , bank fraud , downloading , and DDoS , among others . We also started monitoring the malware and , using Kaspersky Attribution Engine based on similarity algorithms , discovered that Octopus is related to DustSquad , something we reported in April 2018 .


However , using valid code-signing certificates stolen from organizations with a positive reputation can allow attackers to piggyback on that company ’s trust , making it easier to slip by these defenses and gain access to targeted computers .


Audit ISAPI filters and search for web shells on Microsoft Exchange servers .


Additionally the author did some small updates after publications from the security community , again this is common for actors of this sophisticated nature , once their campaigns have been exposed they will often try to change tooling to ensure better avoidance .


The use of HLS coincides with the use of ActionScript code from the f4player to make the traffic seem legitimate .


These malware families have a rich history of being used in many targeted attacks against government and private organizations . Symantec has found evidence of Starloader files being named AdobeUpdate.exe , AcrobatUpdate.exe , and INTELUPDATE.EXE among others .


Some are first uploaded with all the necessary code except the one line that actually initializes the billing process . 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 ) . These include remote desktop , webcam spying , remote shell , and file management . By the end of 2022 , Cuba ransomware threat actors had compromised over 100 organizations worldwide .


For the following reasons , CTU researchers assess with moderate confidence that TG-3390 has a Chinese nexus :


Users do n't have to install any additional security services to keep their devices safe . Leafminer is a highly active group , responsible for targeting a range of organizations across the Middle East . Although the malware uses different configurations in each case , the three affected software products included the same backdoor code and were launched using the same mechanism . The malware will then create the file RECOVERFILES.txt in each scanned folder .


This particular threat was also used by hackers to compromise a Korean social network site to steal records of 35 million users . BRONZE UNION threat campaigns that illustrate the evolution of the group 's methods and espionage objectives .


In addition to stealing keystrokes , Naikon also intercepted network traffic . CNIIHM 's characteristics are consistent with what we might expect of an organization responsible for TEMP.Veles activity .


As we noted in our previous research on the Apple threat landscape , some operating systems , such as Mac OS X , are configured by default to only allow applications to run if they have been signed with a valid certificate , meaning they are trusted .


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 ) . Purportedly during one of the first attacks hackers intercepted the mailing list of the Anti-drop " club and created a specific phishing email for its members .


This adversary has been identified leveraging custom-developed plugins for versions 2 and 3 of the commodity malware Black Energy to target entities associated with energy , government , and media for espionage and destructive purposes , since at least 2011 . The titles and contents of these files suggest that the actor targeted individuals affiliated with these government agencies and the Fatah political party .


Technical analysis Most of this new attack ’ s routines are similar to those of the previous XLoader versions . Since the release of the Arbor blog post , FireEye has observed APT12 use a modified backdoor that we call HIGHTIDE . The table below describes the operational mode, record types used, and the method used to send the . According to a recent V3.co.uk article , 95 percent of companies have already fallen victim to attacks from advanced malware and suffer from an average of 643 successful infections per week .


The Evidence Collector module is responsible for the spying routines outlined above . The first successful bank robbery was committed by this group in January 2013 . , Anonymous Sudan accounted for 63 % of total identified DDoS attacks claimed by the KillNet collective in 2023 .


APT32 actors continue to deliver the malicious attachments via spear-phishing emails . Once BARIUM has established rapport , they spear-phish the victim using a variety of unsophisticated malware installation vectors , including malicious shortcut ( .lnk ) files with hidden payloads .


Uploaded files are written to the server sub directory “ clients\user_name@machine_name_ipaddress ” .


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 . They used an exploit of Internet Information Server to inject keylogger and backdoor malware onto the Exchange server .


The attackers have used three types of malware over the years and have traditionally targeted the aerospace , energy , government , high-tech , consulting services , and chemicals / manufacturing / mining sectors . Until the publication of the Palo Alto report , the developers of the Infy appeared to be actively updating and maintaining the codebase , and new releases were distributed to existing , as well as new , targets quite regularly .


] qwe-japan [ . APT28 espionage activity has primarily targeted entities in the U.S. , Europe , and the countries of the former Soviet Union , including governments , militaries , defense attaches , media entities , and dissidents and figures opposed to the current Russian Government . The send counter is initialized to 0 and read from the fourth octet of the A record returned by the . The series features interviews with security experts and journalists , Ashley Madison executives , victims of the breach and jilted spouses .


In August 2017 , a new ransomware variant identified as BitPaymer was reported to have ransomed the U.K. 's National Health Service ( NHS ) , with a high ransom demand of 53 BTC ( approximately $200,000 USD ) . The ScarCruft group uses common malware delivery techniques such as spear phishing and Strategic Web Compromises ( SWC ) .


Meanwhile , HammerDuke is a Windows only malware ( written in .NET ) and comes in two variants .


This overlap also points to a similar social engineering theme between these two campaigns , as both used content from upcoming military and defense conferences as a lure .


The function “ NvReg ” is a wrapper for the API function RegisterClassW .


In the context of the Ismdoor RAT , the DNS attack technique is used primarily by Greenbug for stealing credentials . CTU researchers have observed the TG-3390 employing legitimate Kaspersky antivirus variants in analyzed samples .


