This would explain the number of victims – there are less than 10 of them and according to our detection statistics , they are all located in the Russia . The malware is a fully functional RAT with multiple commands that the actors can issue from a command and control ( C2 ) server to a victim 's system via dual proxies . At 23:29 , the attackers then proceeded to deploy an updated version of their POSHC2 stager . 192.119.15.35 880 http://mynetwork.ddns.net:880/st-36-p4578.ps1 . The group 's long - standing center focus has been Ukraine , where it has carried out a campaign of disruptive and destructive attacks over the past decade using wiper malware , including during Russia 's re - invasion in 2022 .


a37f5d2418c5f2f64d06ba28fe62edee1293a56158ddfa9f04020e316054363f db59407f72666526fca23d31e3b4c5df86f25eff178e17221219216c6975c63f e0acbb0d7e55fb67e550a6bf5cf5c499a9960eaf5f037b785f9004585202593b Exodus One Package Names com.phonecarrier.linecheck However , full details on XENOTIME and other group tools , techniques , procedures , and infrastructure is available to network defenders via Dragos WorldView . The malware can delete various requests based on the command below . Cisco Secure Web Appliance ( formerly Web Security Appliance ) automatically blocks potentially dangerous sites and tests suspicious sites before users access them .


Data is eventually exfiltrated over a TLS connection to the Command & Control server ws.my-local-weather [ . The attacks targeted high-profile targets , including government and commercial organizations . The announcement states that porn , gambling and entertainment sites will be blocked 9e4464d8dc8a3984561a104a93a7b8d6eb3d622d5187ae1d3fa6f6dafa2231a8 . Previous versions of TIEDYE were configured to persist via a LaunchAgent .


In fact , the oldest samples of the loader that we have found were used with PinchDuke .


Other variants use other names and logos , as described later . This mode of operation is typical of many hacker groups—and especially of Winnti . About four months after The New York Times publicized an attack on its network , the APT12 behind the intrusion deployed updated versions of their Backdoor.APT.Aumlib and Backdoor.APT.Ixeshe malware families .


" Due to the special RAM disk feature of Android devices ' boot partition , all current mobile antivirus products in the world ca n't completely remove this Trojan or effectively repair the system . It is therefore possible that the large percentage of high value targets identified in our analysis of the GhostNet are coincidental , spread by contact between individuals who previously communicated through e-mail . Establishing a foothold involves actions that ensure control of the target network ’s systems from outside the network . The Metasploit code was released on December 29 , 2012 and the vulnerability was officialy fixed on January 14 , 2013 ( MS13 - 008 ) while the page with the exploit was uploaded on February 11 , 2013 .


RCSession was extracted from a file called English.rtf and launched via a hollowed svchost.exe process .


Based on this information , CTU researchers assess that TG-3390 aims to collect defense technology and capability intelligence , other industrial intelligence , and political intelligence from governments and NGOs . The purpose of these steps is to target users in Switzerland and hijack their traffic After deobfuscating the malware , we found the target domains :


The compiled code itself already is altered per deployment in multiple subtle ways , in order to stymie identification and automated analysis and accommodate targeted environments .


The botnet initially consisted of IP cameras and basic home routers , two types of IoT devices commonly found in the household .


Instead , the user must scroll to the third page of the document , which will load a Flash object that contains ActionScript that will attempt to exploit the user ’s system to install a malicious payload .


Once received , Responder masquerades as the sought-out resource and causes the victim computer to send the username and hashed password to the attacker-controlled machine .


Attackers are growing smarter , targeting individuals through the devices and the services they use most . At this stage , the malware gathers information about the infected computer . APT1 uses hijacked FQDNs for two main purposes . Recognizing and stopping the above malicious JavaScript request requires advanced visibility solutions that can detect the access and exfiltration of sensitive user data ( in this case the user ’s email address and password ) .


The “ core ” module will use one of two methods to infect the application – Decompile and Binary . However , it is still widely used , notably in Russia . These are the same two URLs that Dexphot use later to establish persistence , update the malware , and re-infect the device . Instead , victims would end up infecting their computers with the NetSupport RAT , allowing threat actors to gain remote access and deliver additional payloads .


It is easy to imagine a security analyst , burdened by the amount of attacks against their network , dismissing such common-looking spam as “ just another crimeware spam run ” , allowing the campaign to , in essence , hide in the masses .


These examples reveal BRONZE PRESIDENT 's likely intent to conduct political espionage in other countries in addition to targeting NGOs .


This group , which has been attributed by various security teams , is believed to be comprised of three subgroups :


For example , one sent out to a handful of countries identifies network drives when they are added to target systems , and then RC4 like-encrypts and writes certain file metadata and contents to a local path for later Exfiltration .


The configuration file then loads the Trochilus payload into memory by injecting it into a valid system process . Confucius targeted a particular set of individuals in South Asian countries , such as military personnel and businessmen , among others .


The IP address of both ora.carlaarrabitoarchitetto [ . The main part of the BalkanRAT malware is a copy of the Remote Utilities software for remote access . PyCommands , meanwhile , are Python scripts that automate tasks for Immunity Debugger , a popular tool for reverse-engineering malware binaries .


A Communication Channel via Stolen SMS In addition , TrickMo has an automatic mechanism to send SMS messages to its C & C server . The lack of any significant evidence of shared code between any of these backdoor families is another clue as to the scope of the resources on which the activity group is able to draw , and the precautions the group is willing and able to take in order to avoid losing its ability to conduct its espionage operations . According to Symantec telemetry , almost 40 percent of Orangeworm 's confirmed victim organizations operate within the healthcare industry .


Poseidon Group is dedicated to running targeted attacks campaigns to aggressively collect information from company networks through the use of spear-phishing packaged with embedded , executable elements inside office documents and extensive lateral movement tools . Nitro 's campaign focused on the chemical sector with the goal of obtaining sensitive documents such as proprietary designs , formulas , and manufacturing processes .


Collect information on surrounding cellular towers ( BTS ) . Strider has been active since at least October 2011 . For more information about part one , click here . Because indicators of attack are all about interactions with your network , it may be possible that the actions performed during the early stages of the cyberattack kill chain are not considered harmful .


At any time an infected application will create an activity , this method will be called , and call ‘ requestAd ’ from “ Agent Smith ’ s code . Clever Kitten has moved to leveraging strategic web compromises . Although Dexphot always uses a cryptocurrency miner of some kind , it ’s not always the same miner . Beginning in January 2021 , Mandiant Managed Defense observed multiple instances of abuse of Microsoft Exchange Server within at least one client environment .


The Cybereason Nocturnus team is monitoring multiple underground platforms in an attempt to identify chatter relating to EventBot . The first confirmed date when TajMahal samples were seen on a victim’s machine is August 2014 . While the recent paper from Trend Micro and ClearSky ( ' The Spy Kittens Are Back : Rocket Kitten 2 ' ) does extensively cover the campaign 's narrative , we aimed to seek confirmation that our analyzed attack was positively connected to the same campaign and set out to provide additional value and insight .


Enigma packer artifacts in file metadata ( SHA-256: b08b8fddb9dd940a8ab91c9cb29db9bb611a5c533c9489fb99e36c43b4df1eca ) .


] meacount-manager [ . In this case , the file used the software name " Cyberlink " , and a description of " CLMediaLibrary Dynamic Link Library " and listing version 4.19.9.98 . In the last two years alone , we have confirmed 937 APT1 C2 servers — that is , actively listening or communicating programs — running on 849 distinct IP addresses . Adversaries may abuse these features to hide artifacts such as files , directories , user accounts , or other system activity to evade detection.[1][2][3 ]


Tune the file reputation systems of your anti-virus software to the most aggressive setting possible .


New versions of FakeSpy masquerade as government post office apps and transportation services apps . News reported that the U.S. Cyber Command launched cyberattacks on an Iranian spy group . Just a few months later , in February 2015 , we announced the discovery of Carbanak , a cyber-criminal gang that used custom malware and APT techniques to steal millions of dollars while infecting hundreds of financial institutions in at least 30 countries .


It first starts another activity defined in “ org.starsizew.Aa ” to request device administrator privileges , and then calls the following API of “ android.content.pm.PackageManager ” ( the Android package manager to remove its own icon on the home screen in order to conceal the existence of RuMMS from the user : At the same time , ” org.starsizew.MainActivity ” will start the main service as defined in “ org.starsizew.Tb ” , and use a few mechanisms to keep the main service running continuously In May 2016 , Unit 42 observed attacks of OilRig primarily focused on financial institutions and technology organizations within Saudi Arabia . So let ’s start to dissect the macros . Unlike a number of past cases of Iranian statesponsored social media phishing that have focused on Irans neighbors , this latest campaign appears to have largely targeted Americans and to a lesser extent British and European victims .


] 230 [ . Of note , we also discovered the Sofacy group using a very similar delivery document to deliver a new Trojan called Cannon . The area highlighted in blue is the shape name that is being located , while the text itself is highlighted in red . If you can not apply the KB5019758 patch immediately , you should disable OWA until the patch can be applied .


Fragment of the database with targeted devices and specific memory addresses If the infected device is not listed in this database , the exploit tries to discover these addresses programmatically . specifically CVE-2018-0798 , before downloading subsequent payloads . Tropic Trooper is an unaffiliated threat group that has led targeted campaigns against targets in Taiwan , the Philippines , and Hong Kong .


WICKED PANDA refers to the targeted intrusion operations of the actor publicly known as " Winnti " , whereas WICKED SPIDER represents this group 's financially-motivated criminal activity . APT28 spearphished targets in several waves with Flash exploits leading to their Carberp based JHUHUGIT downloaders and further stages of malware .


