Group-IB specialists have established that the aim of the attack was to deliver and launch the second stage of Silence’s Trojan , known as Silence.MainModule . While in most cases the infection vector remains unknown , the high profile attack from 2014 used a very complex Windows TTF zero-day exploit ( CVE-2014-4148 ) .


Microsoft ’ s mobile threat defense capabilities further enrich the visibility that organizations have on threats in their networks , as well as provide more tools to detect and respond to threats across domains and across platforms . 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 . 3d2b3c9f50ed36bef90139e6dd250f140c373664984b97a97a5a70333387d18d . The collective has claimed responsibility for DDoS attacks , data theft , and leaks against entities across multiple industries , including transportation , defense , government and military , financial services , global institutions , and telecommunications .


ASPXTool — A modified version of the ASPXSpy web shell .


The C2 infrastructure contains a lack of sophistication such as open panels , reuse of old servers publicly tagged as malicious… So what ? This was the case in two known intrusions in 2015 , where attackers named the implant DLL " ASPNET_FILTER.DLL " to disguise it as the DLL for the ASP.NET ISAPI Filter . The IXESHE attackers have been actively launching highly targeted attacks since at least July 2009 . On June 22 , @AnFam17 spotted the same fake browser update leveraging URL shortcuts .


While the JHUHUGIT ( and more recently , “ JKEYSKW ” ) implant used in most of the Sofacy attacks , high profile victims are being targeted with another first level implant , representing the latest evolution of their AZZYTrojan .


Figure 3 : Step two of the credential phish asking for the victim ’ s email address and phone number Having stolen the victim ’ s account and personal information , the scammer introduces a social engineering scheme , informing users that they currently do not have the “ Bank Austria Security App ” installed on their smartphone and must download it to proceed . As an example , DNS records indicate that a targeted domain resolved to an actor-controlled MitM server . This group reportedly compromised the Democratic National Committee starting in the summer of 2015 .


The majority of victims recorded to date have been in electronic gaming , multimedia , and Internet content industries , although occasional intrusions against technology companies have occurred .


Of course , Sony ( one of Vevo 's joint owners ) fell victim to a devastating hack in 2014 after a group of hackers calling themselves the " Guardians of Peace " dumped a wealth of its confidential data online . We conclude that the actor behind the attack is Silence group , a relatively new threat actor that's been operating since mid-2016 .


Also , some code pieces are directly re-used in the analyzed campaigns , such as the i.cmd and exit.exe files , and , at the same time , some new components have been introduced , for instance the rtegre.exe and the veter1605_MAPS_10cr0.exe file . 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 .


The knowledge graph below shows the various techniques this ransomware family has been seen using , including abusing the system alert window , abusing accessibility features , and , more recently , abusing notification services . Each attack comprises a variety of phases , including reconnaissance , exploitation , command and control , lateral movement , and exfiltration . Unfortunately , • Identify and investigate the creation , transfer , and/or execution of unauthorized Python - packaged executables ( e.g. , PyInstaller or Py2Exe ) on OT systems or systems with access to OT resources .


In all known cases where exploits were employed , we believe the Dukes did not themselves discover the vulnerabilities or design the original exploits ; for the exploited zero-day , we believe the Dukes purchased the exploit .


Active setup : StubPath .


According to the security experts , this collection of malware was discovered after their first initial report was published , meaning that Group 27 ignored the fact they were unmasked and continued to infect their targets regardless , through the same entry point , the Myanmar Union Election Commission ( UEC ) website . TG-3390 actors have deployed the OwaAuth web shell to Exchange servers , disguising it as an ISAPI filter .


From the server , the Trojan receives commands ( for example , to send SMS ) and changes in the configuration . Google and Microsoft have already confirmed the Russian hacker group APT28 used a Flash vulnerability CVE-2016-7855 along with this kernel privilege escalation flaw to perform a targeted attack . Thanks to this modification , the malware can be executed with a non-administrator account .


Upon execution , this .NET executable checks whether the command line argument is “ /Embedding ” or not .


millions of users 24 Oct 2019 - 11:30AM We detected a large adware campaign running for about a year , with the involved apps installed eight million times from Google Play alone . Early in Q2 , Kaspersky identified an interesting Lazarus attack targeting a mobile gaming company in South Korea that we believe was aimed at stealing application source code . Contrary to the previous version , the developers moved the core of malware to the library .


Structurally this sample was very similar to the initially analyzed document , but the payload turned out to be a completely new tool which we have named Cannon .


The macro prepends the string —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– to the beginning of the base64 encoded payload and appends —–END CERTIFICATE—– to the end of the data .


Downeks enumerates any antivirus products installed on the victim machine and transmits the list to the C2 .


Backdoor.APT.PittyTiger1.3 ( aka CT RAT ) – This malware is likely used as a second-stage backdoor . Some of the documents exploited CVE-2017-0199 to deliver the payload .


Threat actors may use the date string hardcoded into each Bookworm sample as a build identifier . The executable would install the real Ammyy product , but would also launch a file called either AmmyyService.exe or AmmyySvc.exe which contained the malicious payload .


The SLUB malware was delivered through watering hole websites that were injected with exploits for CVE-2018-8174 or CVE-2019-0752 . We initially became aware of Careto when we observed attempts to exploit a vulnerability in our products to make the malware " invisible " in the system .


] com/ hxxp : //files.spamo [ . On December 29 , 2016 , the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) released a Joint Analysis Report confirming FireEye 's long held public assessment that the Russian Government sponsors APT28 . Query: 239055e965eca60000CC30T.66654667676673003300C93CC92212953EDACEDA.33333210100A.sample-domain.evil , Response: 39.2.3.56 , Query: 05639e9652eca6000057C06T.COCTabCOCT33333210100A.sample-domain.evil , Response: 253.25.42.87 . Additionally , while KillNet has targeted NATO countries and organizations since early to mid-2022 , it declared a focused operation against NATO in early 2023 and created a Telegram channel in April 2023 dedicated to this operation .


The Powershell backdoor is ingenious in its simplicity and power .


Numerous Windows hacking tools are also among the new batch of files the Shadow Brokers dumped Friday . NetTraveler has been used to target diplomats , embassies and government institutions for over a decade , and remains the tool of choice by the adversaries behind these cyber espionage campaigns .


Malware used by the threat group can be configured to bypass network-based detection ; however , the threat actors rarely modify host-based configuration settings when deploying payloads .


We found that among the leaked files is the code for Hacking Team ’ s open-source malware suite RCSAndroid ( Remote Control System Android ) , which was sold by the company as a tool for monitoring targets . While investigating a 2016 intrusion , Secureworks incident responders identified BRONZE BUTLER exploiting a then-unpatched remote code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2016-7836 ) in SKYSEA Client View , a popular Japanese product used to manage an organization . maturity level . Additionally , by using leaked source code , threat actors can confuse or mislead investigators , as security professionals may be more likely to misattribute the activity to the wrong actor .


At this point , the attackers know the user has opened the document and send another spear-phishing email , this time containing an MS Word document with an embedded executable . Microsoft addressed the SMBv1 vulnerabilities in March 2017 with Security Bulletin MS17-010 .


The attackers spoofed the email ids associated with Indian Ministry of Home Affairs to send out email to the victims .


READ_SMS - Allows the application to read text messages . FireEye’s Advanced Practices and Intelligence teams were able to identify additional artifacts and activity from the APT34 actors at other victim organizations . Gorgon used numerous decoy documents and phishing emails , both styles of attacks lacked overall sophistication .


Malicious activity Once the activation cycle ends , the trojan will start its malicious activities . The threat group in this recently observed campaign a TEMP.Zagros a weaponized their malware using the following techniques . The malware collects and transmits data from the host , such as hostname and is XOR encoded with the first byte of the network traffic being the key . The SCIL - API interface in MicroSCADA has been disabled - by - default since the release of MicroSCADA 9.4 in 2014 .