'' Debug information on logcat Another indicator is the amount of debugging information the trojan is still generating — a production-level trojan would keep its logging to a minimum . Get-LAPSP.ps1 is a PowerShell script that gathers account information from Active Directory via LDAP . Given the lapse in time between the spear-phishing and the heist activity in the above example , we suggest two separate but related groups under the North Korean regime were responsible for carrying out missions ; one associated with reconnaissance ( TEMP.Hermit or a related group ) and another for the heists ( APT38 ) .


Victims/targets chosen ( Indian Embassy and Indian MEA officals ) .


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 ) . FrozenCell is the mobile component of a multi-platform attack we've seen a threat actor known as " Two-tailed Scorpion/APT-C-23 " , use to spy on victims through compromised mobile devices and desktops .


As a result , it may be that are looking into a compromised , parked domain that was initially used legitimately , but is now participating in malicious activities . Another intrusion approach used by Leafminer seems a lot less sophisticated than the previously described methods but can be just as effective : using specific hacktools to guess the login passwords for services exposed by a targeted system . TA459 is well-known for targeting organizations in Russia and neighboring countries .


It is worth noticing that this remote reverse shell does not employ any transport cryptography . Suckfly conducted a multistage attack between April 22 and May 4 . A screenshot from a website of the Palestinian government , showing a directory of the different ministries 9e4464d8dc8a3984561a104a93a7b8d6eb3d622d5187ae1d3fa6f6dafa2231a8 . These requests are aimed at spreading the attack laterally within the network and can be investigated using Endpoint Detection and Response EDR solutions .


Data encryption : In the initial version of EventBot , the data being exfiltrated is encrypted using Base64 and RC4 . This time , the attackers used new versions of the RoyalDNS malware and a Ketrican 2017 backdoor . FireEye asesses that APT32 actors may be aligned with the national interests of Vietnam .


In some cases these objects are completely different , for example the server commands to get the file system .


The life span of Android banking malware is limited to either the will of its author ( s ) to support it or the arrest of those actors . Machete relies on spearphishing to compromise its targets . Based on details published in the DOJ complaint against North Korean programmer Park Jin Hyok , we know that APT38 and other cyber operators linked to TEMP.Hermit are associated with Lab 110 , an organization subordinate to or synonymous with the 6th Technical Bureau in North Korea .


PICKPOCKET is a credential theft tool that dumps the user's website login credentials from Chrome , Firefox , and Internet Explorer to a file . As of the Group-IB investigation of this malware program in March 2015 , Corkow v.7.118.1.1 had not been detected by a single antivirus program .


Our researches around the malware family revealed the " Pitty Tiger " group has been active since 2011 , yet we found traces which makes us believe the group is active since 2010 . In December 2012 Mofang started a campaign against a new target , called ' seg ' for the purpose of this report .


There is the exploit code and malware used to gain access to systems , the infrastructure that provides command and control to the malware operator , and the human elements – developers who create the malware , operators who deploy it , and analysts who extract value from the stolen information . This sample , similar to other Trochilus samples , was deployed using a DLL sideloading method utilizing three files , uploaded to the same folder on the victim machine as identified in US-CERT advisory TA17-117A last revised on December 20 , 2018 .


Locate your device : Practice finding your device with Android Device Manager because you are far more likely to lose your device than install a PHA . Active since at least 2014 , the Leviathan has long-standing interest in maritime industries , naval defense contractors , and associated research institutions in the United States and Western Europe . The configuration data is simply a whitespace-separated list of strings . Other actors merged into this group : 1 UNC2529 is a well - resourced and experienced group that has targeted multiple organizations across numerous industries in a global phishing campaign .


Users who have configured their Android mobile device to receive work-related emails and allow installation of unsigned applications face the most risk of compromise . Wild Neutron 's tools include a password harvesting trojan , a reverse-shell backdoor and customized implementations of OpenSSH , WMIC and SMB . Based on our telemetry , we can reassemble ScarCruft ’s binary infection procedure . The source code is loaded from one of several domains impersonating Google ( google - analytiks[.]com ) or Adobe ( updateadobeflash[.]website ): That code contains all the web elements ( images , fonts , text ) needed to render the fake browser update page .


Figure 2 . After publishing our initial series of blogposts back in 2016 , Kaspersky have continued to track the ScarCruft threat actor . In various cases , the associated macro also scheduled tasks to make GRIFFON persistent . The software is centrally hosted on that third - party company ’s servers .


Two chunks are filled with an asynchronous procedure call ( APC ) routine code and a stub . The May 2014 ' Operation Saffron Rose ' publication identifies an Iranian hacking group formerly named ' Ajax Security ' ( code-named ' Flying Kitten ' by CrowdStrike ) engaged in active spear phishing attacks on Iranian dissidents ( those attempting to circumvent government traffic monitoring ) . The backdoor DLL and the C2 communication DLLs are heavily obfuscated using high quantities of junk code , which significantly inflates their size and makes both static analysis and debugging more difficult . Wind farms in central Europe and internet users were also affected .