These attacks occurred in several different countries , but our investigation revealed that the primary targets were individuals and organizations primarily located in India .


Shamoon is designed to destroy computer hard drives by wiping the master boot record ( MBR ) and data irretrievably , unlike ransomware , which holds the data hostage for a fee .


A similar tool , with the same filename , has been discussed in previous research but the SpyDealer malware appears unrelated to HenBox . APT41 uses many of the same tools and compromised digital certificates that have been leveraged by other Chinese espionage operators . Once a foothold is established , they try to upload more backdoors , USB stealers as well as other hacking tools such as " Mimikatz " for lateral movement .


In fact , recent variants contain code forked from an open-source machine learning module used by developers to automatically resize and crop images based on screen size , a valuable function given the variety of Android devices . The Ke3chang have used three types of malware over the years and have traditionally targeted the aerospace , energy , government , high-tech , consulting services , chemicals , manufacturing , mining sectors . The modified code is available publically here . We highly suspect the “ Pig network ” to have also been used as a bulletproof hosting service for cybercriminals who are unrelated to the Winnti group .


From our trend analysis seen in Figure 3 , Locky ransomware started being delivered via DOCM format email attachments more extensively beginning in August . While not detected at the time , Microsoft 's antivirus and security products now detect this Barium malicious file and flag the file as " Win32/ShadowPad.A " .


A snapshot of the code that processes each VM opcode and the associate interpreter The presence of a VM and virtualized instruction blocks can be described in simpler terms : Essentially , the creators of FinFisher interposed a layer of dynamic code translation ( the virtual machine ) that makes analysis using regular tools practically impossible . Of note , this is three years earlier than the oldest Elise sample we have found , suggesting this group has been active longer than previously documented . Given the popularity of the compromised application that is still being distributed by its developer , it wouldn’t be surprising if the number of victims is in the tens or hundreds of thousands . 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 .


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 . TAA leverages advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning that combs through Symantec 's data lake of telemetry in order to spot patterns associated with targeted attacks .


The description in Portuguese promises more protection for the user ’ s applications , including end-to-end encryption . TA505 targeted Middle Eastern countries in a June 11 campaign that delivered more than 90% of the total spam emails to the UAE , Saudi Arabia , and Morroco . While the capabilities for the installers , loaders , and uninstallers in this report are relatively straight forward and single-focused , analysis of these malware families provide further insight into the capabilities of the Lazarus Group .


After compromising a network , the threat actors elevate their privileges and install malware on a large proportion of systems .


As Lookout first reported more than eight months ago , the problem with Shedun/HummingBad and similar malicious app families that silently exploit Android rooting vulnerabilities is that the infections can survive normal factory resets . Leafminer attempts to infiltrate target networks through various means of intrusion : watering hole websites , vulnerability scans of network services on the internet , and brute-force login attempts . APT33 : 5.79.127.177 mypsh.ddns.net . " Learn about indicators of compromise and their role in detection and response in Data Protection 101 , our series on the fundamentals of information security .


It is clear that this RAT is under intense development , however , the addition and removal of packages , along with the huge quantity of unused code and usage of deprecated and old techniques denotes an amateur development methodology . The attacks in that case took place in late September to early October 2016 and the attackers stored the MoonWind samples as RAR files , while in the November attacks the RATs were stored as executables . WATERSPOUT was compiled within two days of the last HIGHTIDE backdoor and on the same day as the THREEBYTE backdoor . Instead , victims would end up infecting their computers with the NetSupport RAT , allowing threat actors to gain remote access and deliver additional payloads .


In the The first wave of attack , The attackers spoofed an email id that is associated with Indian Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ) and an email was sent on September 20th , 2016 ( just 2 days after the Uri terror attack ) to an email id associated with the Indian Embassy in Japan .


Other configuration data is located elsewhere , and some of it can been seen here : The encrypted library path The output folder on the device for the dropped library The name of the library after it is loaded eventBot name string Version number A string used as an RC4 key , both for decrypting the library and as a part of the network data encryption ( hasn ’ t changed from the previous version ) The C2 URLs A randomized class name using the device ’ s accessibility services EventBot extracted configuration Part of the extracted configuration of the new version Whenever users reboot their device or open up Network Speed Master , SWAnalytics will fetch the latest configuration file from http[:]//mbl[.]shunwang[.]com/cfg/config[.]json” . SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit ( CTU ) researchers analyzed a phishing campaign that targeted a Middle Eastern organization in early January 2017 .


Instruct administrators to use non-privileged accounts for standard functions such as web browsing or checking webmail .


] 191 [ . Once a foothold is established , they try to upload more backdoors , USB stealers as well as other hacking tools such as " Mimikatz " for lateral movement . The variable names themselves are not relevant , however the methods in bold below will retrieve the AlternativeText field from the specified shape , which is then executed . The operation targeted individuals from three groups Senior thinktank personnel researching the Middle East , journalists focused on the region , and academics , including senior professors .


For example , sending text “ Balance ” will trigger a response with the victim ’ s wallet balance . 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 . Attackers can abuse well-known cloud providers and abuse their reputations in order to avoid detection . To boot , there was a 75 percent increase in the average number of monthly attacks in the US between the first and second half of the last 12 months .


The samples we identified target the ATM vendor Diebold . Barium specializes in targeting high value organizations holding sensitive data , by gathering extensive information about their employees through publicly available information and social media , using that information to fashion phishing attacks intended to trickthose employees into compromising their computers and networks .


Google also stated that they are taking numerous steps including proactively notifying affected accounts , revoking affected tokens and deploying SafetyNet improvements to protect users from these apps in the future . This is corroborated by our identification of TEMP.Hermit 's use of MACKTRUCK at a bank , preceding the APT38 operation targeting the bank 's SWIFT systems in late 2015 . One layer will detect shellcode , Ashley Madison ’s executives understood that only a handful of employees at the time would have had access to the systems needed to produce the screenshots McNeill published online .


Ransom demands have varied significantly , suggesting that INDRIK SPIDER likely calculates the ransom amount based on the size and value of the victim organization . Another set of attacks called Operation Erebus leverages another flash exploit , CVE-2016-4117 , and relies on watering hole attacks as a means of propagation .


There have been cases in the past where a threat actor attempted to mimic another to thwart attribution efforts , and as such , attribution should rarely be taken as is , but instead with a grain of salt and critical thinking .


The Pierogi Campaign : This campaign uses social engineering attacks to infect victims with a new , undocumented backdoor dubbed Pierogi .


The strings of code , for one , are similarly structured . ScarCruft is a relatively new APT group ; victims have been observed in Russia , Nepal , South Korea , China , India , Kuwait and Romania . The FIN7 intrusion set continued its tailored spear phishing campaigns throughout last year . The samples we have observed seemed not to be malware targeted for the game fans but a malware module which accidentally got into [ the ] wrong place .


CTU researchers recognize that the evidence supporting this attribution is circumstantial .


Since the 2016 publication , Microsoft has come across an evolution of PLATINUM 's file-transfer tool , one that uses the Intel Active Management Technology ( AMT ) Serial-over-LAN ( SOL ) channel for communication . The purpose of the attacks appears to be industrial espionage , collecting intellectual property for competitive advantage .


The only noticeable difference is the game has more ads , including ads on the very first screen . Over the years they've used application components from Norman , McAfee and Norton . While attribution of the first two spear phishing attacks is still uncertain , we attribute the second December phishing campaign to the China based APT group that we refer to as APT16 . For those who fall outside of that demographic , it ’s interesting that this group is still relying on the user enabling macros in Office , since Microsoft disabled those by default earlier this year .


Once root is obtained , it downloads an additional APK file from the server ( mcpef.apk ) and installs it as system application ( /system directory ) . When the document was opened in Word , it exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in the Microsoft Office PostScript interpreter ( designated CVE-2015-2545 ) that enabled it to execute the attacker 's code and drop an attacker-generated malicious DLL onto the computer . Moafee may have chosen its targets based on the rich resources of South China Sea region – the world 's second business sea-lane , according to Wikipedia – including rare earth metals , crude oil , and natural gas .


Phishing page from the French version of the Trojan Communication with C & C Riltok actively communicates with its C & C server . FireEye has tracked and profiled APT28 group through multiple investigations , endpoint and network detections , and continuous monitoring . The Russian document is not used by the sample , we assume that the author of the malware forgot to remove the resource containing the Russia decoy document .


The data sent to the C2 follows a structured pattern that uses a predefined keywords array , where each keyword is mapped to a certain subroutine .


The Zen trojan does not implement any kind of obfuscation except for one string that is encoded using Base64 encoding . The attacks were traced back to a computer system that was a virtual private server ( VPS ) located in the United States . This collaborative approach allowed the team to observe the malware and its victims . Together with our partner CrySyS Lab , we - ve performed a detailed analysis of these unusual incidents which suggest a new , previously unknown threat actor .


mike.jar implements most of the data collection and exfiltration capabilities of this spyware . As expected , OilRig is continuing their onslaught of attacks well into 2018 with continued targeting in the Middle East . JhoneRAT : 6cc0c11c754e1e82bca8572785c27a364a18b0822c07ad9aa2dc26b3817b8aa4 . NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed , or concur with the facts presented on these sites .


We have also observed them using virtual private network services that use IPs based in numerous countries to ensure anonymity and obfuscate criminal operations . It will ask for a password to run command as root .


REQUEST_COMPANION_USE_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND - let the app use data in the background . Throughout our investigation , we have found evidence that shows operational similarities between this implant and Gamaredon Group . Between August and November 2015 the malware author creates several new versions of Emissary , specifically 5.0 , 5.1 , 5.3 and 5.4 in a much more rapid succession compared to development process in earlier versions .


The malware can be configured to use multiple network protocols to avoid network-based detection .