Quasar serve includes a File Manager window , allowing the attacker to select victim files , and trigger file operations – for example , uploading a file from victim machine to server .


Long-term access to email accounts of senior campaign advisors , who may be appointed to staff positions in a Clinton administration , could provide TG-4127 and the Russian government with access to those individual's accounts .


Business and government personnel who are traveling , especially in a foreign country , often rely on systems to conduct business other than those at their home office , and may be unfamiliar with threats posed while abroad .


In January 2017 , GOLD LOWELL began targeting legitimate RDP account credentials , in some cases discovering and compromising accounts using brute-force techniques . The PassCV group continues to be extremely effective in compromising both small and large game companies and surreptitiously using their code-signing certificates to infect an even larger swath of organizations .


Detecting threat actors in recent German industrial attacks with Windows Defender ATP .


Open remote desktop connection .


1819d2546d9c9580193827c0d2f5aad7e7f2856f7d5e6d40fd739b6cecdb1e9e b213c1de737b72f8dd7185186a246277951b651c64812692da0b9fdf1be5bf15 453e7827e943cdda9121948f3f4a68d6289d09777538f92389ca56f6e6de03f0 0246dd4acd9f64ff1508131c57a7b29e995e102c74477d5624e1271700ecb0e2 The attackers appeared to be Chinese-speaking and targeted mainly top-level government agencies and civil and military organizations in countries such as the Philippines , Malaysia , Cambodia , Indonesia , Vietnam , Myanmar , Singapore , Nepal . Rancor : BC1C3E754BE9F2175B718ABA62174A550CDC3D98AB9C36671A58073140381659 . Although this wave did not use any zero day exploits , it relied on steganography and NTFS alternate data streams to complicate detection .


The app is fitted with standard information-stealing capabilities ; however , this banker is exceptionally insidious in that after installation it requires a single action from the victim – enable Android ’ s Accessibility Service – to fully unleash the app ’ s malicious functionality . 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 . PapaAlfa is believed to be one of the proxy malware components that the Lazarus Group uses to hide the true command and control server for operations .


There are also many other modifications , fully described in our private report . In that case , we observed Buhtrap using a local privilege escalation exploit , CVE-2019-1132 , against one of its victims . In addition , this victim was also attacked by the Konni malware on 03 April 2018 .


Originally targeting Western European banks , Emotet has since been developed into a robust global botnet that is comprised of several modules , each of which equips Emotet with different spamming , email logging , information stealing , bank fraud , downloading , and DDoS , among others . On the other hand , ShadowBrokers group made headlines in 2016 when it claimed to have robbed various exploitation tools used by the NSA including the notorious EternalBlue that was a vital component in the WannaCry ransomware campaign causing damages to systems worldwide .


If the user has provided the details of another card , then the following window is displayed : The application leaves the user with almost no option but to enter the correct card number , as it checks the entered number against the bank card details the cybercriminals received earlier . Due to these changes without a new date string , we believe the date codes are used for campaign tracking rather than a Bookworm build identifier . Between August 2 and 4 , the Leviathan sent targeted spearphishing emails containing malicious URLs linking to documents to multiple defense contractors .


Limiting app installations on corporate devices , as well as ensuring that applications are created by trusted developers on official marketplaces , can help in reducing the risk of infection as well . Wild Neutron 's targeting of major IT companies , spyware developers ( FlexiSPY ) , jihadist forums ( the " Ansar Al-Mujahideen English Forum " ) and Bitcoin companies indicate a flexible yet unusual mindset and interests . The ScarCruft group uses common malware delivery techniques such as spear phishing and Strategic Web Compromises ( SWC ) . This shorcut uses the WebDav HTTP protocol extension to retrieve the file launcher-upd.hta from a remote server : This heavily obfuscated script is responsible for the execution of PowerShell that downloads the final malware payload ( NetSupport RAT ) .


The advertisement SDK also collects statistics about clicks and impressions to make it easier to track revenue . The NetTraveler trojan has been known to be used in targeted cyber espionage attacks for more than a decade by nation state threat actors and continues to be used to target its victims and exfiltrate data . Unlike the previous exploit documents , this malicious attachment did not contain any visible text when opened in Microsoft Word . Two leading Republican members of the U.S. House came out hours after the Biden administration released the roadmap , saying they would use their respective House panels to , “ exercise strict oversight on CISA ’s efforts ” to implement many of the policies outlined .


] it Catania server1fermo.exodus.connexxa [ . Analysis of these cryptcat binaries indicates that the actor continually modified them to decrease AV detection rates . ( C:\ProgramData\GUID.bin ) . They are specifically engaged in cyber crime to further their nations own interests .


ThreatConnect had made the same observation regarding this patterning in September 2017 .


Operation Daybreak appears to have been launched by unknown attackers to infect high profile targets through spear-phishing e-mails . In October 2015 the Callisto Group targeted a handful of individuals with phishing emails that attempted to obtain the target 's webmail credentials .


Mark Zuckerberg , Jack Dorsey , Sundar Pichai , and Daniel Ek — the CEOs of Facebook , Twitter , Google and Spotify , respectively — have also fallen victim to the hackers , dispelling the notion that a career in software and technology exempts one from being compromised . In September 2017 , we discovered a new targeted attack on financial institutions .


Delivering a backdoor and spyware , this campaign was designed to steal information from infected systems using a malware client capable of filtering out " uninteresting " files , and spread primarily via a targeted phishing email usually promising a pornographic video . Incident response engagements have given CTU researchers insight into the tactics TG-3390 employs during intrusions .


In this research , we review common features of the malware and examine the improvements the threat actor made in each version . Similar to the Bisonal variant targeting the Russian organization , this sample was also disguised as PDF document . In addition , Emissary appears to against Taiwan or Hong Kong , all of the decoys are written in Traditional Chinese , and they use themes related to the government or military .


Even when we observed LuckyMouse using weaponized documents with CVE-2017-11882 ( Microsoft Office Equation Editor , widely used by Chinese-speaking actors since December 2017 ) , we can′t prove they were related to this particular attack . We assess with high confidence that the Winnti umbrella is associated with the Chinese state intelligence apparatus , with at least some elements located in the Xicheng District of Beijing .


We are able to send commands to the service such as dumpmsgdb or getkey ( which dumps the tgnet.dat file ) . In March 2016 , Symantec published a blog on Suckfly , an advanced cyberespionage group that conducted attacks against a number of South Korean organizations to steal digital certificates . Internet in government.pdf / Define the Internet in government institutions.pdf : These observations leave open the possibility that COSMICENERGY was developed with malicious intent , and at a minimum that it can be used to support targeted threat activity in the wild .


Use application whitelisting .


Donot attacked government agencies , aiming for classified intelligence . This script relays commands and output between the controller and the system .


Grabbing the Screen PIN with Support for Samsung Devices Version 0.3.0.1 added an ~800 line long method called grabScreenPin , which uses accessibility features to track pin code changes in the device ’ s settings . Usually , the Stageless Meterpreter has the Ext_server_stdapi.x64.dll” , Ext_server_extapi.x64.dll” , and Ext_server_espia.x64.dll” extensions . The campaigns delivered PupyRAT , an open-source cross-platform remote access trojan ( RAT ) .


Extracting hashes from the NTDS.dit file requires access to the SYSTEM file in the system registry .


Other commands commonly seen executed shortly after these backdoors are activated .


In all emails sent to these government officials , the actor used the same attachment : a malicious Microsoft Word document that exploited the CVE-2012-0158 vulnerability to drop a malicious payload . Visitors to sites exploited by Emissary Panda are directed by code embedded in the sites to a malicious webpage , which screens their IP address .


Unpacker thread decrypt java archive from assets directory “ start.ogg ” , and dynamically loads it and calls the method “ a.a.a.b ” from this archive . Figure 2: Zyklon attack flowInfection Techniques CVE-2017-8759 . We do not know whether using PIVY is an attempt by those behind the Molerats campaign to frame China-based threat actors for their attacks or simply evidence that they have added another effective , publicly-available RAT to its arsenal .