) VALUES ( 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 0 ) Finally , the malware modifies the ‘ Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ’ registry key to enable autostart of the main module . While there is a clear underlying Qatar migrant workers theme in Operation Sheep , it is also hypothetically possible that these attacks could have been perpetrated by a malicious actor affiliated to a different government with an interest in damaging the reputation of the State of Qatar . FIN4 is unique in that they do not infect victims with typical persistent malware , but rather they focus on capturing credentials authorized to access email and other non-public correspondence .


Using these tactics Scarlet Mimic can directly target previously identified individuals ( spear phishing ) as well as unidentified individuals who are interested in a specific subject ( watering hole ) . Per the complaint , the email account watsonhenny@gmail.com was used to send LinkedIn invitations to employees of a bank later targeted by APT38 .


The Windows kernel vulnerability ( CVE-2015-2387 ) existed in the open type font manager module ( ATMFD.dll ) and can be exploited to bypass the sandbox mitigation mechanism . One of the Cobalt Group 's latest campaigns , an attack that leads to a Cobalt Strike beacon and to JavaScript backdoor , was investigated and presented by the Talos research team . Though the original implementation assumes an obfuscated function has only one control flow dispatcher , Compromise


PeddleCheap is a plugin of DanderSpritz which can be used to configure implants and connect to infected machines . It targets organizations in Japan , South Korea , and Taiwan , leveling its attacks on public sector agencies and telecommunications and other high-technology industries .


cmstp.exe system restart , cmstp.exe will be used to execute the SCT file indirectly through the INF file . In November 2017 , APT34 leveraged the Microsoft Office vulnerability CVE-2017-11882 to deploy POWRUNER and BONDUPDATER less than a week after Microsoft issued a patch .


Version 6.0 also adds a command called “ getPhoneState ” , which collects unique identifiers of mobile devices such as IMSI , ICCID , Android ID , and device serial number . The group previous activities against financial and policy organizations have largely focused on spear phishing emails written in English , destined for Western audiences . The query to set the receive mode expects an A resource record response from the . Leveraging this access , an attacker can send remote commands to affect the actuation of power line switches and circuit breakers to cause power disruption .


It uses the vulnerability to run code from userspace in the context of the kernel , which modifies the attacker ’s process token to have the same privileges as that of the System process .


List of anti-virus packages that are checked The payload goes a long way to protect itself and checks for anti-virus software installed on the mobile device . By targeting high-tech and manufacturing operations in Japan and Taiwan , DragonOK may be acquiring trade secrets for a competitive economic advantage . ShadowHammer : http://liveupdate01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Apps_for_Win8/LiveUpdate/Liveupdate_Test_VER365.zip . The size of the industry has been expanding in the US and globally , with significant revenue increases making it an appealing target for ransoms .


However , the trojan replaces the '= ' by 'AAAZZZXXX ' , the '+ ' by '| ' and the '/ ' by ' . Beyond using More_eggs as a backdoor , ITG08 in this campaign also used offensive security tools and PowerShell scripts to carry out the different stages of the attack . APT38 is believed to operate more similarly to an espionage operation , carefully conducting reconnaissance within compromised financial institutions and balancing financially motivated objectives with learning about internal systems .


] 230 [ . 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 . The script will utilize the hard coded DCOM object C08AFD90-F2A1-11D1-8455-00A0C91F3880 , which is the ClassID for the ShellBrowserWindow . Although we have not identified sufficient evidence to determine the origin or purpose of COSMICENERGY , we believe that the malware was possibly developed by either Rostelecom - Solar or an associated party to recreate real attack scenarios against energy grid assets .


Though Dridex is still bringing in criminal revenue for the actor after almost four years of operation , targeted wire fraud operations likely require lengthy planning . While Silence had previously targeted Russian banks , Group-IB experts also have discovered evidence of the group 's activity in more than 25 countries worldwide .


Figure 7 . Neptun is installed on Microsoft Exchange servers and is designed to passively listen for commands from the attackers . From March 18 to 26 we observed the malware operating in multiple LOCs of the world .


Screen capture and audio recording SpyNote RAT was able to take screen captures and , using the device ’ s microphone , listen to audio conversations . The exploit installs Silence’s loader , designed to download backdoors and other malicious programs . Artifacts indicated the involvement of the Cobalt that , according to Positive Technologies information , from August to October had performed similar successful attacks in Eastern Europe , and it 's likely that this group may will soon become active in the West .


Sneaking unwanted or harmful functionality into popular , benign apps is a common practice among “ bad ” developers , and we are committed to tracking down such apps . First observed in mid-2014 , this malware shared code with the Bugat ( aka Feodo ) banking Trojan . Volgmer is a backdoor Trojan designed to provide covert access to a compromised system .


These blobs contain the different parts of the configuration .


FakeSpy is an information stealer used to steal SMS messages , send SMS messages , steal financial data , read account information and contact lists , steal application data , and do much more . While OceanLotus’ targets are global , their operations are mostly active within the APAC region which encompasses targeting private sectors across multiple industries , foreign governments , activists , and dissidents connected to Vietnam . Gallmaker 's targets are embassies of an Eastern European country .