We have associated this campaign with APT19 , a group that we assess is composed of freelancers , with some degree of sponsorship by the Chinese government . Samples and resource names contained the family names of prominent Iranians , and several of these individuals received the malware located in their respective folder .


The transaction would only be authorized after the client enters the TAN into the online banking website in their browser . In 2014 , Unit 42 released a report titled " 419 Evolution " that documented one of the first known cases of Nigerian cybercriminals using malware for financial gain . Based on previously observed tactics , it is highly likely the OilRig group leveraged credential harvesting and compromised accounts to use the government agency as a launching platform for their true attacks .


The link directs them to a malicious web page , which prompts them to download an Android application package ( APK ) . Also , the certificate embedded in the Quasar sample was issued at 22.12.2018 , which correlates with the file’s compilation date . Some of the samples share delivery mechanisms and infrastructure with samples which are detected by a few antivirus vendors as Gamaredon .


Microsoft Threat Intelligence associates Winnti with multiple activity groups—collections of malware , supporting infrastructure , online personas , victimology , and other attack artifacts that the Microsoft intelligent security graph uses to categorize and attribute threat activity .


Our analysis shows that NetTraveler attempted to exploit CVE-2012-0158 to install NetTraveler Trojan . The cyber-espionage campaign has labelled the group Advanced Persistent Threat ( APT ) 40 or , titled , Periscope .


Victims were recorded in the UK , Poland , Russia and China .


The success is largely the result of the malware 's ability to silently root a large percentage of the phones it infects by exploiting vulnerabilities that remain unfixed in older versions of Android . It 's possible that Lazarus is using RATANKBA to target larger organizations . APT33 : 5.187.21.70 microsoftupdated.com . On the left , the stolen credit card data is sent via a WebSocket skimmer while on the right , it is a POST request : In the past months there have been several Magecart skimmers abusing Google Tag Manager in one way or another .


A Bootkit is a rootkit malware variant which infects the device at start-up and may encrypt disk or steal data , remove the application , open connection for Command and controller . " Machete " is a targeted attack campaign with Spanish speaking roots . APT1 is believed to be the 2nd Bureau of the People ’s Liberation Army ( PLA ) General Staff Department ’s ( GSD ) 3rd Department , which is most commonly known by its Military Unit Cover Designator ( MUCD ) as Unit 61398 . The code of the exploit is very similar to the one published in the Metasploit kit , but the inner class that disables the security manager is encoded differently , most likely to avoid detection .


All of that is to say , the decoy documents leveraged in this campaign would likely be relevant and of interest to a variety of targets in Israel and Palestine , consistent with previously identified KASPERAGENT targeting patterns .


The same wrapper has also been used to wrap legitimate executable files , which were then made available for users to download from torrent sites .


The samples date from April – May 2017 , coinciding with the run up to the May 2017 Palestinian Authority elections .


Both of these libraries are runtime libraries related to Dalvik and ART runtime environments . FrozenCell masquerades as fake updates to chat applications like Facebook , WhatsApp , Messenger , LINE , and LoveChat . The use of spear-phishing emails , malicious documents and RAT malware is yielding significant results for at least two groups we have identified in this campaign . Together with our partner CrySyS Lab , we - ve performed a detailed analysis of these unusual incidents which suggest a new , previously unknown threat actor .


In this analysis , we get into the capabilities of the new variant and what we found to be a “ kill switch ” that can eliminate the malware remotely from an infected device . The actor attempts to exploit CVE-2018–8440 — an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows when it improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call — to elevate the privileges using a modified proof-of-concept exploit . On January 8 , 2018 , Unit 42 observed the OilRig threat group carry out an attack on an insurance agency based in the Middle East .


Cylance uncovered several bespoke backdoors deployed by the OceanLotus APT Group a.k.a APT32 , Cobalt Kitty . Winnti mode of operation to collect information on the organizational charts of companies , on cooperating departments , on the IT systems of individual business units , and on trade secrets , obviously . Hackers usually take precautions , which experts refer to as Opsec .


While studying Truvasys , Microsoft uncovered a previously undocumented piece of malware known as Myntor that is a completely separate malware family . The main reason for the increase in Potao detections in 2014 and 2015 were infections through USB drives .


Winexe acts as a Windows service that can be configured to automatically start at boot and silently wait for incoming commands over a named pipe .


As early as March 4 , 2017 , malicious documents exploiting CVE-2017-0199 were used to deliver the LATENTBOT malware . Over the past three years , Filensfer has been deployed against organizations in Luxembourg , Sweden , Italy , the UK , and the U.S .


Content observers : use Android 's ContentObserver framework to gather changes in SMS , Calendar , Contacts , Cell info , Email , WhatsApp , Facebook , Twitter , Kakao , Viber , and Skype . The Leviathan generally emailed Microsoft Excel documents with malicious macros to US universities with military interests , most frequently related to the Navy . Winnti : dde82093 2018-07-11 15:45:57 https://bugcheck.xigncodeservice.com/Common/Lib/common.php . As we 've discussed recently , there has been huge growth in the ransomware and extortion space , potentially linked to the plethora of leaked builders and source code related to various ransomware cartels .


] 923525 [ . APT28 is using novel techniques involving the EternalBlue exploit and the open source tool Responder to spread laterally through networks and likely target travelers . However the metadata clearly showed that the documents prepared for this campaign were initially saved on December 17 , 2018 and have continued to be updated through January 21 , 2019 . This type of vulnerability is known as a server - side request forgery ( SSRF ) .


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 . Wild Neutron 's attacks in 2015 uses a stolen code signing certificate belonging to Taiwanese electronics maker Acer and an unknown Flash Player exploit .


Code contained inside one of the slides triggers an exploit for CVE-2017-8759 , a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft .NET framework . The most recent sample of Bemstour seen by Symantec appears to have been compiled on March 23 , 2019 , eleven days after the zero-day vulnerability was patched by Microsoft .


At least one of the binaries compiled in August had a PDB string I was able to locate online in a collection of other PDB files , so they may be introducing their malicious code into these files before compiling someone else ’s project .


Fortunately for us , the C2 servers for several of these documents were still operational allowing for retrieval of the malicious macro and the subsequent payloads .


CVE-2015-1701 does not affect Windows 8 and later .


The C & C address and the encryption key ( one for different modifications in versions 4.x and 5.x , and distinct for different C & Cs in later versions ) are stitched into the body of the Trojan . After the initial compromise , TG-3390 delivers the HTTPBrowser backdoor to its victims . While no phishing- or social engineering-initiated routines were observed in this campaign , we found multiple attacks over the network that are considered “ loud. ” These involved large-scale scanning operations of IP ranges intentionally launched from the command and control ( C&C ) server . Cisco Talos is aware of the recent advisory published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) warning the healthcare industry about Rhysida ransomware activity .


Adobe Flash Player sentence.fancy.humble 78557094dbabecdc17fb0edb4e3a94bae184e97b1b92801e4f8eb0f0626d6212 Target list The current list of apps observed to be targeted by Ginp contains a total of 24 unique applications as seen below . While we are confident that APT10 actors gained access to the Visma network in August using stolen employee Citrix remote desktop credentials , it is not clear how or when these credentials were initially compromised . The adversary crafted credible email and attachment after understanding the targets and their behavior .


The malware connects the dots and uses these two components to create a special type of notification that triggers the ransom screen via the callback . From our analysis , Honeybee submitted most of these documents from South Korea , indicating that some of the targeting was in South Korea . idc.load_and_run_plugin Additionally , 20 said they had experienced data breaches by former employees .


This write-up will survey notables in the past year of 2017 Sofacy activity , including their targeting , technology , and notes on their infrastructure .


'' This is a trojan with many built-in capabilities . One of the domains uncovered during the investigation was identified by the Chinese security vendor CERT 360 as being part of the BITTER APT campaign in May 2019 . APT33 sent spear phishing emails to employees whose jobs related to the aviation industry .


] it Catania server2cz.exodus.connexxa [ . XENOTIME is easily the most dangerous threat activity publicly known . computer name , username , and GUID . av : Name of detected antivirus . osversion : version of the operating system . aname : the location of the malware on the infected machine . Initially , the group claimed DDoS attacks against entities located in Western countries , seemingly prioritizing Sweden , the Netherlands , and Denmark .


] 102 2020-04-02 http : //marta.martatovaglieri [ . Initial reports about HIGHNOON and its variants reported publicly as Winnti dating back to at least 2013 indicated the tool was exclusive to a single group , contributing to significant conflation across multiple distinct espionage operations . Believed to have started activity in 2009 and to originate from China , the group initially was known for targeting US and overseas defense contractors but broadened their targeting as time passed .


Conclusions Every day , there are hundreds if not thousands of targeted attacks against Tibetan and Uyghur supporters . The CVE-2012-0773 was originally discovered by VUPEN and has an interesting story . These 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 .


From mid-2017 to mid-2018 , Whitefly launched targeted attacks against multiple organizations . However , around a month ago , Rocke started targeting systems that run Jenkins by attempting to exploit CVE-2018-1000861 and CVE-2019-1003000 .


While it is not surprising that the Dukes reacted to multiple companies publishing extensive reports on one of their key toolsets , it is valuable to note the manner in which they responded .


TA505 is arguably one of the most significant financially motivated threat actors because of the extraordinary volumes of messages they send .


Open Source SNORTⓇ Subscriber Rule Set customers can stay up to date by downloading the latest rule pack available for purchase on Snort.org . MuddyWater has been active since at least November 2017 and has been known to primarily target entities in the Middle East . The DLL located in the Media registry key is a variant of the KHRAT Troja S-MALn E-MAL . None After initial access via this new exploit method , the threat actor leveraged maintain access , and performed anti - forensics techniques on the Microsoft Exchange server in an attempt to hide their activity .