Among the various features we discuss in this post , we believe that TrickMo ’ s most significant novelty is an app recording feature , which gives it the ability to overcome the newer pushTAN app validations used by German banks . Of particular note is their use of tools to identify systems vulnerable to CVE-2017-0144 , which is the same vulnerability exploited by EternalBlue that is best known for its use in the WannaCry attacks of 2017 . On January 8 , 2018 , the OilRig threat group sent an email with the subject Beirut Insurance Seminar Invitation to an insurance agency in the Middle East .


Earworm uses two malware tools .


There is rarely a dull day at CrowdStrike where we are not detecting or responding to a breach at a company somewhere around the globe .


In this case , it registers three broadcast receivers : MyReceiver - Triggers when the device is booted . However , Symantec has now found evidence that the Buckeye cyber espionage group (aka APT3 , Gothic Panda ) began using Equation Group tools in attacks at least a year prior to the Shadow Brokers leak . BlackOasis is a Middle Eastern threat group that is believed to be a customer of Gamma Group .


Shared import hashes across multiple files would likely identify files that are part of the same malware family .


Cannon acknowledges the successful execution by sending an email to sahro.bella7@post.cz with s.txt ( contains {SysPar = 65} string ) as the attachment , ok5 within the body and a subject with the unique system identifier via SMTPS from one of the three accounts from Step 1 .


A quick search with the AutoFocus transform to pull tag information shows these are specifically related to Nymaim , most likely for the DGA seed ; however , looking at domains with less links , other malware families begin to emerge .


As we ’ve observed with cybercriminal groups that aim to maximize profits for every campaign , silence doesn’t necessarily mean inactivity .


Segment networks into logical enclaves and restrict host-to-host communication paths .


This time , however , TA459 opportunistically used spear-phishing emails with a Microsoft Word attachment exploiting the recently patched CVE-2017-0199 to deploy the ZeroT Trojan , which in turn downloaded the PlugX Remote Access Trojan ( RAT ) . Most of the Blue and Green Lambert samples have two C&C servers hardcoded in their configuration block : a hostname and an IP address .


During the rest of 2014 and the spring of 2015 , the Dukes continued making similar evasionfocused modifications to CosmicDuke , as well as experimenting with ways to obfuscate the loader .


IoT devices are purposefully designed to connect to a network and many are simply connected to the internet with little management or oversight .


CTU researchers identified the owners of three of these accounts ; two belonged to the DNC 's secretary emeritus , and one belonged to the communications director .


The malware will start the main service if all the requested permissions and the device admin privileges are granted . The attackers compromised two legitimate Thai websites to host the malware , which is a tactic this group has used in the past . Same initial delivery method ( spear phishing email ) with a Microsoft Word Document exploiting CVE-2012-0158 . User Execution : Malicious Link APT29 has used various forms of spearphishing attempting to get a user to click on a malicous link .002 User Execution : Malicious File APT29 has used various forms of spearphishing attempting to get a user to open attachments , including , but not limited to , malicious Microsoft Word documents , .pdf , and .lnk files .


The key in our version is : key=b"\x08\x7A\x05\x04\x60\x7c\x3e\x3c\x5d\x0b\x18\x3c\x55\x64" .


You can also try to re-flash your device with its original ROM . The banking malware GozNym has legs ; only a few weeks after the hybrid Trojan was discovered , it has reportedly spread into Europe and begun plaguing banking customers in Poland with redirection attacks . They offer the attacker a toe-hold to perform simple tasks like retrieve files , gather basic system information and trigger the execution of other more significant capabilities such as a standard backdoor . The attackers work from computers with Chinese and Korean language configurations .


In this case , the device should be re-flashed with an official ROM . Sensitive bank documents have be found on the servers that were controlling Carbanak . Little detail is given on the nature of how the connection between DNSMessenger and MuddyWater was discovered it isn't possible for us to verify this link .


While MiniDuke activity decreased significantly during the rest of 2013 following the attention it garnered from researchers , the beginning of 2014 saw the toolset back in full force .


next packet 0x7 CALL Call an imported API ( whose address is stored in the internal VM value ) 0x8 LOAD Load a value into the VM descriptor structure * 0x9 STORE Store the internal VM value inside a register 0xA WRITE Resolve a pointer and store the value of a register in its content 0xB READ Move the value pointed by the VM internal value into a register 0xC LOAD Load a value into the VM descriptor structure ( not optimized ) 0xD CMP Compare the value pointed by the internal VM descriptor APT34 uses a mix of public and non-public tools . The payload is encoded in the same way as the size – each byte of the payload is computed from the ARGB color codes of each subsequent pixel in the image . It uses a hardcoded mutex value to make sure that the victim is not infected twice by calling followed by a call to to check the last error code .


Between mid-March and mid-April 2016 , TG-4127 created 16 short links targeting nine dnc.org email accounts .


Minor changes and updates to the code were released with these deployments , including a new mutex format and the exclusive use of encrypted HTTP communications over TLS .


So , when a device connects to the established network , this process will be in silent and automatic mode . The law firm in this scheme is based in the United Kingdom and is the sole location for targets outside of SA for this campaign . APT39 : Chafer .


There , they are prompted to download a new version of the mobile app , under which guise the Trojan is hidden . FireEye has observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with a vested interest in Vietnam’s manufacturing , consumer products , and hospitality sectors . The name of the .scr file was directly linked to tension between North Korea and USA in March 2016 more information .


Note that there are fewer payloads than there are samples , indicating many of the documents download the same payload .


The overlay window is often indistinguishable from the expected screen ( such as a login screen for a banking app ) and is used to steal the victim ’ s banking credentials . Recently , the JPCERT published a thorough analysis of the Plead backdoor , which , according to Trend Micro , is used by the cyberespionage group BlackTech . Otherwise , if an IP address is configured , it will connect directly to that IP address . Our demonstration shows how using the Google Analytics API , a web skimmer can send data to be collected in his own account instance .


] 11/xvideo/ hxxp : //apple-icloud [ . Since at least 2007 , APT28 has engaged in extensive operations in support of Russian strategic interests . An additional counter exists to handle cases where the file being sent is larger than 250 . The purpose of these attacks and their focus on IT and communication companies is believed to be to facilitate supply chain attacks on their clients .


If granted , the ransomware locks the device and displays a message demanding payment : You need to pay for us , otherwise we will sell portion of your personal information on black market every 30 minutes . They tried new techniques to steal from banking systems , including AWS CBR ( the Russian Central Bank 's Automated Workstation Client ) , ATMs , and card processing . A few interesting overlaps in recent FIN7 campaigns : Both used macros to copy wscript.exe to another file , which began with “ ms ” ( mses.exe – FIN7 , msutil.exe – EmpireMonkey ) . Monitor for changes made to firewall rules for unexpected modifications to allow / block specific network traffic that may attempt to hide artifacts associated with their behaviors to evade detection .


Cybereason classifies EventBot as a mobile banking trojan and infostealer based on the stealing features discussed in this research . DanderSpritz is the framework for controlling infected machines , different from FuZZbuNch as the latter provides a limited toolkit for the post-exploitation stage with specific functions such as DisableSecurity and EnableSecurity for DarkPulsar . PwC UK has been engaged in supporting investigations linked to APT10 compromises .


Mimikatz is a post-exploitation tool that allows attackers to extract credentials from volatile memory . The fake certificate imitates the COMODO root certificate .


The document includes a special report allegedly quoted from the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram .


This match shows a direct relationship between Sheldor and TeamSpy , although we do not known if the connection is only at the tool level or at the operation level too . The group 's persistent use of spear phishing tactics ( phishing attempts aimed at specific individuals ) and access to previously undiscovered zero-day exploits have made it a highly resilient threat .