The main catalyst for dedicated development by PINCHY SPIDER , however , has been an ongoing battle with cybersecurity providers that are actively developing GandCrab mitigations and decryptors . However , an investigation by Symantec has found that the group has been active since at least March 2012 and its attacks have not only continued to the present day , but have also increased in number .


Targeting Palestinians : The campaigns seems to target Palestinian individuals and entities , likely related to the Palestinian government .


While in most cases the infection vector remains unknown , the high profile attack from 2014 used a very complex Windows TTF zero-day exploit ( CVE-2014-4148 ) . According to cyber security researchers , Anchor Panda , who work directly for the Chinese PLA Navy , likely remains active .


It has an incredibly wide-ranging protocol – about 100 commands – and an ability to bypass the Doze battery saver . Beginning in 2017 , the Lazarus group heavily targeted individuals with spear phishing emails impersonating job recruiters which contained malicious documents . In this section , we describe in detail an Elfin attack on a U.S. organization . Phishing attacks are more nuanced as they hinge on human error and prey on victims who may be busy , distracted or caught in an especially wellcrafted attack .


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 .


This was combined with the heavy use of py2exe to compile Python scripts .


Distribution via botnets . According to the researchers , the group injected malicious JavaScript code into the official government websites associated with the data center in order to conduct watering hole attacks . Although we do not have the component that dropped and executed this launcher , the presence of these files leads us to think that the initial execution of this launcher is done through DLL side-l S-TOOLoading . Monitor MSSQL Servers with access to OT systems and networks for evidence of : • Reconnaissance and enumeration activity of MSSQL servers and credentials .


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At the time of writing we had no evidence of an exploit being used to obtain root privileges , though it is possible that the attackers used some unseen component to implement this feature . This new variant resembles parts of the Destover malware , which was used in the 2014 Sony Pictures attack . Over the past three years , the group has utilized a wide array of tools against its victims , ranging from custom built malware to off-the-shelf RATs , indicating a willingness to continually revise its tactics and find whatever tools it takes to compromise its next set of victims . Depending on the platform and on how the code is compiled , these vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution : Talos is disclosing these vulnerabilities despite no official fix from Open Babel .


Starting content observers and the main task loop to receive remote commands and exfiltrate data The app uses six techniques to collect user data : Repeated commands : use alarms to periodically repeat actions on the device to expose data , including gathering location data . The Leviathan , whose espionage activities primarily focus on targets in the US and Western Europe with military ties , has been active since at least 2014 . ESET researchers have identified five versions of the payload : At that time , Symantec observed the attackers breaching Saudi Arabian IT providers in an apparent supply chain attack designed to infect the customers with malware known as Syskit .


Through named pipes , processes are able to communicate and exchange data even over a network .


Unit 42 tracks this mobile Trojan as MobileOrder , as the authors specifically refer to commands within the app as orders . APT threat actors , most likely nation state-sponsored , targeted a diplomat in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a seemingly legitimate invitation to a technology conference in Taiwan .


PAGE – contact URL received from C & C using User-Agent value that was also received from C & C or local database . In September 2015 , Kaspersky Lab 's Anti-Targeted Attack Platform discovered anomalous network traffic in a government organization network . Targeted regions included in the list of Leafminer are Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , Qatar , Kuwait , Bahrain , Egypt , Israel , and Afghanistan .


By analyzing the TaskManager class we can see the new commands that are supported at this stage : As can be seen in the code snippet above , there are quite a lot of data collection tasks that are now available : Collect device info Track location Upload contacts information Upload sent and received SMS messages Upload images Upload video files Send recursive dirlist of the external storage Upload specific files Record audio using the microphone Record calls Use the camera to capture bursts of snapshots Those tasks can either run periodically , on event ( such as incoming call ) or when getting APT33 leverages popular Iranian hacker tools and DNS servers used by other suspected Iranian threat groups . So far, our telemetry hasn’t provided any concrete evidence that shows us how the Remexi malware . The result is that Vice Society is the most prolific attacker of education institutions in the two most attacked countries in the world : the USA and the UK .


The user has been active in the malware testing environment since at least 2013 , testing customized versions of multiple open-source frameworks , including Metasploit , Cobalt Strike , PowerSploit , and other projects .


ssl.microsoft-security-center.com Whoisguard Unknown July 20 , 2015 E-TIME.usv0503.iqservs-jp.com Domain@quicca.com 133.242.134.121 August 18 , 2014 .


youlabuy [ . The DeepSight MATI team authored this blog and its customers have received intelligence with additional details about these campaigns , the characteristics of the Waterbug (aka Turla) cyber espionage group , and methods of detecting and thwarting activities of this adversary . In this article , we will analyse this evolution: at the beginning the malware was only an information stealer without remote administration , it moved from a single file malware to a dual file malware (an executable and a dynamic library ) , the malware has supported more and more features over the time , the decoy documents have become more and more advanced .


The threat actor behind ProjectSauron commands a top-of-the-top modular cyber-espionage platform in terms of technical sophistication , designed to enable long-term campaigns through stealthy survival mechanisms coupled with multiple exfiltration methods . Dragos' data indicates XENOTIME remains active .