These could include resetting the user ’ s PIN , enabling or disabling various alerts and confirmations , and confirming the user ’ s identity . Between May and June 2018 , Unit 42 observed multiple attacks by the OilRig group appearing to originate from a government agency in the Middle East . Even while using these services , the authors of this JhoneRAT went further and used different user-agent strings depending on the request , and even on the downloaders the authors used other user-agent strings . Monitor MSSQL Servers with access to OT systems and networks for evidence of : • Reconnaissance and enumeration activity of MSSQL servers and credentials .


By analyzing running processes on the infected device , it shows that the malware creates a child process of itself to perform the multi-process ptrace anti-debugging technique . Both of these alerts discussed campaigns in which actors used the CVE-2019-0604 to exploit SharePoint servers to install the China Chopper webshell . All contain the same Visual Basic macro code and author name as Honeybee .


It extracts and decrypts the stage 3 malware , which is stored in encrypted resources such as fake dialog boxes . APT33 leverages a mix of public and non-public tools and often conducts spear-phishing operations using a built-in phishing module from " ALFA TEaM Shell " , a publicly available web shell . The pixel encoding algorithm is fairly straightforward and aims to minimize visual differences when compared to the original image by only modifying the least significant bits of the red , green , and blue color byte values . For these reasons , OT defenders and asset owners should take mitigating actions against COSMICENERGY to preempt in the wild deployment and to better understand common features and capabilities that are frequently deployed in OT malware .


Analysis into the two binaries shows that they are in fact a Delphi ( initially UPX packed ) and .NET version of the Zekapab first-stage malware .


Also , the fact the initial macro uses this dropped document for the execution of the payload may also explain why the document did not contain any decoy contents .


These organizations included :


Once an exploitable page is identified , the actor will attempt to upload a PHP backdoor to gain remote access to the system . Recently , CTU researchers responded to an intrusion perpetrated by Threat Group-1314 , one of numerous threat groups that employ the " living off the land " technique to conduct their intrusions .


The user agent string employed is “ MSIE 8.0 ” .


After performing a fraudulent action , stealing the OTP/mTAN , TrickMo buys some time by activating the lock screen and preventing the user from accessing their device . The BokBot malware provides LUNAR SPIDER affiliates with a variety of capabilities to enable credential theft and wire fraud , through the use of webinjects and a malware distribution function . Lua modules is a technique that has previously been used by Flamer .


However , because dnc.org email accounts were targeted in the same way as hillaryclinton.com accounts , it is likely that dnc.org did use Gmail at that time and later moved to a different service .


The Dukes appear to prioritize the continuation of their operations over stealth .


Notably , this operation marked the first time Lazarus had targeted macOS users , with the group inventing a fake company in order to deliver their manipulated application and exploit the high level of trust among potential victims .


Execute commands on the infected machine .


Sometimes the attackers send an MS PowerPoint document instead , which exploits CVE-2014-6352 . The malware samples deployed in both of these operations are updated versions of the KeyBoy backdoor first discussed in 2013 by Rapid7 .


From an external analysts ’ point of view , the wonder is , which is superior to the other .


Protecting organizations from threats across domains and platforms Mobile threats continue to rapidly evolve , with attackers continuously attempting to sidestep technological barriers and creatively find ways to accomplish their goal , whether financial gain or finding an entry point to broader network compromise . Traditionally , the Ke3chang attackers have used spear-phishing emails with either a malware attachment or a link to a malicious download . The tool can work for almost all obfuscated functions in the tested sample . Mandiant is investigating multiple instances of successful exploitation of CVE-2023 - 4966 that resulted in the takeover of legitimate user sessions on NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances .


This is the first time we have seen APT28 incorporate this exploit into their intrusions .


The malicious developer ’ s apps published on the App Store which don ’ t contain the Ashas adware Searching further for the malicious developer ’ s activities , we also discovered his Youtube channel propagating the Ashas adware and his other projects . The usefulness of flare-qdb can be seen in cases such as loops dealing with strings . SHA256 : 92600679bb183c1897e7e1e6446082111491a42aa65a3a48bd0fceae0db7244f .


An organization whose certificate has been stolen and used to sign malware will always be associated with that activity .


Figure 8 . Waterbug has been using Meterpreter since at least early 2018 and , in this campaign , used a modified version of Meterpreter , which was encoded and given a .wav extension in order to disguise its true purpose . Our investigation into this campaign reveals that the actor used multiple malware implants , including an unknown implant with capabilities similar to Bankshot .


While the malware is custom , it only provides the attackers with standard back door capabilities .


They also used WinRAR and cURL for Windows , both often renamed , to compress and upload the exfiltrated files from the Visma network to the Dropbox API . We also discovered an interesting piece of rare malware created by this threat actor – a Bluetooth device harvester .


According to publicly available statistics , as well as confirmation from Google , most of these apps collected a few dozens installations each , with one case reaching over 350 . Unit 42 's ongoing research into the OilRig campaign shows that the threat actors involved in the original attack campaign continue to add new Trojans to their toolset and continue their persistent attacks in the Middle East . As we explained before , the RAT targets specific countries by checking the keyboard 's layout . We provide at - risk organizations with the following discovery methods to conduct threat hunts for tactics , techniques , and procedures ( TTPs ) implemented derived from the toolset : • Establish collection and aggregation of host - based logs for crown jewels systems such as human - machine interfaces ( HMI ) , engineering workstations ( EWS ) , and OPC client servers within their environments and review logs for the evidence of Python script or unauthorized code execution on these systems .


In a brief stint , TA505 distributed it in one large campaign in July , but we have not seen them use it since .


To perform some of its activities , the malware does not need high privileges inside the device , as we will explain ahead . PwC UK and BAE Systems , working closely with industry and government , have uncovered a new , unparallelled campaign which we refer to as Operation Cloud Hopper . We have contacted ASUS and informed them about the attack on Jan 31 , 2019 , supporting their investigation with IOCs and descriptions of the malware . • None consisting of CVE-2022 - 41080 and CVE-2022 - 41082 to achieve remote code execution ( RCE ) through Outlook Web Access ( OWA ) .


PsExec is a Microsoft Sysinternals tool for executing processes on other systems and is one of the most frequently seen legitimate pieces of software used by attackers attempting to live off the land . If the document was delivered with macros instead of exploits ( CVE-2012-0158 , CVE-2013-3906 or CVE-2014-1761 ) , then the document contained instructions for enabling macros .


Copy the contents from the client response object into the translated server object .


The titles and contents of these files suggest that the actor targeted individuals affiliated with these government agencies and the Fatah political party . Icefog , also known as the " Dagger Panda " by Crowdstrike 's naming convention , infected targets mainly in South Korea and Japan . For example , we observed an APT attacker pasting the string “ czo1NA== ” into an HTML page . When an attacker pays for an as - a - service malware , they often get an individual login with dedicated customer support , much like any user would with a legitimate piece of software .


Some of the targeted apps were : Whatsapp YouTube Video Downloader Google Update Instagram Hack Wifi AirDroid WifiHacker Facebook Photoshop SkyTV Hotstar Trump Dash PokemonGo With many more to come . Group-IB specialists determined that the email addresses of IT bank employees were among the recipients of these emails . If successful , Cobalt goes on to attack financial institutions outside the country .


Kegotip is an infostealer ( credentials and email addresses ) used to facilitate other crimeware activities .


During investigation of the Command & Control server ( with IP 176.31.112.10 hardcoded in Artifact #2 ) , we managed to identify some operational mistakes made by the attackers , allowing us to connect the incident with attacks previously associated with the Sofacy Group .


Android ’ s accessibility services were originally developed by Google for the benefit of users with disabilities . The threat actors , observed by FireEye Labs , use a variety of different methods to either compromise or acquire already compromised payment card credentials , including sharing or purchasing dumps online , hacking vulnerable merchant websites and compromising payment card processing devices . On August 23 , 2017 , we observed OilRig targeting an organization within the United Arab Emirates government .


This newly observed activity uses a series of redirections and fileless , malicious implementations of legitimate tools to gain access to the targeted systems . In 2015 , the SecureWorks® Counter Threat Unit™ ( CTU ) research team documented the BRONZE UNION threat group ( formerly labeled TG-3390 ) , which CTU™ analysis suggests is based in the People's Republic of China ( PRC ) .


They target groups across Middle East and Central Asia , primarily using spear phishing emails with malicious attachments .


The record contains a personal email address : WHOIS records of C2 server exposing the attacker ’ s email address We were aware of the possibility that the attackers might be using a compromised email account , so we dug deeper to find more information related to this email address . From at least February 2019 to present , the actors in the LUCKY ELEPHANT campaign copied webpages to mimic South Asian government websites as well as Microsoft Outlook 365 login pages and hosted them on their own doppelganger domains , presumably to trick victims into providing login credentials . GreezaBackdoor of DarkHotel : 5e0e11bca0e94914e565c1dcc1ee6860 .


Network activity BrainTest communicates with five servers : APK files provider ( http : //psserviceonline [ . 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 . Following the trail of existing public reporting , the tie to FIN7 is essentially made based on a download observed from a MuddyWater C2 , of a non-public tool " DNSMessenger " .


Methods and techniques 2013 not only saw a radical increase in output from mobile virus writers but also saw them actively applying methods and technologies that allowed cybercriminals to use their malware more effectively . The campaign is believed to be active covertly since fall 2017 . These protests gathered hundreds of thousands of people in the streets with large support from students of Hong Kong universities , leading to multiple university campus occupations by the protesters . PIEHOP utilizes LIGHTWORK to execute the IEC-104 commands " ON ” or " OFF " on the remote system and immediately deletes the executable after issuing the commands .