Steps to request the user 's credit card information In our sample configuration , the request for the views above can not be canceled or removed from the screen — behaving just like a screen lock that wo n't be disabled without providing credit card information . The attackers used this technique to remotely install a Metasploit reverse TCP stager on select systems , subsequently spawning a Meterpreter session and Mimikatz . Group123 is constantly evolving as the new fileless capability that was added to ROKRAT demonstrates .


TG-3390 's obfuscation techniques in SWCs complicate detection of malicious web traffic redirects .


Upload / download / execute files .


As opposed to previous campaigns performed by this actor , this latest version does not contain privilege escalation and it simply executes the payload and configures persistence mechanisms .


According to public records it appears that eSurv began to also develop intrusion software in 2016 . In July 2017 , we observed the OilRig group using a tool they developed called ISMAgent in a new set of targeted attacks . It checks for new commands in the tweets from the handle @jhone87438316 ( suspended by Twitter ) every 10 seconds using the BeautifulSoup HTML parser to identify new tweets . Researchers first spotted the activity in March 2021 , but the MuddyWater campaign began in October 2019 targeting an Asian airline to steal flight reservation and continued to 2021 .


In fact , our team considers them some of the best threat actors out of all the numerous nation-state , criminal and hacktivist/terrorist groups we encounter on a daily basis .


Our analysis of the malware shows it uses multiple , advanced techniques to avoid Google Play malware detection and to maintain persistency on target devices . The document files exploit at least three known vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office , which we discuss in the Infection Techniques section . Observed APT10 targeting is in line with many of the historic compromises we have outlined previously as originating from China .


This code starts by allocating two chunks of memory : a global 1 MB buffer and one 64 KB buffer per thread . Lotus Blossom attempted to exploit CVE-2014-6332 using the POC code available in the wild . The RC5 key is derived from the hard drive serial number and the string “ f@Ukd!rCto R$. ” — we were not able to obtain any MUI files nor the code that installs them in the first place . Malwarebytes customers are shielded against this campaign via our web protection in Endpoint Protection ( EP ) , Endpoint Detection and Response ( EDR ) and Malwarebytes Premium .


However , we have noted a significantly small number of downloads of the app in Pakistan , India , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Iran , Saudi Arabia , Austria , Romania , Grenada , and Russia . These VNC exectuables would either be included in the SFX file or downloaded by the batch script . In the second case , While Mandiant was unable to determine the initial intrusion point , our analysis suggests the OT component of this attack may have been developed in as little as two months .


Several weeks ago , Check Point Mobile Threat Prevention detected and quarantined the Android device of an unsuspecting customer employee who downloaded and installed a 0day mobile ransomware from Google Play dubbed “ Charger. ” This incident demonstrates how malware can be a dangerous threat to your business , and how advanced behavioral detection fills mobile security gaps attackers use to penetrate entire networks . Although Silence 's phishing emails were also sent to bank employees in Central and Western Europe , Africa , and Asia ) . After a successful penetration , it uses its own backdoors and the CobaltStrike framework or Powershell Empire components to hop to interesting parts of the network , where it can monetize its access . Monitor for newly constructed files that may attempt to hide artifacts associated with their behaviors to evade detection .


Notifications : Push notifications C2 Resilience : Auxiliary C2 list Self-protection : Hiding the App icon Self-protection : Preventing removal Self-protection : Emulation-detection Architecture : Modular Overlay attack Most Android banking Trojans use overlay attacks to trick the victim into providing their personal information ( such as but not limited to : credit card information , banking credentials , mail credentials ) and Cerberus is no exception . The email stealer collects connection protocol information and account information , such as SMTP , IMAP , and POP3 , which are stored in the registry by Outlook and Thunderbird mail clients and sends them to the attacker server in a specific format . Targeting data supports the belief that APT39 's key mission is to track or monitor targets of interest , collect personal information , including travel itineraries , and gather customer data from telecommunications firms .


Figure 13 . Discovered for the first time in Mexico back in 2013 , Ploutus enabled criminals to empty ATMs using either an external keyboard attached to the machine or via SMS message , a technique that had never been seen before . Malefactors used watering hole attacks to compromise legitimate and trusted websites frequently visited by their targets .


FANCY BEAR ( also known as Sofacy or APT 28 ) is a separate Russian-based threat actor , which has been active since mid 2000s , and has been responsible for targeted intrusion campaigns against the Aerospace , Defense , Energy , Government and Media sectors . The above network shows relationships between three tools used by Hidden Lynx during its VOHO campaign : Trojan.Naid , Backdoor.Moudoor , and Backdoor.Hikit .


ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - allow the app to access information about networks . Other open source and semi-legitimate pen-testing tools like nbtscan and powercat are being used for mapping available resources and lateral movement as well . While it lacks more advanced functionality like screen capturing , it is still able to carry out most tasks desired by threat actors : Exfiltration of files , ability to download and execute additional payloads , and gain remote shell access .


It steals bank card information ( the number , the expiry date , CVC2/CVV2 ) imitating the process of registering the bank card with Google Play . The attackers behind Epic Turla have infected several hundred computers in more than 45 countries , including military . Frequently , a remote administration tool ( RAT ) is used to maintain persistence within a victim ’s organization . Copies of the site at archive.org show it was the work of someone calling themselves “ The Chaos Creator . ”


These gtags have been closely associated with LUNAR SPIDER activity . Group-IB detected the first incidents relating to Silence in June 2016 .


In 2015 we noticed another wave of attacks which took advantage of a new release of the AZZY implant , largely undetected by antivirus products .


To mitigate the threat of the described campaign , security teams can consider blocking access to the C2 server 103.236.150.14 and , where applicable , ensure that the Microsoft Security Update KB2553204 is installed in order to patch the CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability . We identified several European governments and defense companies compromised with this group .


If the user ignores or rejects the request , the window reopens every few seconds . TG-3390 sends spearphishing emails with ZIP archive attachments . The a binary is a script wrapper to start run , a Perl-obfuscated script for installation of a Shellbot to gain control of the infected system . Ransomware source code is a malicious program that contains the instructions and algorithms that define the ransomware ’s behavior .


the accessibility service ENABLE_HIDDEN_SMS Set malware as default SMS app DISABLE_HIDDEN_SMS Remove malware as default SMS app ENABLE_EXTENDED_INJECT Enable overlay attacks DISABLE_EXTENDED_INJECT Disable overlay attacks ENABLE_CC_GRABBER Enable the Google Play overlay DISABLE_CC_GRABBER Disable the Google Play overlay START_DEBUG Enable debugging GET_LOGCAT Get logs from the device STOP_DEBUG Disable debugging GET_APPS The December APT10 indictment noted that the group’s malicious activities breached at least 45 companies and managed service providers in 12 countries , including Brazil , Canada , Finland , France , Germany , India , Japan , Sweden , Switzerland , the United Arab Emirates , the United Kingdom , and the United States . As noted in a later section , another Invader sample shared different C2 servers with Daserf .


There are two known variants of this module ; they only differ in timestamp values and version information in the resource section .


The first artifact – identified across this report as Artifact #1 – has the following attributes :


“ The takeaway ? This is a first for an APT group , and shows Sednit has access to very sophisticated tools to conduct its espionage operations . A rudimentary but somewhat clever design , KiloAlfa provides keylogging capability for the Lazarus Group 's collection of malicious tools .


Restrict users' ability ( permissions ) to install and run unwanted software applications , and apply the principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services .


Consider using type-safe stored procedures and prepared statements .


CTU researchers identified TG-4127 targeting 26 personal gmail.com accounts belonging to individuals linked to the Hillary for America campaign , the DNC , or other aspects of U.S. national politics .


This increase in threat activity was consistent with other observations documented over the last few months in blogs by 360 Threat Intelligence Center analyzing attacks on Chinese organizations and Trend Micro noting targets in South Asia . They are often targeted simultaneously with other ethnic minorities and religious groups in China .