Opening the attached “ Defence & Security 2018 Conference Agenda.docx ” file does not immediately run malicious code to exploit the system .


To run its code in kernel mode in the most recent versions of operating systems , that have Driver Signature Enforcement , Slingshot loads signed vulnerable drivers and runs its own code through their vulnerabilities . A previous , removed , report from another vendor claimed non-specific information about the groups' interest in Chinese universities , but that report has been removed – most likely detections were related to students’ and researchers’ scanning known collected samples and any incidents” remain unconfirmed and unknown .


After successfully accessing the machine , the attacker deployed tools on the machine , spread laterally through the victim's network , and accessed the victim's OWA account .


Paying attention to the details of past attacks is also an important means of preparing for future attacks .


At different times , we have seen three or more active variants using different approaches or targeting different carriers . It targets organizations in Japan , South Korea , and Taiwan , leveling its attacks on public sector agencies and telecommunications and other high-technology industries . This configuration info can be changed with a tool included in the ZxShell package . TANKTRAP is a utility written in PowerShell that utilizes Windows group policy to spread and launch a wiper .


In late October and early November 2018 , Unit 42 intercepted a series of weaponized documents that use a technique to load remote templates containing a malicious macro .


Of note , the callbacks were to PHP scripts that included / dad5 / in the URLs .


The ‘ Register ’ and ‘ Sign Up ’ links are broken and ‘ redirects ’ the user back to the login page . Bankshot is designed to persist on a victim 's network for further exploitation ; thus the Advanced Threat Research team believes this operation is intended to gain access to specific financial organizations . This time , however , attackers opportunistically used spear-phishing emails with a Microsoft Word attachment exploiting the recently patched CVE-2017-0199 to deploy the ZeroT Trojan , which in turn downloaded the PlugX Remote Access Trojan ( RAT ) .


During this time they were able to steal digital certificates from South Korean companies and launch attacks against Indian and Saudi Arabian government organizations . Furthermore , Dragos' analysis of the TRISIS event continues as we recover additional data surrounding the incident .


What ’ s more , the numbering of Asacub versions is a continuation of the Smaps system . CTU researchers have observed the Threat Group-3390 obtaining information about specific U.S. defense projects that would be desirable to those operating within a country with a manufacturing base , an interest in U.S. military capability , or both . The zombie host initiates the scan — another routine from previous campaigns — but updated with a larger set of parameters and programmed to run in the background . Following a three - month lull of activity , Cl0p returned with a vengeance in June and beat out LockBit as the month ’s most active ransomware gang .


For example , this is how opcode 0x1A is implemented : The opcode should represent a JB ( Jump if below ) function , but it ’ s implemented through set carry ( STC ) instruction followed by a JMP into the dispatcher code that will verify the carry flag condition set by STC . We were ultimately able to identify multiple organizations in the government , energy , and technology sectors targeted by Magic Hound . Winnti : 44260a1dfd92922a621124640015160e621f32d5 https://dump.gxxservice.com/common/up/up_base.php . Another wave of suspected Dukes attacks was identified in November 2018 by FireEye , this time again relying on Windows LNK files and deploying Cobalt Strike .


org : 173.252.207.71 , 173.252.205.36 , 173.252.205.37 , 173.252.205.64 . antivirus-groups.com : 74.82.166.205 , 204.74.215.58 . domain.rm6.org : 216.131.95.22 , 222.255.28.27 . anti-virus.sytes.net : 173.252.205.36 , 173.252.205.37 , 173.252.205.64 .


APT41 has targeted payment services specializing in handling in-game transactions and real money transfer (RMT) purchases . Some time ago , a Kaspersky Lab customer in Latin America contacted us to say he had visited China and suspected his machine was infected with an unknown , undetected malware .


Stolen data is stored in external storage under the /DCIM/ directory with a hidden sub-directory named " .dat '' . One hour later , Bemstour was used against an educational institution in Belgium . Sandworm Team targets mainly Ukrainian entities associated with energy , industrial control systems , SCADA , government , and media .


We also uncovered ViperRAT in a billiards game , an Israeli Love Songs player , and a Move To iOS app . We identified several European governments and defense companies compromised with this group . There are minor differences between the ZxShell implementation of this command and the original Windows one . Figure 6 : “ lun.vbs ” contents


Like FakeDefender and DataLust , Charger could be an indicator of a wider effort by mobile malware developers to catch up with their PC ransomware cousins . In the same year , Silence conducted DDoS attacks using the Perl IRC bot and public IRC chats to control Trojans . What is interesting , in some emails , they ask targets to phone them if they have any questions , like the FIN7 guys do . Designed to guard against XSS attacks , CSP helps control which domains can be accessed as part of a page and therefore restricts which domains to share data with .


It detects and blocks this threat at the initial level of the attack cycle when the malicious macro attempts to invoke the first stage PowerShell payload .


These attacks are only becoming more common , with one third of all malware now targeting mobile endpoints . In early May , the phishing lures leveraged RTF attachments that exploited the Microsoft Windows vulnerability described in CVE-2017-0199 . APT10 ceased its use of the Poison Ivy malware family after a 2013 FireEye report , which comprehensively detailed the malware 's functionality and features , and its use by several China-based threat actors , including APT10 .