Hamas , who has historically maintained control over the strip , elected Yahya al-Sinwar – a hardliner from its military wing – as its leader in February .


Eastern countries . This week we will discuss another Chinese nexus adversary we call Samurai Panda . The second file follows a decodable binary format . As previously recommended , updating Windows , Java and Adobe Reader to the latest versions should provide a basic level of defense against the known Miniduke attacks .


The client was likely built using the Quasar server client builder .


This was also reinforced by their naming conventions , wherein different versions are simply named after the code iterations , following a specific format regardless of the actual function of the code .


Additionally , some copies of Exodus One use the following XOR key : Rino Gattuso is a famous retired Italian footballer , originally from Calabria . TA459 is well-known for targeting organizations in Russia and neighboring countries . Downloads a Base64 encoded payload from the following URL : Apropos of my retrospective report , Bullock found that a great many messages in Biderman ’s inbox were belligerent and anti - Semitic screeds from a former Ashley Madison employee named William Brewster Harrison .


As we know from our investigation , traces of the first development activities were found at the end of 2016 , but the main distribution campaign began in 2018 ( end of 2017 ) . With the experience gained from the APT attack that began in March 2017 , it seems this campaign has evolved into an attack with new capabilities , and an even more specific target , over a year later . This malware uses Windows Bluetooth APIs to find information on connected Bluetooth devices and saves the following information .


] com and ora.studiolegalebasili [ . China Chopper is a tool that allows attackers to remotely control the target system that needs to be running a web server application before it can be targeted by the tool . Poison Ivy is a remote access tool that is freely available for download from its official web site at www.poisonivy-rat.com .


In April , at the time of writing this post , we recorded 413 RuMMS infections . The samples of ThreeDollars we collected in these attacks are structurally very similar to the first sample we analyzed in October 2017 , down to the lure image used to trick the recipient into clicking the " Enable Content " button to execute the malicious macro . The base64 data and image are separated by the " **** " string . School budgets are tight and institutions are understandably keen to direct their budgets at things that directly benefit pupils .


For now , we observe only one payload version for following the ARM CPUs : arm64-v8a , armeabi , armeabi-v7a . The link to the final payload of KerrDown was still active during the time of analysis and hence we were able to download a copy which turned out to be a variant of Cobalt Strike Beacon . Magic Hound : Rocket Kitten , Operation Saffron Rose , Ajax Security Team , Operation Woolen-Goldfish , Newscaster , Cobalt Gypsy , APT35 .


Using XREFs during static analysis is a common technique to quickly find where functions of interest are called . However , it is still widely used , notably in Russia .


Researchers from Bitdefender also released an analysis of one of the samples in a blogpost . Throughout 2017 and 2018 , Fxmsp established a network of trusted proxy resellers to promote their breaches on the criminal underground . One of the most notable functions of the initial dropper is to bypass Windows UAC ( User Account Control ) in order to execute the next payload with higher privileges . Stolen credentials can be resold to other threat actors tied to ransomware gangs .


The malware was distributed from infected devices via SMS in the form “ % USERNAME % , I ’ ll buy under a secure transaction . The DeepSight Managed Adversary and Threat Intelligence (MATI) 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 malware has evolved over time .


We chose the name “ HenBox ” based on metadata found in most of the malicious apps such as package names and signer detail . This technique was also observed against a government organizations in the Middle East and North African region . The group 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 .


These tools include:AIRBREAK: a JavaScript-based backdoor also reported as Orz that retrieves commands from hidden strings in compromised webpages and actor controlled profiles on legitimate services.BADFLICK: a backdoor that is capable of modifying the file system , generating a reverse shell , and modifying its command and control (C2) configuration . RIPPER interacts with the ATM by inserting a specially manufactured ATM card with an EMV chip that serves as the authentication mechanism .


) to C & C ( calllog.php ) Whenever the user snaps a picture , either with the front or rear camera , it gets sent to the C & C ( uppc.php , fi npic.php orreqpic.php ) Can send GPS coordinates to C & C ( gps3.php ) The C & C server to which the application seems to be sending collected data appears to be operational , as of this writing , and running since May 2018 . Silence started by targeting organizations in Russia , gradually shifting their focus to former Soviet countries , and then the world . While FIN7 has embedded VBE as OLE objects for over a year , they continue to update their script launching mechanisms .


While the malware is capable of facilitating various cyber-criminal goals , our team confirmed it ’ s currently installing additional apps on infected devices . According to the security firm , this campaign targeted Indian military officials via spear-phishing emails , distributing spyware to its victims via an Adobe Reader vulnerability . This section details changes made to APT10 tools , techniques and procedures ( TTPs ) post-2014 , following its shift from Poison Ivy to PlugX .


Accordingly , the server side certificates appear to be generated locally on VPS hosts that exclusively are paid for at providers with bitcoin merchant processing .


The HenBox app downloaded in May 2016 was masquerading as the DroidVPN app . The role of the .NET module is to deliver the known KopiLuwak JavaScript Trojan . Given the mission , resourcing , and location of PLA Unit 61398 , we conclude that PLA Unit 61398 is APT1 .


The C & C role for Rotexy can be filled not only by a web server but also by any device that can send SMSs . In a separate incident , CTU researchers identified a file named s.txt , which is consistent with the output of the Netview host-enumeration tool . Symantec identified two strains of custom malware used by the Leafminer group : Trojan.Imecab and Backdoor.Sorgu .


Some of the documents exploited CVE-2017-0199 to deliver the payload . All of these early WhiteBear targets were related to embassies and diplomatic/foreign affair organizations .


This time I'm going to focus on malicious CHM files used by Silence APT . 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 .


If an unsuspecting user grants these permissions ( see Figure 4 ) , the trojan can read any text displayed in any app the user may launch – and send it to the attackers . On June 14 , we saw TA505’s campaign still targeting UAE with similar tactics and techniques , but this time , some of the spam emails were delivered via the Amadey botnet . 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 .


In a three-month period from August to October 2018 , it launched over 70,000 attacks against users located primarily in Russia . In 2014 , APT32 leveraged a spear-phishing attachment titled " Plans to crackdown on protesters at the Embassy of Vietnam.exe , " which targeted dissident activity among the Vietnamese diaspora in Southeast Asia . Volgmer payloads have been observed in 32-bit form as either executables or dynamic-link library ( .dll )


As seen in previous Downeks versions , it uses masquerades with icons , filenames and metadata imitating popular legitimate applications such as VMware workstation and CCleaner , or common file formats such as DOC and PDF .


PLATINUM has used several zero-day exploits against their victims . Kaspersky Lab 's products detect the Microsoft Office exploits used in the spear-phishing attacks , including Exploit.MSWord.CVE-2010-333 , Exploit.Win32.CVE-2012-0158 .


This is also the first version where the package name changes into something that a less aware user may be tricked by , com.android.playup . Their primary interest appears to be gathering intelligence . FireEye dubbed this new malware family HIGHTIDE . RTM used Port 44443 for its VNC module .


The PowerShell script will look at the architecture of the system to check which malicious DLL files should be downloaded . This Gorgon Group campaign leveraged spear phishing emails with Microsoft Word documents exploiting CVE-2017-0199 .


Android shell A new package was added that allows the execution of commands in the Android shell . The malicious attachments purported to be invitations or drafts of the agenda for the conference . Jason_invitation.doc : 00a95fb30be2d6271c491545f6c6a707 , CVE-2012-0158 . Monitor network data flows for unexpected patterns and metadata that may be indicative of a mismatch between protocol and utilized port .


) “ % USERNAME % , je vous ai envoyé un prepaiement m-leboncoin [ . Kaspersky reveals that APT33 is a capable group that has carried out cyber espionage operations since at least 2013 . The malware includes 2 domains: phpschboy.prohosts.org , jams481.site.bz .


Through the exploitation of the HTA handler vulnerability described in CVE-2017-1099 , the observed RTF attachments download . It's coincident that both 'darkhydrus' APT group name and ‘Williams’ user name in PDB path found in this Twitter user .


With the account credentials , the attackers were able to access the victim 's account and navigate the internal corporate network as though they were the employee .


We were able to determine this because the attackers ’ hacktools are command line driven and can provide insight into when the operators are behind keyboards actively working .


To set up persistence , the loader writes a file to " c:\temp\rr.exe " and executes it with specific command line arguments to create auto run registry keys . We believe that Bookworm samples use the static date string as campaign codes , which we used to determine the approximate date of each attack that we did not have detailed targeting information .


This makes Dvmap the first Android malware that injects malicious code into the system libraries in runtime , and it has been downloaded from the Google Play Store more than 50,000 times . After the infection stage , criminals move laterally with the help of legitimate and pentesting tools , stealing passwords from their initial victims ( entry point ) to gain access to the computers within the organization that have access to money transactions . Recently we noticed that these modules had been merged into a single backdoor module able to collect data from clipboard and capture screenshots . Shortly thereafter , ESET ® researchers analyzed a sophisticated new malware , which is the main suspect in this case .


The Lazarus group is currently one of the most active and prolific APT actors .


Despite its known weaknesses , the RC4 algorithm is regularly used by malware authors . While discussions of threats in this region often focus on " North America " generally or just the United States , nearly 100 campaigns during this period were either specifically targeted at Canadian organizations or were customized for Canadian audiences .


smishing ) . The targeting of mainly Saudi Arabian organizations across a wide variety of industries aligns with historical targeting patterns for the group , which appear undeterred following previous exposés of their activity . Kaspersky Lab is releasing crucial Indicators of Compromise ( IOCs ) and other data to help organizations search for traces of these attack groups in their corporate networks .