The document uses the logic flaw to first download the file power.rtf from http://122.9.52.215/news/power.rtf .


Hosting URL : http://briefl.ink/qhtma .


In order to simulate this technique , we took two videos side by side of how FakeSpy ( the Royal Mail sample ) behaves differently on a physical device versus an emulator . The first module downloaded by the GRIFFON malware to the victim’s computer is an information-gathering JScript , which allows the cybercriminals to understand the context of the infected workstation . The Ke3chang attackers used the older " MyWeb " malware family from 2010 to 2011 .


Compared to Patchwork , whose Trojanized documents exploit at least five security flaws , Confucius' backdoors are delivered through Office files exploiting memory corruption vulnerabilities CVE-2015-1641 and CVE-2017-11882 . In October 2017 , a DHS advisory documented ALLANITE technical operations combined with activity with a group Symantec calls Dragonfly .


Silence.MainModule is a typical remote control Trojan that provides access to the command shell CMD.EXE with the possibility of downloading files from remote nodes to a computer and uploading files from a computer to a remote server . Russian-speaking hackers are believed to be responsible for these attacks and used the Corkow Trojan .


Once installed , the RAT registers the infected device as shown below . In August 2015 , the admin@338 sent spear phishing emails to a number of Hong Kong-based media organizations . Microsoft released the patch for the vulnerability on April 11 , but many organizations have not yet deployed the update . Our initial investigation on the domains registered by Hack520 revealed that similar domains ( listed below ) were registered by another profile .


The Sofacy threat group continues to target government organizations in the EU , US , and former Soviet states to deliver the Zebrocy tool as a payload .


Backdoor command and control .


The RAT , however , had a multitude of functionalities (as listed in the table below) such as to download and execute , compress , encrypt , upload , search directories , etc . In Clever Kitten 's attacks , the goal is lateral movement ; this is an attempt to move further into the target environment in order to begin intelligence collection .


Multiple files have Cyrillic names and artifacts .


" In the end , the consumer needs to vote with their wallet , '' he says . Although it has focused most of its efforts on the Middle East region , the political afﬁliations , motives and purposes behind MuddyWater’s attacks are not very well- deﬁned , thus earning it its name . Charming Kitten is an Iranian cyber espionage group that has been active since approximately 2014 .


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 . The threat is likely targeting employees of various Palestinian government agencies , security services , Palestinian students , and those affiliated with the Fatah political party .


This email was later forwarded on Oct 24th,2016 from a spoofed email id which is associated with Thailand Indian embassy to various email recipients connected to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs as shown in the below screen shot .


The sample we analyzed uses an icon very similar to Google Apps , with the label " Google Play Marketplace '' to disguise itself . Further investigation revealed approximately 40 additional sites , all of which appear to be targeting the government of China and other organisations in China . We identified APT33 malware tied to an Iranian persona who may have been employed by the Iranian government to conduct cyber threat activity against its adversaries .


What 's new ? Initial intrusion stages feature the Win32/Barlaiy implant—notable for its use of social network profiles , collaborative document editing sites , and blogs for C&C . Looking at threat intelligence derived from tracking APT campaigns over time primarily based on the network traffic generated by the malware used , we were able to develop indicators of compromise for the IXESHE campaign . While FakeSG appears to be a newcomer , it uses different layers of obfuscation and delivery techniques that make it a threat to take seriously and which could potentially rival with SocGholish .


In fact , in 2009 a PinchDuke sample had been included in the malware set used by the AV-Test security product testing organization to perform anti-virus product comparison reviews .


The batch script would then attempt to have the VNC program connect to a command and control ( C2 ) server to enable the server to control the compromised system . The developers designed Bookworm to be a modular Trojan not limited to just the initial architecture of the Trojan , as Bookworm can also load additional modules provided by the C2 server .


Both malware share the same proxy settings and script :


When the document was opened in Word , PLATINUM 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 . To conduct targeted attacks , MoneyTaker use a distributed infrastructure that is difficult to track .


f-secure.exe : 99a7cb43fb2898810956b6137d803c8f97651e23f9f13e91887f188749bd5e8f connects to hnoor.newphoneapp.com .


TEMP.Periscope BackgroundActive since at least 2013 , TEMP.Periscope has primarily focused on maritime-related targets across multiple verticals , including engineering firms , shipping and transportation , manufacturing , defense , government offices , and research universities . The malware is distributed primarily through laced spam emails that lure recipients into opening attachments .


However , while we observed the presence of the codes , the functions of upd , sync and aptitude were disabled in the kits ’ latest version .


In addition , the NetTraveler toolkit was able to install additional info-stealing malware as a backdoor , and it could be customized to steal other types of sensitive information such as configuration details for an application or computer-aided design files . The campaign was active until January 2014 , but during our investigations the C&C servers were shut down .


] comgo-mail-accounts [ . Over the course of three years of observation of campaigns targeting civil society and human rights organizations , from records of well over two hundred spearphishing and other intrusion attempts against individuals inside of Iran and in the diaspora , a narrative of persistent intrusion efforts emerges . Names that can be translated through DNS to IP addresses are referred to as Fully Qualified Domain Names ( FQDNs ) . for third - party application logging , messaging , and/or other artifacts that may attempt to hide artifacts associated with their behaviors to evade detection .


The Magic Hound has repeatedly used social media to identify and interact with employees at targeted organizations and then used weaponized Excel documents . At this stage , the malware gathers information about the infected computer .


This particular unit is believed to hack into victim companies throughout the world in order to steal corporate trade secrets , primarily relating to the satellite , aerospace and communication industries . As confirmation that the malware writers are still very active even at the time of this writing , ESET detected a new Potao sample compiled on July 20 , 2015 .


Example Response in JSON format In particular , short number “ +7494 ” is associated with a payment service provider in Russia . The vulnerability was patched by Microsoft on Nov 14 , 2017 . In this campaign , focusing detection of the network is not the best approach . Simultaneously , a new variant of Monti , based on the Linux platform , has surfaced , demonstrating notable differences from its previous Linux - based versions .


While researching elements in the IBM report , ASERT discovered additional malicious domains , IP addresses , and artifacts .


This year we are going to be releasing a monthly blog post introducing the " Threat Actor of the Month " , complete with detailed background information on that actor . OurMine is well known : They hijacked WikiLeaks' DNS last month shortly after they took over HBO 's Twitter account ; last year , they took over Mark Zuckerberg 's Twitter and Pinterest accounts ; and they hit both BuzzFeed and TechCrunch not long after that .


Its authors claim that it was used for private operations for two years preceding the start of the rental . ESET researchers have detected an ongoing , highly targeted campaign , with a majority of the targets being military organizations . As detailed in the DOJ complaint , a sample of WHITEOUT malware we attribute to APT38 was used between 2015 and 2016 against a Southeast Asian bank .


The macro sleeps for two seconds and then executes the newly dropped executable .


The shortened URL leads the victim to an IP-address-based URL , where the archived payload is located .


Monitoring efforts on this new variant revealed that the malicious websites are spread through smishing . The attackers used the popular Poison Ivy RAT and WinHTTPHelper malware to compromise the computers of government officials . 1.vbs BE7F1D411CC4160BB221C7181DA4370972B6C867AF110C12850CAD77981976ED . None Organizations should apply the November 8 , 2022 patches for Exchange to prevent exploitation since the URL rewrite mitigations for ProxyNotShell are not effective against this exploit method .


Through the use of PowerShell and publicly available security control bypasses and scripts , most steps in the attack are performed exclusively in memory and leave few forensic artifacts on a compromised host .