As described in the infection flow , one of the first uses of the AutoHotKey scripts is to upload a screenshot from the compromised PC . Rapid7 reviewed malware discovered in the victim’s environment and found implants that used Dropbox as the C2 .


The vast majority of these target Windows machines through Word documents exploiting known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2012-0158 , CVE-2010-3333 and CVE-2009-3129 . The decoy documents used by the InPage exploits suggest that the targets are likely to be politically or militarily motivated . Night Dragon 's attacks have involved social engineering , spearphishing attacks , exploitation of Microsoft Windows operating systems vulnerabilities , Microsoft Active Directory compromises , and the use of remote administration tools ( RATs ) in targeting and harvesting sensitive competitive proprietary operations and project-financing information with regard to oil and gas field bids and operations .


So , what can you do to protect yourself from this stealthy beast ? One vulnerability is a Windows zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2019-0703) discovered by Symantec . APT34 uses a mix of public and non-public tools , often conducting spear phishing operations using compromised accounts , sometimes coupled with social engineering tactics .


Further assets are decrypted and deployed , including another Dalvik DEX code file , which has various capabilities including registering itself as the incoming SMS handler for the device to intercept SMS messages , loading another ELF library that includes a version of BusyBox - a package containing various stripped-down Unix tools useful for administering such systems – and , interestingly , is capable of turning off the sound played when the device ’ s cameras take pictures . Supply chain compromises are most likely an extension of APT41's tactics used in gaining access to gaming development environments and to other gaming organizations via third-party service providers . Upon gaining access to the machines connected to corporate and guest Wi-Fi networks , APT28 deployed Responder .


The tweet stated that TrickBot , a well-known banking Trojan owned by an organized cybercrime gang , uses man-in-the-browser ( MITB ) web injects in online banking sessions to ask infected users for their mobile phone number and device type . Dubbed ‘Operation Sheep’ , this massive data stealing campaign is the first known campaign seen in the wild to exploit the Man-in-the-Disk vulnerability revealed by Check Point Research earlier last year . APT34 are involved in long-term cyber espionage operations largely focused on the Middle East .


] website updatemobapp [ . On May 16 , 2019 FireEye 's Advanced Practices team attributed the remaining " suspected APT33 activity " ( referred to as GroupB in this blog post ) to APT33 , operating at the behest of the Iranian government . Send exfiltrated data, taskkill.exe Ends working cycle of . Dubbing the threat actor TunnelVision , whose TTPs overlap with those of Charming Kitten and Phosphorus , the researchers observed that the group is characterized by the wide exploitation of oneday vulnerabilities in specific regions .


The code snippet below shows part of the screen parsing process . This particular threat was also used by hackers to compromise a Korean social network site to steal records of 35 million users . Today , FireEye released Indicators of Compromise ( IOCs ) for BLACKCOFFEE and Microsoft released signatures for its anti-malware products . The MiniDuke attackers are still active at this time and have created malware as recently as February 20 , 2013 .


Dragos ’ data indicates XENOTIME remains active .


However , the director created a new organization in Cyprus named LokD . In most cases , the attackers only had to infect the computer on which the RBS software was installed in order to start stealing the cash . emails from spoofed senders were usually sent via mail servers in the United States and China . Malwarebytes 's EDR shows the full attack chain ( please click to enlarge ): The NetSupport RAT files are hosted on the same compromised WordPress site used earlier to download the Internet shortcut .


Kaspersky believes both Shamoon and StoneDrill groups are aligned in their interests , but are two separate actors , which might also indicate two different groups working together . The delivery of KopiLuwak in this instance is currently unknown as the MSIL dropper has only been observed by Proofpoint researchers on a public malware repository .


However , Talos has identified that was used at least since November 2018 . MSPs therefore represent a high-payoff target for espionagefocused threat actors such as APT10 . OceanLotus : enum.arkoorr.com:8888 11b4 . The leaked Biderman emails show that Harrison made good on his threats , and that in the months that followed Harrison began targeting Biderman and other Ashley Madison executives with menacing anonymous emails and spoofed phone calls laced with profanity and anti - Semitic language .


In addition to the aforementioned post-exploitation tools , the actors used these webshells to upload legitimate executables that they would use DLL sideloading to run a malicious DLL that has code overlaps with known Emissary Panda attacks . We can observe that the sample is very recent , created on Thursday , July 4


the file specified by the C & C server Deldatall8 Delete all files stored in the /sdcard/DCIM/.dat/ directory We do n't have the space to cover all of the commands , but let 's take a look at some of the major ones . Bemstour was used again in June 2017 in an attack against an organization in Luxembourg . Silence is a financially motivated threat actor targeting financial institutions in different countries .


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 . the backdoor is packaged together with the CVE-2013-5065 EoP exploit and heavily obfuscated .


We are continuing to watch it closely . Kessem . Once installed , APT1 intruders have the option to tell victim systems to download and execute additional malicious software of their choice . The cryptographic certificates have also been exploited in attacks that have hit companies in the aerospace industry .