The next stage in device infection could be the use of exploit kits and malvertising , which would be quite effective due the many Android vulnerabilities and consumers with unpatched devices . Attackers are targeting Windows platform and aiming at government institutions as well as big companies in Colombia . Group 72 ’s involvement in Operation SMN is another example of what sort of damage that can be done if organizations are not diligent in their efforts to secure their networks . As an example , we took the twitter login page , which implemented the following CSP rule ( which contains ): The following short JS code inserted into the site will send the credentials to google - analytics console controlled by us : The UA-#######- # parameter is the tag ID owner that Google Analytics uses to connect the data to a specific account .


The result of this entire command saves a variant of the Awen asp.net webshell ( T1100 ) to the SharePoint server to further interact with the compromise server .


via Authorized App Store Impersonates security app on Google Play . Curiously though , Waterbug also compromised other computers on the victim’s network using its own infrastructure . The Lazarus used a similar infrastructure to earlier threats , including the Destover backdoor variant known as Escad .


Perkele intercepts mTANs ( confirmation codes for banking operations ) sent by the bank via text message . Our January 2018 white paper was the first public analysis of a Turla campaign called Mosquito . MD5 : e3878d541d17b156b7ca447eeb49d96a . Minidionis – one more APT with a usage of cloud drives • Miniduke is back : Nemesis Gemina and the Botgen Studio More details about CozyDuke are available to customers of Kaspersky Intelligence Reporting .


As mentioned above , banking Trojans are perhaps the most complex of all mobile threats , and Svpeng is one of the most striking examples . Further analysis uncovered a handful of ties indicating the actors may also be using the PCShare malware family , which has not been previously tied to the group . The campaign identifiers found in the samples we ’ve analyzed match the subdomain part of the C&C server , showing that these samples were really targeted against these universities . SocialPolitical Hacktivism primarily intrinsic Social or Ideological issues create a motivation for some to attack organizations to make a statement .


] it Firenze server1gioiat.exodus.connexxa [ . On multiple dates in 2017 , TEMP.Veles struggled to execute this utility on multiple victim systems , potentially due to AV detection . 1 . A typical log entry showing access to the PowerShell backend is detailed in the Remote PowerShell HTTP logs , located in , such as in the example below : CrowdStrike incident responders discovered Remote PowerShell logs similar to log entries for ProxyNotShell exploitation to gain initial access , suggesting the attacker leveraged Remote PowerShell .


To infect individuals with access to the data the actors desire , Scarlet Mimic deploys both spear-phishing and watering hole ( strategic web compromise ) attacks . APT37 targeted a research fellow , advisory member , and journalist associated with different North Korean human rights issues and strategic organizations .


Our analysis indicates that this trojan is in its testing stage but given its potential , every mobile user should be aware of GPlayed . BITTER APT campaigns are primarily targeting China , Pakistan and Saudi Arabia historically . The publicly available backdoors and tools utilized by APT33 – including NANOCORE , NETWIRE , and ALFA Shell – are all available on Iranian hacking websites , associated with Iranian hackers , and used by other suspected Iranian threat groups .


The attack consisted of Microsoft Word delivery documents that contained Adobe Flash objects capable of loading additional malicious Flash objects embedded in the file or directly provided by a command and control server .


From a process and file perspective , Hermes and Ryuk target files in a similar fashion . ScarCruft 's Operation Erebus leverages another Flash Player exploit ( CVE-2016-4117 ) through the use of watering hole attacks .


The files uploaded to this webshell included the same compiled python script that would scan remote systems that were vulnerable to CVE-2017-0144 (EternalBlue) that we saw uploaded to the other errr.aspx webshell . Turla is a notorious group that has been targeting governments .


The activities of some non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) challenge governments on politically sensitive issues such as social , humanitarian , and environmental policies .


This service hides the app from plain sight and loads another ELF library to gather environmental information about the device , such as running processes and apps , and details about device hardware , primarily through parsing system logs and querying running processes . In July 2017 , APT41 injected malicious code into a software update package maintained by Netsarang and signed it with a legitimate Netsarang certificate in an operation referred to as ShadowPad by Kaspersky . FireEye has moderate confidence that a campaign targeting the hospitality sector is attributed to Russian actor APT28 .


Over time , this campaign will also infect the same device , repeatedly , with the latest malicious patches . n summary , Cold River is a sophisticated threat actor making malicious use of DNS tunneling for command and control activities , compelling lure documents , and previously unknown implants . The threat authors have one more evasion technique for these scheduled tasks : some Dexphot variants copy msiexec.exe to an arbitrary location and give it a random name , such as %AppData%\<random>.exe . As our experience with and knowledge of this threat actor grows , we will update this post or release new technical details as appropriate .


In 2016 we saw fully functional , very large SPLM / X-Agent modules supporting OS X .


Quasar is a publicly-available commodity RAT , an evolution of his earlier xRAT , by German developer “ MaxXor ” .


Umbrella , our secure internet gateway ( SIG ) , blocks users from connecting to malicious domains , IPs , and URLs , whether users are on or off the corporate network . This way , the malware can have its configuration , malicious binaries and file listings updated , but can also download and execute other binaries . The APT38 uses DYEPACK to manipulate the SWIFT transaction records and hide evidence of the malicious transactions , so bank personnel are none the wiser when they review recent transactions .


A PDB path contained in a tested file contained a string that appears to be a unique handle or user name .


This document , written in Vietnamese , appears to be reviewing and discussing best practices for teaching and researching scientific topics . 'Improvise' is a toolset for configuration , post-processing , payload setup and execution vector selection for survey/Exfiltration tools supporting all major operating systems like Windows ( Bartender ) , MacOS ( JukeBox ) and Linux ( DanceFloor ) .


We have examined all the detected versions , including the latest one that is signed by a certificate valid from September 14 , 2017 . This includes Python scripts . TEMP.Veles ： XENOTIME .


Gallmaker used lure documents attempt to exploit the Microsoft Office Dynamic Data Exchange ( DDE ) protocol in order to gain access to victim machines . Trochilus RAT activity was discovered during both months of October and November 2015 .


Some tools used by this actor — specifically BlackEnergy and GCat — have been adapted from commodity malware . Users who failed to patch their systems may find themselves mining cryptocurrency for threat actors .


The OnionDuke toolset includes at least a dropper , a loader , an information stealer Trojan and multiple modular variants with associated modules .


As we explained in our most recent blogpost about Zebrocy , the configuration of the backdoor is stored in in the resource section and is split into four different hex-encoded , encrypted blobs .


What makes Ginp stand out is that it was built from scratch being expanded through regular updates , the last of which including code copied from the infamous Anubis banking Trojan , indicating that its author is cherry-picking the most relevant functionality for its malware . This information is used by the CIA's 'JQJIMPROVISE' software (see below) to configure a set of CIA malware suited to the specific needs of an operation . Dragonfly 2.0 : Berserk Bear .


However , some of the recently identified files display “ extended-capability ”


44f6d1caa257799e57f0ecaf4e2e216178f4cb3d com.binary.sms.receiver 9fae5d148b89001555132c896879652fe1ca633d35271db34622248e048c78ae 7771af1ad3a3d9c0b4d9b55260bb47c2692722cf com.android.copy e384694d3d17cd88ec3a66c740c6398e07b8ee401320ca61e26bdf96c20485b4 APT40 engages in broader regional targeting against traditional intelligence targets , especially organizations with operations in Southeast Asia . Winnti : dump.gxxservice.com 142.93.204.230 DigitalOcean . An attacker may have more than a single motivation to target a particular organization .


During a recent campaign , APT32 leveraged social engineering emails with Microsoft ActiveMime file attachments to deliver malicious macros . This malware uses the public privilege escalation exploit code CVE-2018-8120 or UACME which is normally used by legitimate red teams .


Both attachments are malicious Word documents that attempt to exploit the Windows OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability tracked by CVE-2014-6332 . According to our telemetry , Okrum was used to target diplomatic missions in Slovakia , Belgium , Chile , Guatemala , and Brazil , with the attackers showing a particular interest in Slovakia .


Unit 42 tracks roughly 300 SilverTerrier actors who have registered a combined 11,600 domains over the past five years . From February to September 2016 , WhiteBear activity was narrowly focused on embassies and consular operations around the world .


The malicious documents that Unit 42 examined contained legitimate decoy lures as well as malicious embedded EPS files targeting the CVE-2015-2545 and CVE-2017-0261 vulnerabilities . PsExec is a Microsoft Sysinternals tool for executing processes on other systems and is one of the most frequently seen legitimate pieces of software used by attackers attempting to live off the land .


ScarCruft 's Operation Erebus leverages another Flash Player exploit ( CVE-2016-4117 ) through the use of watering hole attacks . APT5 has been active since at least 2007 .


Threat actors can use the services' detailed statistics about which links were clicked when , and from what location , to track the success of a spearphishing campaign .


Pivoting off the five highlighted IP ’s above with a shared infrastructure , I pulled the reverse DNS to see what other sites may be present .


To attack macOS users , the Lazarus group has developed homemade macOS malware , and added an authentication mechanism to deliver the next stage payload very carefully , as well as loading the next-stage payload without touching the disk .


Allows applications to access information about networks . As of October 2014 the CIA was also looking at infecting the vehicle control systems used by modern cars and trucks . They often use point-of-sale malware .


Pitty Tiger , like other APT attackers , often use anti-virus " familiar names " when registering domains or creating subdomains . In 2017 , the number of MoneyTaker 's attacks has remained the same with 8 US banks , 1 law firm and 1 bank in Russia being targeted .