Package Name SHA256 digest SHA1 certificate com.network.android ade8bef0ac29fa363fc9afd958af0074478aef650adeb0318517b48bd996d5d5 44f6d1caa257799e57f0ecaf4e2e216178f4cb3d com.network.android 3474625e63d0893fc8f83034e835472d95195254e1e4bdf99153b7c74eb44d86 516f8f516cc0fd8db53785a48c0a86554f75c3ba The Leviathan group has specifically targeted engineering , transportation , and the defense industry , especially where these sectors overlap with maritime technologies . Winnti : gxxservice.com 2018-08-14 13:53:41 None or unknown . The initial beacon contains hardcoded string added to IP parameters .


It is perhaps the first in a new wave of targeted attacks aimed at Android users . The documents that exploit CVE2017-11882 download another payload — an HTML Application ( HTA ) file toting a malicious Visual Basic ( VBS ) script — from the server , which is executed accordingly by the command-line tool mshta.exe . In addition , the attackers employed hacking tools of Chinese origin and that are prevalent on Chinese underground hacking forums .


“ jackhex ” has also been part of a C2 for what is likely related Poison Ivy activity detailed below , along with additional infrastructure ties . Interestingly , despite the significant effort required to execute supply chain compromises and the large number of affected organizations , APT41 limits the deployment of follow-on malware to specific victim systems by matching against individual system identifiers . From 2016 through 2017 , two consumer products corporations , located inside Vietnam , were the target of APT32 intrusion operations .


TG-3390 : bel.updatawindows.com .


Two binder tools — used to disguise custom executables as legitimate Microsoft implants — were discovered by Falcon Intelligence and linked to MYTHIC LEOPARD in July 2017 . In total , PLATINUM made use of four zero-day exploits during these two attack campaigns ( two remote code execution bugs , one privilege escalation , and one information disclosure ) , showing an ability to spend a non-trivial amount of resources to either acquire professionally written zero-day exploits from unknown markets , or research and utilize the zero-day exploits themselves .


From early April , hackers started to build a new major update to the “ Agent Smith ” campaign under the name “ leechsdk ” . The CONFUCIUS_B executable is disguised as a PowerPoint presentation , using a Right-To-Left-Override ( RTLO ) trick and a false icon . Dexphot : ba9467e0d63ba65bf10650a3c8d36cd292b3f846983032a44a835e5966bc7e88 . Republican state lawmakers are backing a legal challenge in the court systems to block an Environmental Protection Administration rule that asked local water systems to evaluate their current cybersecurity systems and protections while conducting sanitation surveys .


Artifact #1 was retrieved from a File Server operated by Die Linke .


This alert provides technical details on the tools and infrastructure used by cyber actors of the North Korean government to target the media , aerospace , financial , and critical infrastructure sectors in the United States and globally .


Since at least 2013 , the Iranian threat group FireEye tracks as APT33 has carried out a cyber espionage operation to collect information from defense , aerospace and petrochemical organizations . Resecurity claims that IRIDIUM breached Citrix 's network during December 2018 .


We assess that the actors employing this latest Flash zero-day are a suspected North Korean group we track as TEMP.Reaper . In all emails sent to these government officials , the actor used the same attachment : a malicious Microsoft Word document that exploited the CVE-2012-0158 vulnerability to drop a malicious payload .


Shamoon2 : go-microstf.com .


In a much-improved Android security environment , the actors behind Agent Smith seem to have moved into the more complex world of constantly searching for new loopholes , such as Janus , Bundle and Man-in-the-Disk , to achieve a 3-stage infection chain , in order to build a botnet of controlled devices to earn profit for the perpetrator . Also , Bookworm uses a combination of encryption and compression algorithms to obfuscate the traffic between the system and C2 server . There is also an interest in international activists and think tanks … Victims of BlackOasis have been observed in the following countries : Russia , Iraq , Afghanistan , Nigeria , Libya , Jordan , Tunisia , Saudi Arabia , Iran , Netherlands , Bahrain , United Kingdom and Angola . ” RedLeaves can use HTTP over non - standard ports , such as 995 , for C2.Rocke 's miner connects to a C2 server using port 51640.[32 ]


] 151/ as a command and control server . Volgmer payloads have been observed in 32-bit form as either executables or dynamic-link library ( .dll ) APT33 : 8.26.21.119 hyperservice.ddns.net . The U.S. government attributed the SolarWinds supply chain compromise which we track as UNC2452 to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service ( SVR ) .


Google was swiftly notified and removed the infected applications from the Google Play Store . APT38 relies on DYEPACK , a SWIFT transaction-hijacking framework , to initiate transactions , steal money , and hide any evidence of the fraudulent transactions from the victimized bank . The first known Suckfly campaign began in April of 2014 .


All posts are encrypted , unlike the last time we analyzed a sample from this actor , when the first POST was accidentally not encrypted .


16311b16fd48c1c87c6476a455093e7a Screenshot capturing skype_sync2.exe 6bcc3559d7405f25ea403317353d905f Skype call recording to MP3 All modules , except skype_sync2.exe , are written in Python and packed to binary files via the Py2exe tool . In the course of this email correspondence , the attacker — Safeena” — then sent what appeared to be invitations to access several documents on Google Drive . Rancor is a threat group that has led targeted campaigns against the South East Asia region .


But TrickMo does things differently . The group primarily uses the MSR 606 Software (Figure 12) and Hardware (Figure 13) to create cloned cards . While continuing research on the August 2018 attacks on a Middle eastern government that delivered BONDUPDATER , Unit 42 researchers observed OilRig 's testing activities and with high confidence links this testing to the creation of the weaponized delivery document used in this attack .


A series of pilot runs were executed . This blog post examines two similar malware families that utilize the aforementioned technique to abuse legitimate websites , their connections to each other , and their connections to known espionage campaigns . The detection , blocking , and remediation of Dexphot on endpoints are exposed in Microsoft Defender Security Center , where Microsoft Defender ATP ’s rich capabilities like endpoint detection and response , automated investigation and remediation , and others enable security operations teams to investigate and remediate attacks in enterprise environments . The contents of the Exchange Web Server ( also found within the folder ) • At least 14 days of Exchange Control Panel ( ECP ) logs , located in We have found significant hunting and analysis value in these log folders , especially for suspicious CMD parameters in the ECP Server logs .


New scheme , same goal In the past , Android ransomware used a special permission called “ SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW ” to display their ransom note . This Gorgon Group campaign leveraged spear phishing emails with Microsoft Word documents exploiting CVE-2017-0199 . These fixes will be prioritized for future releases . The key to the success of an effort like No More Ransomware is informationsharing and collaboration .


Gold Lowell then provide a download link to a unique XML executable file and corresponding RSA private key to decrypt the files . BBSRAT is typically packaged within a portable executable file , although in a few of the observed instances , a raw DLL was discovered to contain BBSRAT .


TG-3390 uses DLL side loading , a technique that involves running a legitimate , typically digitally signed , program that loads a malicious DLL .


The exploit installs Silence’s loader , designed to download backdoors and other malicious programs . Take note that the fake certificate does not contain a COMODO Certificate Authority seal that certifies its validity , as seen in the comparison below :


Just 40 seconds after the suspected exploitation of CVE-2019-0604 , we observed the first HTTP GET request to a webshell at c.aspx , which is a modified version of the freely available awen asp.net webshell .


Both of these alerts discussed campaigns in which actors used the CVE-2019-0604 to exploit SharePoint servers to install the China Chopper webshell . We speculate that other attacks delivering Bookworm were also targeting organizations in Thailand based on the contents of the associated decoys documents , as well as several of the dynamic DNS domain names used to host C2 servers that contain the words " Thai " or " Thailand " .


However , around a month ago , Rocke started targeting systems that run Jenkins by attempting to exploit CVE-2018-1000861 and CVE-2019-1003000 . The backdoor noted by other security researchers was encoded with different algorithms and configured with different parameter names in 2016 , for instance .


call_number : to forward phone calls to intercept voice based two-factor authentication . This threat group has conducted broad targeting across a variety of industries , including financial , government , energy , chemical , and telecommunications , and has largely focused its operations within the Middle East . The filtering is performed by checking the keyboard layout of the infected systems . The VBA code in all files is similar , with minor variations , where some functions serve a legitimate purpose ( e.g. , some functions for conversion of strings into numbers in Excel ) .