TA505 primarily distributed GlobeImposter in zipped script attachments through the beginning of September 2017 .


Some detection mechanisms and sandboxes may whitelist such package names , in an effort to prevent wasting resources . APT19 leveraged Rich Text Format (RTF) and macro-enabled Microsoft Excel files to deliver their initial exploits . AMP Threat Grid helps identify malicious binaries and build protection into all Cisco Security products .


" I tried reaching out to Adups and never heard back , '' Strazzere tells Information Security Media Group . Anomali Researchers were able to identify multiple samples of malicious RTF documents ITW using the same exploit for CVE-2018-0798 . Datper : 7d70d659c421b50604ce3e0a1bf423ab7e54b9df361360933bac3bb852a31849 .


While the Dumpert tool is meant to help red teams emulate an adversary , we had not seen this tool used by threat actors until it was uploaded to this related webshell on September 23 , 2019 .


After thorough analysis , ESET researchers are highly confident that this campaign is run by the OceanLotus group , also known as APT32 and APT-C-00 . The malware may inject itself into browser processes and explorer.exe .


FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence confirmed that since at least November 2017 , APT37 exploited a zero-day Adobe Flash vulnerability , CVE-2018-4878 , to distribute DOGCALL malware to South Korean victims . Turla all uses an encrypted container to store the malware 's components and configuration and they also log their actions in a file .


Tensions Between Hamas and the Egyptian Government : Egypt plays a major role as a mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian confict and has brokered several ceasefire deals and other negotiations in the past .


In a previous execution ( published in June 2019 ) , we observed that dota2 had its own folder but it was hardly executed .


This version of the module does not rely on an external transport DLL for communicating with its C2 servers ; instead it directly uses Wininet API functions .


The data that Domestic Kitten steals follows a similar format with Bouncing Golf ’ s , with each type of data having a unique identifying character . Thursday 's Flash Player update patched 36 vulnerabilities in total including the zero day CVE-2016-4171 . Given FIN7 ’s previous use of false security companies , we decided to look deeper into this one . Adversaries may attempt to hide artifacts associated with their behaviors to evade detection .


Some BRONZE PRESIDENT C2 domains analyzed by CTU researchers were hosted on infrastructure owned by Dutch VPS provider Host Sailor , Hong Kong-based New World Telecoms , and Malaysia-based Shinjiru Technology ( see Figure 7 ) .


The detection evasion techniques we observed in the Okrum malware include embedding the malicious payload within a legitimate PNG image , employing several anti-emulation and anti-sandbox tricks , as well as making frequent changes in implementation . The earliest use of the exploit ITW we were able to identify and confirm is a sample (e228045ef57fb8cc1226b62ada7eee9b) dating back to October 2018 (VirusTotal submission of 2018-10-29) with the RTF creation time 2018-10-23 .


For these CozyDuke campaigns however , the Dukes appear to have employed two particular later-stage toolsets , SeaDuke and HammerDuke , that were purposely designed to leave a persistent backdoor on the compromised network .


In this case , we had observed the Sofacy group registering new domains , then placing a default landing page which they then used repeatedly over the course of the year .


The version we found was built at the beginning of 2017 , and at the moment we are not sure whether this implant has been used in the wild . Trend Micro™ Deep Discovery™ provides detection , in-depth analysis , and proactive response to today’s stealthy malware , and targeted attacks in real time . One of the alleged leaders was arrested in Spain in early 2018 , but the group still appears to be active .


Despite the shared history of the name itself however , it is important to note that there is no reason to believe that the Duke toolsets themselves are in any way related to the ItaDuke malware , or to Duqu for that matter .


PLATINUM 's persistent use of spear phishing tactics ( phishing attempts aimed at specific individuals ) and access to previously undiscovered zero-day exploits have made it a highly resilient threat . It's unclear how Cadelle infects its targets with Backdoor.Cadelspy .


It was during operator X 's network monitoring that the attackers placed Naikon proxies within the countries ' borders , to cloak and support real-time outbound connections and data exfiltration from high-profile victim organizations . XENOTIME is easily the most dangerous threat activity publicly known .


Ensure error messages are generic and do not expose too much information .


Use of malware that is capable of spying on infected systems .


Previous versions were described by Kaspersky in 2014 and Cylance in 2017 . In May 2018 , Trend Micro found a new sample ( Detected as W2KM_DLOADR.UHAOEEN ) that may be related to this campaign .


The stolen data includes : Contacts ( stored both on the phone and the SIM card ) . During the past few months , APT34 has been able to quickly incorporate exploits for at least two publicly vulnerabilities ( CVE-2017-0199 and CVE-2017-11882 ) to target organizations in the Middle East . NEODYMIUM is an activity group that is known to use a backdoor malware detected by Microsoft as Wingbird .


'' As was the case with HummingBad , the purpose of HummingWhale is to generate revenue by displaying fraudulent ads and automatically installing apps . These tools often lay the groundwork for further malicious activity , such as the targeting of antivirus capabilities and the disabling of firewalls , both of which are very fundamental defensive measures . Custom malware used by the group include : Two threat clusters used Mimikatz for dumping process memory .