Technical details Here is the meta information for the observed samples , certificates and hardcoded version stamps : Certificate MD5 Module Version Serial Number : 0x76607c02 Issuer : CN=Ron Validity : from = Tue Aug 30 13:01:30 MSK 2016 to = Sat Aug 24 13:01:30 MSK 2041 Subject : CN=Ron 9e005144ea1a583531f86663a5f14607 1 – 18abe28730c53de6d9e4786c7765c3d8 2 2.0 From March 18 to 26 we observed the malware operating in multiple areas of the world . FastUploader is a custom FTP tool designed to exfiltrate data at a faster rate than traditional FTP clients . When CrowdStrike researchers later reproduced the attack , events were present in CozyDuke - also known as CozyBear , CozyCar and Office Monkeys ( among others ) , and whose activity appears to align with advanced persistent threat APT29 - is a threat actor which came to prominence in 2014 when it is believed to have staged a series of precise attacks on high profile targets including the US White House , Department of State and the Democratic National Committee .


] 230 [ . In addition to the notably overt and large-scale campaigns with CozyDuke and CloudDuke , the Dukes also continued to engage in more covert , surgical campaigns using CosmicDuke . The majority if the modifications are of removing comments and renaming variables . In fact , we saw instances of compromised stores having both skimmers loaded , which means double trouble for victims as their credit card information is stolen not just once but twice .


The Infection Chain Once the user downloads and installs one of the infected applications , ‘ SimBad ’ registers itself to the ‘ BOOT_COMPLETE ’ and ‘ USER_PRESENT ’ intents , which lets ‘ SimBad ’ to perform actions after the device has finished booting and while the user is using his device respectively . BRONZE BUTLER uses credential theft tools such as Mimikatz and WCE to steal authentication information from the memory of compromised hosts . Suckfly conducted a multistage attack between April 22 and May 4 .


Credential phishing and an Android banking Trojan combine in Austrian mobile attacks NOVEMBER 03 , 2017 Overview Credential phishing , banking Trojans , and credit card phishing schemes are common threats that we regularly observe both at scale and in more targeted attacks . The unnamed company makes products used in the military and aerospace industries , and the hackers could have been after commercial secrets or more traditional espionage , according to ClearSky , the cybersecurity firm that exposed the operation . Some organizations track North Korean clusters or groups such as Bluenoroff , APT37 , and APT38 separately , while other organizations may track some activity associated with those group names by the name Lazarus Group .


Within some of the first of those commands , the bot typically receives a list of banks it will target . Though they have primarily tapped other tracked suspected North Korean teams to carry out the most aggressive actions , APT37 is an additional tool available to the regime , perhaps even desirable for its relative obscurity . This is probably the Latin spelling for the word “health” in Farsi . Forbes Technology Council is an invitationonly community for worldclass CIOs , CTOs and technology executives .


Over the past year , we've seen the group extensively targeting a wide gamut of entities in various sectors , including Governments , Academy , Crypto-Currency , Telecommunications and the Oil sectors . The malware basically provides a remote CMD/PowerShell terminal for the attackers , enabling them to execute scripts/commands and receive the results via HTTP requests .


The MUTEX name is different too : FG00nxojVs4gLBnwKc7HhmdK0h .


In this case , we ’re seeing a definite problem with the overly-conservative naming approach used as it engenders confusion in a significant subset of the intended audience .


When a suitable .exe file candidate is found , it is copied into the malware installation folder ( for example , C : \ProgramData ) . Between December 28 , 2016 and January 1 , 2017 , CTU researchers observed a phishing campaign targeting Middle Eastern organizations . wsc_proxy.exe plugins-setup.exe SoftManager.exe GetEFA.exe . Rhysida appears to have first popped up back in May , with several high - profile compromises posted on their leak site .


After rendering the ad on the screen , the app tries to identify the part of the advertisement website to click . Upon successful exploitation , the attachment will install the trojan known as NetTraveler using a DLL side-loading attack technique . The message subject read “ DPP ’s Contact Information Update ” , apparently targeting those interested in contact information for DPP members or politicians . ( CISA , CNN )


While Orangeworm has impacted only a small set of victims in 2016 and 2017 according to Symantec , we have seen infections in multiple countries due to the nature of the victims operating large international corporations . As we have seen in some previous targeted malware attacks , the attackers in this incident are taking advantage of services like .


This group has been operating in the Middle East since 2012 .


The ZIP archives have names relevant to the targets and contain both legitimate files and malware .


Based on our technical analysis of the known PinchDuke samples from 2008 however , we believe PinchDuke to have been under development by the summer of 2008 .


Aside from the natural value of phone numbers associated with the names of their owners . After compromising a system , typically by installing Powermud or Powemuddy , Seedworm first runs a tool that steals passwords saved in users ' web browsers and email , demonstrating that access to the victim 's email , social media , and chat accounts is one of their likely goals . Once this export is called , it checks for a hidden window with a caption of Hello Google ! Based upon analysis and gathered data , we have determined that the operation is conducted by a Vietnamese threat actor .


CVE-2015-8651 : Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.324 and 19.x Vulnerability .


However , the keylogger needs to be specifically enabled by a command sent from the C2 server . The company specializes in finance and natural resources specific to that region . FIN7 S-APT/Cobalt phishing documents may seem basic , but when combined with their extensive social engineering and focused targeting , they are quite successful . The tactics , techniques and procedures ( TTPs ) are very similar to those of SocGholish and it would be easy to think the two are related .


Figure 5 – Keylogger component Figure 6 shows one of the most noteworthy functions of Anubis : its ransomware module . Based on the profile of the victims and the type of information targeted by the attackers , Symantec believes that Butterfly is financially motivated , stealing information it can potentially profit from . FIN7 S-APT/GRIFFON : hpservice-cdn.com realtek-cdn.com logitech-cdn.com pci-cdn.com appleservice-cdn.com servicebing-cdn.com . On June 22 , @AnFam17 spotted the same fake browser update leveraging URL shortcuts .


Between May 2017 and December 2018 , a multi-purpose command tool that has been used by Whitefly was also used in attacks against defense , telecoms , and energy targets in Southeast Asia and Russia . We've found that this group has continued to operate successfully , predominantly in Latin America , since 2014 .


That this group is mostly targeting businesses is apparent from the processes they are looking for on a compromised system . The most recent Scarlet Mimic attacks we have identified were conducted in 2015 and suggest the group has a significant interest in both Muslim activists and those interested in critiques of the Russian government and Russian President Vladimir Putin .


CTU researchers believe legitimate websites are used to host tools because web proxies categorize the sites as benign .


INTERNET - Allows the application to open network sockets . FireEye detects this activity across our platforms , including named detection for TONEDEAF , VALUEVAULT , and LONGWATCH . As part of the investigation , Unit 42 researchers were able to identify an interesting characteristic about how the Gorgon Group crew uses shared infrastructure between cybercrime and targeted attacks .


After that , the Trojan will replace the original /system/bin/ip with a malicious one from the archive ( Game324.res or Game644.res ) . VAMP targeted various types of data from the phones of victims : images , text messages , contacts , and call history , among others . RevengeHotels : e675bdf6557350a02f15c14f386fcc47 . These malicious PDF files were rigged with exploits attacking Adobe Reader versions 9 , 10 and 11 , bypassing its sandbox .


The malware uses smishing , or SMS phishing , to infiltrate target devices , which is a technique that relies on social engineering . Both of the loader’s variants and their various payloads that enSilo analyzed share similar Tactics , Techniques , and Procedures (TTPs) and code associated with APT10 . While the most recent samples observed still use batch scripts and SFX files , the Gamaredon Group has moved aACT from applications like wget , Remote Manipulator MAL , VNC and ChkFlsh.exe .


End users and enterprises can also benefit from multilayered mobile security solutions such as Trend Micro™ Mobile Security™ . The threat actor used an exploit from the arsenal of the state-sponsored hacker group APT28 . In his history , FIN7 has overlapped several times with Cobalt S-MAL/EmpireMonkey in terms of TTPs . This type of attack technique can not be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features .


Interestingly however , another apparent evasion trick was also attempted - forging of the loaders ’ compilation timestamps .


There is a function called " performGlobalAction '' with the description below . But the group has also used Poison Ivy ( PIVY ) , a RAT more commonly associated with threat actors in China — so much so that PIVY has , inaccurately , become synonymous with all APT attacks linked to China . ShadowHammer : aa15eb28292321b586c27d8401703494 . In a recent survey , respondents indicated that 57 of all observed vulnerabilities are more than two years old , with as many as 17 being more than five years old .


MOSA is the Palestinian Directorate of Social Development whose mandate is to achieve comprehensive development , social security , and economic growth for Palestinian families , according to publicly available information on this ministry . Since January 2013 , we've been on the lookout for a possible RedOctober comeback . This interface sometimes runs on their personal attack system , which is typically in Shanghai . Our analysis indicates that attackers may have been using attackers since mid-2022 .


CONNECTION TO CHINA Chinese server infrastructure : FakeSpy applications send stolen information to C2 domains with .club TLDs and URLs ending with /servlet/ [ C2 Command ] ( mentioned above in the “ Stealing Sensitive Information ” section ) . MuddyWater is widely regarded as a long-lived APT group in the Middle East . APT15 then used a tool known as RemoteExec .


This new XLoader variant poses as a security app for Android devices , and uses a malicious iOS profile to affect iPhone and iPad devices . The admin@338 's Dropbox accounts have also been found to contain a different backdoor dubbed BUBBLEWRAP . test1.hta reserved . By selecting these links , you will be leaving NIST webspace .


MainActivity registers BootComplete with a boot event , so that whenever the device is booted , BootComplete gets triggered . As the CnC server , Silence use CnC-3 server running Windows , from which they send commands to download additional modules . Some of the teams publicly known today include Iranian Cyber Army , Ashiyane , Islamic Cyber Resistance Group , Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters , Parastoo , Shabgard , Iran Black Hats and many others 9 .