The DLL exploited another previously unknown vulnerability ( designated CVE-2015-2546 ) in the Windows kernel , which enabled it to elevate privileges for the Word executable and subsequently install a backdoor through the application . In all cases , based on the nature of the computers infected by Thrip , it appeared that the telecoms companies themselves and not their customers were the targets of these attacks .


Until this incident , no malware had been discovered misusing the AMT SOL feature for communication . They then moved on to the motor industry in late May .


BalkanRAT enables the attacker to remotely control the compromised computer via a graphical interface , i.e , manually; BalkanDoor enables them to remotely control the compromised computer via a command line , i.e , possibly en masse . The email also comes with two files attached claiming to contain questions for the user : one is a .zip file , which is a fake OS X app , while the other is a .docx file used to target Windows operating systems using WERDLOD .


Trojan native capabilities This is a full-fledged trojan with capabilities ranging from those of a banking trojan to a full spying trojan . Previously , Cloud Atlas dropped its validator” implant named PowerShower” directly , after exploiting the Microsoft Equation vulnerability CVE-2017-11882 mixed with CVE-2018-0802 . We believe a organization located in Middle East was targeted by APT37 because it had been involved with a North Korean company and a business deal went bad .


] net/mms.apk to view the message ” Once the APK package is downloaded , potential victims are urged to grant the malicious app a wide range of permissions on their Android device : App permissions SEND_SMS RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED INTERNET SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW WRITE_SMS ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE WAKE_LOCK GET_TASKS CALL_PHONE RECEIVE_SMS READ_PHONE_STATE READ_SMS ERASE_PHONE Once installed , MazarBOT downloads a copy of Gallmaker 's activity appears to be highly targeted , with its victims all related to government , military , or defense sectors . this is the final event for optimizations ) If you want a good example , just look at the infection map for Flame it is tightly grouped around the Gulf States .


Malicious code hidden in a package named “ com.google ” Hunting down the developer Using open-source information , we tracked down the developer of the adware , who we also identified as the campaign ’ s operator and owner of the C & C server . February saw three particularly interesting publications on the topic of macOS malware: a Trojan Cocoa application that sends system information including keychain data back to the attacker , a macOS version of APT28’s Xagent malware , and a new Trojan ransomware . SHA256 : 413772d81e4532fec5119e9dce5e2bf90b7538be33066cf9a6ff796254a5225f .


The page was designed to steal users ’ bank card details : 2017–2018 From early 2017 , the HTML phishing pages bank.html , update.html and extortionist.html started appearing in the assets folder . The Magic Hound campaign was also discovered using a custom dropper tool , which we have named MagicHound.DropIt . WannaCry utilizes EternalBlue by crafting a custom SMB session request with hard-coded values based on the target system .


Some of the documents exploited CVE-2017-0199 to deliver the payload . With this level of access , the gang has been able to pull off a clever trick by automating the rollback of ATM transactions .


Also , the certificate embedded in the Quasar sample was issued at 22.12.2018 , which correlates with the file’s compilation date . In September 2015 , Kaspersky Lab 's Anti-Targeted Attack Platform discovered anomalous network traffic in a government organization network .


In August , the Guccifer 2.0 persona contacted reporters covering U.S. House of Representative races to announce newly leaked documents from the DCCC pertaining to Democratic candidates .


Cerberus is already capable to fulfill this demand . In June , SectorJ04 group conducted hacking using spam emails written in various languages , including English , Arabic , Korean and Italian , and the emails were written with various contents , including remittance card , invoice and tax invoice . BRONZE BUTLER uses credential theft tools such as Mimikatz and WCE to steal authentication information from the memory of compromised hosts .


The adware mimics these two apps to look legitimate and avoid suspicion – and thus stay on the affected device for as long as possible . In the last few weeks , FormBook was seen downloading other malware families such as NanoCore . Clearly the author has a real interest in North Korea , with 3 of the 4 campaigns are linked to North Korea .


It then terminates the main thread .


7/7/2016 , 1:50 PM Security experts have documented a disturbing spike in a particularly virulent family of Android malware , with more than 10 million handsets infected and more than 286,000 of them in the US . Lazarus group could have been active since late 2016 , was used in a recent campaign targeting financial institutions using watering hole attacks . APT33 : 8.26.21.120 [REDACTED].ddns.net . A Cl0p representative confirmed that they had been testing the vulnerability since July 2021 and that they had decided to deploy it over the Memorial Day weekend .


We recommend reading Marion 's report " Shooting Elephants " , a complementary piece of work regarding the Babar malware . This vulnerability was found in a document named Trump's_Attack_on_Syria_English.docx .


Disguised as Google related app , the core part of malware exploits various known Android vulnerabilities and automatically replaces installed apps on the device with malicious versions without the user ’ s interaction . targeted attacks . Gamma Group has been accused of selling its products to authoritarian regimes that can use the technology to both track dissidents and conduct foreign espionage over the internet . Magic Hound malware has communicated with its C2 server over TCP ports 4443 and 10151 using HTTP.[22][23 ]


Intercept Call - Triggers on incoming and outgoing calls . Equation is regarded as one of the most technically adept espionage groups and the release of a trove of its tools had a major impact , with many attackers rushing to deploy the malware and exploits disclosed . The group has shown interest in prominent figures in the United Nations , as well as opposition bloggers , activists , regional news correspondents , and think tanks .


“ When I use a word , ” Humpty Dumpty said , in rather a scornful tone , “ it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less. ” – Through the Looking Glass , Lewis Carroll FireEye recently published a blog covering the tactics , techniques , and procedures ( TTPs ) for the “ TRITON actor ” when preparing to deploy the TRITON S-MAL/TRISIS malware framework in 2017 .


Persistency Watch-Dog The application contains protection against its own removal . We are however only aware of one instance - the exploitation of CVE-2013-0640 to deploy MiniDuke - where we believe the exploited vulnerability was a zero-day at the time that the group acquired the exploit . MuddyWater attacks are characterized by the use of a slowly evolving PowerShell-based first stage backdoor we call " POWERSTATS " .


Uses RijndaelManaged instead of AES for encryption . ( with ECB mode , which is considered weak ) .


Based on these factors , there is considerably more evidence supporting the hypothesis that the GRIM SPIDER threat actors are Russian speakers and not North Korean . It is also possible that ScarCruft deployed another zero day exploit , CVE-2016-0147 , which was patched in April .


Just like the previous modules , it contains multiple strings in Italian . This module monitors a wide range of device activities including application installation / remove / update , phone restart and battery charge . Leviathan is a cyber espionage group that has been active since at least 2013 .


The first version of Project Spy ( detected by Trend Micro as AndroidOS_SpyAgent.HRXB ) had the following capabilities : Collect device and system information ( i.e. , IMEI , device ID , manufacturer , model and phone number ) , location information , contacts stored , and call logs Collect and send SMS Take pictures via the camera Upload recorded MP4 files Monitor calls Searching further , we also found another sample that could be the second version of Project Spy . 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 . to identify each next block for unflattening . In those instances , the malicious was actually embedded in the Google Tag Manager library itself , which is very clever and difficult to detect .


There are more indications as well , such as names of objects , files etc .


Reverse shell payload from update_dev.zip Exploit payload At the same time , we found an important payload binary that is trying to exploit several known vulnerabilities and escalate privileges . RedDrip Team (formerly SkyEye Team) has been to OceanLotus to keep track of high strength , groupactivity , found it in the near future to Indochinese Peninsula countries since 2019 On April 1 , 2019 , RedDrip discovered a Vietnamese file name Hop dong sungroup.rar in the process of daily monitoring the attack activities of the OceanLotus . Moafee is a threat group that appears to operate from the Guandong Province of China .