On September 19 , 2019 , we observed the same exact Mimikatz variant uploaded to a webshell hosted at another government organization in a second country in the Middle East .


We also provide an update on shifts in the group ’s tool development and use , and summarize the tactics APT28 employs to compromise its victims .


FireEye has moderate confidence that a campaign targeting the hospitality sector is attributed to Russian actor APT28 .


We believe the creator of this delivery document chose to run the payload from the dropped file as an evasion technique .


Hide Icon Figure 3 : Code showing the hiding icon and starting service . The Buckeye attack group was using Equation Group tools to gain persistent access to target organizations at least a year prior to the Shadow Brokers leak . The threat actors utilizing this toolset have repeatedly demonstrated their expertise in compromising Windows based environments .


PIVY also played a key role in the 2011 campaign known as Nitro that targeted chemical makers , government agencies , defense contractors , and human rights groups.10,11 Still active a year later , the Nitro attackers used a zero-day vulnerability in Java to deploy PIVY in 2012 . Moreover , they used the same exploit kit Niteris as that in the Corkow case .


When enabled , it makes a screenshot every 25 seconds nggstart_key nggstop_key Enable/disable keylogging module nggstart_rec nggstop_rec Enable/disable surrounding sounds recording module ngg_status Send components status to the C & C socket * any other * Execute received command via Python ’ s subprocess.Popen ( ) , output result will be sent to the C & C socket . After app installation , whenever SWAnalytics senses victims opening up infected applications or rebooting their phones , it silently uploads their entire contacts list to Hangzhou Shun Wang Technologies controlled servers . The group is made up of actors who likely speak Russian .


In our Revoke-Obfuscation white paper , first presented at Black Hat USA 2017 , we provide background on obfuscated PowerShell attacks seen in the wild , as well as defensive mitigation and logging best practices . The group 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 .


The attackers stole organizations' SSL certificates associated with security appliances such as ASA to obtain VPN credentials , allowing the actors to gain access to the targeted network . This was the case in two known intrusions in 2015 , where attackers named the implant DLL " ASPNET_FILTER.DLL " to disguise it as the DLL for the ASP.NET ISAPI Filter .


Trojan.Zekapab is a downloader component that is capable of carrying out basic reconnaissance functions and downloading additional malware to the infected computer .


Figure 8 – Android requirements Android malware has been around for many years and will be with us for the foreseeable future . While the group used watering hole attacks in 2013 , it's still unclear how victims get redirected to the exploitation kits in the new 2014-2015 attacks . This shows that the actor is still very active and constantly trying to elaborate its attack tools . Compromised websites ( WordPress appears to be the top target ) are injected with a code snippet that replaces the current webpage with the aforementioned fake updates templates .


This may imply the “ Concipit1248 ” app is still incubating . The GCMAN group used an MS SQL injection in commercial software running on one of bank 's public web services , and about a year and a half later , they came back to cash out . In this case , When the marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com learned in July 2015 that hackers were threatening to publish data stolen from 37 million users , the company ’s then - CEO Noel Biderman was quick to point the finger at an unnamed former contractor .


This is a form of anti-analysis as Word will not fully execute the malicious code until the user closes the document .


We warned our clients of new features suggesting an increased focus on European targets - though verification of targets was not possible at the time . We have reasons to believe that the operators of the APT28 network are either Russian citizens or citizens of a neighboring country that speak Russian .


The command then uses the certutil application to convert the base64 encoded data ( T1132 ) in the cmd.txt file to c.aspx in three different SharePoint related folders .


Traces of its previous uses in the wild were found inside the configuration file : It was configured to use a Command-and-control ( C & C ) server in the United States ; however , the server was bought from a host service provider and is now unavailable . Carbanak is a backdoor used by the attackers to compromise the victim . The original code is separated into the orange-colored “ first block ” An internal data defense strategy requires prevention , detection and response capabilities .


Following we can see an example of a connection to port 6209 which is used to extract data from the Telegram app . Blackfly began with a campaign to steal certificates , which were later used to sign malware used in targeted attacks . Contains the above mentioned document , as well as photos of the assemblies and political cartoons criticizing Hamas 50a597aa557084e938e2a987ec5db99187428091e8141e616cced72e6a39de1b . Cisco Duo provides multi - factor authentication for users to ensure only those authorized are accessing your network .


Always apply critical thinking and consider whether you should give a certain app the permissions it requests . This was the case in two known intrusions in 2015 , where attackers named the implant DLL " ASPNET_FILTER.DLL " to disguise it as the DLL for the ASP.NET ISAPI Filter . While this particular actor effectively used their almost worn out CVE-2012-0158 exploits in the past , Spring Dragon employs more involved and creative intrusive activity as well .


Due to new EU money laundering guidelines , the new Bank Austria security app is mandatory for all customers who have a mobile phone number in our system . This redirection allowed the attackers to harvest credentials of administrators who manage domains with the TLD of Saudi Arabia (.sa) . Poseidon Group is a Portuguese-speaking threat group that has been active since at least 2005 .