In the latter case however , the group appear to have also simultaneously developed an entirely new loader , which we first observed being used in conjunction with CosmicDuke during the spring of 2015 .


At the end of August 2018 , the Sednit group launched a spearphishing email campaign where it distributed shortened URLs that delivered the first stage of Zebrocy components .


Falcon Intelligence has medium-high confidence that the GRIM SPIDER threat actors are operating out of Russia . Adobe Flash Player exploit .


] com . The tool investigates the Local Security Authority Subsystem memory space in order to find , decrypt and display retrieved passwords . APT40 was previously reported as TEMP.Periscope and TEMP.Jumper .


Considering the other malicious behaviors of XLoader , this added operation could be very dangerous as threat actors can use it to perform targeted attacks . With this in mind , this week we are providing some indicators for a China based adversary who we crypt as " NUMBERED PANDA " Numbered Panda has a long list of high-profile victims and is known by a number of names including : DYNCALC , IXESHE , JOY RAT , APT-12 , etc . Any other IP address will set the receive mode to ping, although the server-side software suggests 199.250.250.99 will be . RDP and phishing are two of the most popular initial ransomware attack vectors , and cybercriminals approach in leveraging these techniques has not changed much over the years .


All the IP addresses belong to the same company Hetzner , an IP-hosting firm in Germany . We recently noticed the group behind MuddyWater that appear to be targeting government bodies , military entities , telcos and educational institutions in Jordan , Turkey , Azerbaijan and Pakistan , in addition to the continuous targeting of Iraq and Saudi Arabia , other victims were also detected in Mali , Austria , Russia , Iran and Bahrain. . This particular VBScript payload beacons to domain bafunpda.xyz , which is also used by the KHRAT S-MAL Trojan E-MAL listed above in Table 2 . COSMICENERGY Possibly Associated With Russian Government - Funded Power Disruption and Emergency Response Exercises During our analysis of COSMICENERGY , we identified a comment in the code that indicated the sample uses a module associated with a project named “ Solar Polygon ” ( Figure 2 ) .


First , we launched a banking app and entered the credentials there . However , it is likely the same scripts are used more globally against many traditional Turla targets in Western Europe and the Middle East . Working with U.S. government partners , DHS and FBI identified Internet Protocol ( IP ) addresses and other indicators of compromise ( IOCs ) associated with a remote administration tool ( RAT ) used by the North Korean government—commonly known as FALLCHILL .


By monitoring the package installation broadcast event , XLoader can start their packages . The actors behind this campaign we call LUCKY ELEPHANT use doppelganger webpages to mimic legitimate entities such as foreign governments , telecommunications , and military . At the next startup , the software will directly load the configuration from the just created key .


The next stage payload ( e1953fa319cc11c2f003ad0542bca822 ) , downloaded from this loader , is similar to the .NET downloader in the WFCWallet case .


First Twitter‑controlled Android botnet discovered Detected by ESET as Android/Twitoor , this malware is unique because of its resilience mechanism . On November 29 , 2018 , Scattered Canary sent an attack email to Agari CFO Raymond Lim , enquiring as to his availability to send out a domestic wire transfer . Our analysis shows that the cybercriminals behind the attack against an online casino in Central America , and several other targets in late-2017 , were most likely the infamous Lazarus hacking group .


For more information on the overall capabilities of the malware , please review IBM 's ongoing research .


Within six hours of entering the environment , the threat actors compromised multiple systems and stole credentials for the entire domain .


Further tracking of the Lazarus’s activities has enabled Kaspersky researchers to discover a new operation , active since at least November 2018 , which utilizes PowerShell to control Windows systems and Mac OS malware to target Apple customers . The malware then builds two DLLs in memory – they are 32 and 64-bit DLLs that have identical functionality .


The injected code copies xxxx.exe to %System%\winsys.exe and connects to the Command and Control ( C&C ) server on TCP port 80 .


Our visibility into APT28 ’s operations , which date to at least 2007 , has allowed us to understand the group ’s malware , operational changes , and motivations .


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The ‘ onload1 ’ function parses the response data from the request to the C2 URL using regular expressions .


Retrieve Keylogger logs .


User must open the Microsoft Word email attachment ;


Port 6207 : Viber extraction service . stolen certificates being used maliciously occurred in early 2014 . Potentially fake documents that appear to be issued by the Palestinian government . The alert described emails that delivered an Evernotethemed lure to entice targeted recipients into downloading a trojan .


Only later is the malicious code introduced , through an update . Barium Defendants install the malicious credential stealing and injection tool known as " Win32/RibDoor.A!dha " . Once an infected machine connects , you see its information displayed in a selection box at the top . An attacker could exploit these issues by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF document or , if the user has the browser extension enabled , by visiting a malicious web page :


In early May , the phishing lures leveraged RTF attachments that exploited the Microsoft Windows vulnerability described in CVE-2017-0199 . And the dropper execute the iassvcs.exe to make a side loading and make the persistence .


Figure 4 details how many times each stolen certificate was used in a given month .


One archive sample analyzed by CTU researchers contained a legitimate PDF file , a benign image of interest to targets , and an HttpBrowser installer disguised as an image file .


Malware installation , persistence , and activation .


The document exploited CVE-2012-0158 and will decode and write an executable to disk upon infection . In March 2017 , Wikileaks published details about an exploit affecting Mikrotik called ChimayRed .


Lollipop has 7 percent , Ice Cream Sandwich has 2 percent , and Marshmallow has 1 percent . WCry uses a combination of the RSA and AES algorithms to encrypt files . APT33 : 64.251.19.232 [REDACTED].ddns.net . In essence , this provides the threat actor unrestricted access to the account .


Researchers showcased a potential malware lifecycle which started with spear phishing and eventually led to the deployment of the disk-wiping malware known as Shamoon .


] top/ These permutations of TLDs and canonical domains incorporating the legitimate domain expected by the targeted banking customers exemplifies recent trends in social engineering by threat actors . One notable aspect of the campaign was the actors' ability to impersonate VPN applications , such as Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) products , to perform MitM attacks . APT28 has been active since at least 2004 .


As we described in Silence: Moving into the darkside report , Silence has experience with theft using compromised card processing systems . According to our statistics , as of the beginning of 2015 this botnet encompassed over 250 000 infected devices worldwide including infecting more than 100 financial institutions with 80% of them from the top 20 list .


The first observed samples of the MiniDuke backdoor component are from May 2011 .


What do I need to do ? Leafminer also utilized Process Doppelganging , a detection evasion technique first discussed at the Black Hat EU conference last year . We have tried informing them several times , through various channels , since early February , but without apparent success . If network logs were analyzed individually across that journey , it is likely that all requests were either in compliance with the policies embedded into the firewalls at every node , or some unpatched vulnerability prevented a control action against unauthorized data transfers .


In order to achieve this adaptability , the operator has the capability to remotely load plugins , inject scripts and even compile new .NET code that can be executed . At the time of analysis , the subdomains did not host a website; however , based on BITTER APT group’s targeting patterns , it is highly likely that they were created to host faux login phishing pages designed to steal user’s credentials . This coupled with the timing of operations – which coincides with Iranian working hours – and the use of multiple Iranian hacker tools and name servers bolsters our assessment that APT33 may have operated on behalf of the Iranian government .


] com/api/s2s/tracks/ and is used for activation . Kaspersky found the group was exploiting a Adobe Flash Player zero-day vulnerability ( CVE-2016-4117 ) to remotely deliver the latest version of " FinSpy " malware , according to a new blog post published Monday . In September 2018 , we found evidence of Seedworm and the espionage group APT28 ( aka Swallowtail , Fancy Bear ) , on a computer within the Brazil-based embassy of an oil-producing nation .


In the beginning , this threat group mainly targeted Asian countries . The last piece is the newly discovered CopyPaste group , who targeted financial entities and companies in one African country , which lead us to think that CopyPaste was associated with cybermercenaries or a training center . The Ke3chang group also used keyloggers and their own .NET tool to enumerate folders and dump data from Microsoft Exchange mailboxes .


Correspondence of other individuals targeted in the same phishing campaign , including former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Clinton campaign staffer William Rinehart , were published on the “ DC Leaks ” website .


After scanning the QR code and installing a component downloaded from the link , the user infects his smartphone with the Trojan program that boasts functionality that is of great interest to the attackers . Turla operators could use an already-compromised machine in the network of the victim 's organization to perform a local MitM attack . To illustrate the functionality of main ZxShell module , Let ’s take a look at the following sample : “ So good luck , I ’m sure we ’ll talk again soon , but for now , I ve got better things in the oven , ” Harrison wrote to Biderman after his employment contract with Ashley Madison was terminated .


The attacks use multiple exploits in an attempt to gain root access on a device . Notably , after the first SMB packet sent to the victim 's IP address , WannaCry sends two additional packets to the victim containing the hard-coded IP addresses 192.168.56.20 and 172.16.99.5 . APT33 : 64.251.19.217 [REDACTED].myftp.org . Additionally we observed the DPRK threat actor log directly into a Pyongyang IP , from one of their jump boxes .


Since Ryuk 's appearance in August , the threat actors operating it have netted over 705.80 BTC across 52 transactions for a total current value of $3,701,893.98 USD . These codes are often leveraged in the malware used by coordinated targeted attackers to differentiate victims that were successfully compromised from different target sets .


This malware family is known as " PittyTiger " by the anti-virus community . Operation Ghoul is one of the many attacks in the wild targeting industrial , manufacturing and engineering organizations , Kaspersky Lab recommends users to be extra cautious while checking and opening emails and attachments .


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As of this publication , CTU researchers have not discovered how TG-3390 keeps track of the details associated with its compromised assets and credentials .