Always keep the " Unknown Sources '' option disabled in the Android device . Ke3chang behind the attacks seemed to have a particular interest in Slovakia , where a big portion of the discovered malware samples was detected; Croatia , the Czech Republic and other countries were also affected . Ke3chang is a threat group attributed to actors operating out of China .


EventBot uses multiple methods to exploit accessibility events for webinjects and other information stealing purposes . Our technical analysis of the malware used in these attacks showed close ties to BS2005 backdoors from operation Ke3chang , and to a related TidePool malware family discovered by Palo Alto Networks in 2016 that targeted Indian embassies across the globe . Since at least 2014 , APT32 , also known as the OceanLotus Group , has targeted foreign corporations with investments in Vietnam , foreign governments , journalists , and Vietnamese dissidents .


Infection Chain As with our earlier reports in late March , the attack chain involves diverting internet traffic to attacker-specified domains by compromising and overwriting the router ’ s DNS settings . Donot attacked government agencies , aiming for classified intelligence . This new script performs a ping to “ www[.cloudflare[.com ” for three times with a delay of 3000ms , testing the connectivity of the victim machine .


In all other cases , we believe the group simply repurposed publicly available exploits or proofs of concept .


On the 23rd of October 2014 , Leviathan Security Group published a blog post describing a malicious Tor exit node they had found .


As an example , specific CIA malware revealed in Year Zero is able to penetrate , infest and control both the Android phone and iPhone software that runs or has run presidential Twitter accounts . The operation against the Tibetan Parliamentarians illustrates the continued use of malicious attachments in the form of documents bearing exploits .


More recently , we have seen Bread-related apps trying to hide malicious code in a native library shipped with the APK . After the publication of the original report , these sites were taken offline despite the fact that one agent was even updated a six days prior to our post ( the " Khuai " application ) . any of the RAT commands in the zxshell.dll . There are several indicators of compromise that organizations should monitor .


First , there is a small dropper , then a large second stage payload that contains multiple binaries ( where most of the surveillance functionality is implemented ) , and finally a third stage which typically uses the DirtyCOW exploit ( CVE-2016-5195 ) to obtain root . Since 2013 Carbanak has successfully gained access to networks of more than 50 banks and 5 payment systems . MuddyWater has engaged in prolific spear phishing of government and defense entities in Central and Southwest Asia .


The first example of this is in the onStart function , where the malware looks for the string “ Emulator ” and a x86 processor model . One of the domains used by FIN7 in their 2018 campaign of spear phishing contained more than 130 email HackOrges , leading us to think that more than 130 companies had been targeted by the end of 2018 . Three months after the Olympics-themed attacks , FireEye observed a new BS2005 campaign labeled " newtiger " , which is possibly a reference to an older 2010 campaign labeled " tiger " .


This file requires the target to attempt to open the .lnk file , which redirects the user to a Windows Scripting Component ( .wsc ) file , hosted on an adversary-controlled microblogging page . The configuration file then loads the Trochilus payload into memory by injecting it into a valid system process .


One involves drive-by downloads , possibly on booby-trapped porn sites . WannaCry utilizes EternalBlue by crafting a custom SMB session request with hard-coded values based on the target system . APT33 : 64.251.19.217 [REDACTED].myftp.org . The encrypted files contain a marker string 0x666 followed by the data appended by the ransomware .


these characteristics all highlight the likelihood that VOODOO BEAR operates in alignment with Russian state interests . This week the experts at FireEye discovered that a group of Chinese-based hackers called admin@338 had sent multiple MH370-themed spear phishing emails , the attackers targeted government officials in Asia-Pacific , it is likely for cyber espionage purpose .


Patchwork ( also known as Dropping Elephant ) is a cyberespionage group whose targets included diplomatic and government agencies as well as businesses . The fieldwork generated extensive data that allowed us to examine Tibetan information security practices , as well as capture real-time evidence of malware that had penetrated Tibetan computer systems .


In this blog post , we describe Chrysaor , a newly discovered family of spyware that was used in a targeted attack on a small number of Android devices , and how investigations like this help Google protect Android users from a variety of threats . Researching the hacker handle MagicCoder results in references to the Iranian hacking forum Ashiyane as well as defacements by the Iranian hacker group Sun Army . APT33 : 192.119.15.38 [REDACTED].ddns.net . None Ensure X - Forwarded - For header is configured to log true external IP addresses for request to proxied services .


How did it work ? Microsoft Analytics shows that Winnti has been used in intrusions carried out throughout Asia , Europe , Oceania , the Middle East , and the United States in the last six months ( Figure 1 ) . Careful research , however , allowed the identification of some of the attackers ’ victims : East Asian governments , Taiwanese electronics manufacturers , A telecommunications company . In fact , this chain also leads to NetSupport RAT .


MD5 : 43fad2d62bc23ffdc6d301571135222c .


Payments are made to a specific Bitcoin account , but we haven ’ t identified any payments so far . However , some phishing emails were sent to bank employees in more than 25 countries of Central and Western Europe , Africa and Asia including : Kyrgyzstan , Armenia , Georgia , Serbia , Germany , Latvia , Czech Republic , Romania , Kenya , Israel , Cyprus , Greece , Turkey , Taiwan , Malaysia , Switzerland , Vietnam , Austria , Uzbekistan , Great Britain , Hong Kong , and others . To deliver their malware , the cyber criminals use spearphishing emails with various types of attachments : MS Office documents or spreadsheet files exploiting some known vulnerability like CVE-2017-11882 , or documents with Ole2Link and SCT . Monitor for changes made to windows registry keys and/or values that may attempt to hide artifacts associated with their behaviors to evade detection .


These domains were used by the Dukes in campaigns involving many of their different malware toolsets all the way until 2014 .


Suckfly has a number of hacktools and malware varieties at its disposal : Back door , Keylogger , Port scanner , Misc. tool , Exploit , Credential dumper , Privilage escalation .


It is used to remotely control web servers , and has been used in many attacks against Australian web hosting providers . Our experts have found that cybercriminals are actively focusing on SMBs , and giving particular attention to accountants .


Information gathered from the email account provides a lot of the victims ’ personal data , including messages from IM applications . 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 . At this point , the attackers ceased activity while maintaining access to the network until February 21 . We have observed CADDYWIPER deployed across several verticals in Ukraine , including the government and financial sectors , throughout Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine .


This variant of Zebrocy is functionally very similar to the Delphi based payloads discussed in our previous publication on Sofacy attacks using Zebrocy earlier this year .


Charger SHA256 hash : 58eb6c368e129b17559bdeacb3aed4d9a5d3596f774cf5ed3fdcf51775232ba0 Infostealer , Keylogger , and Ransomware in One : Anubis Targets More than 250 Android Applications October 29 , 2021 The Cofense Phishing Defense Center uncovered a phishing campaign that specifically targets users of Android devices that could result in compromise if unsigned Android applications are permitted on the device . Given its use in more advanced social engineering campaigns against women 's rights activists , the label seem particularly apt . It is possible that the CopyPaste operators were influenced by open-source publications and do not have any ties with FIN7 . In our Google Analytics platform , we will see the data as : In our demo the DP will result in page view of Which will be decoded from base64 as : The source of the problem is that the CSP rule system is n’t granular enough .


these lines instead : Data Collection and Exfiltration As mentioned , mike.jar equips the spyware with extensive collection capabilities , including : Retrieve a list of installed applications . In this case , the attackers maintained a presence on the target 's network for nearly six months between September 2016 and March 2017 . JhoneRAT : https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1d-toE89QnN5ZhuNZIc2iF4-cbKWtk0FD . This newest edition of the malware includes novel documents containing macros that extract the embedded package once opened and execute it once the document closes instead of having the victim click on a video link as before .


Philadelphia ransomware has been circulating since September 2016 .


Distribution / Infection When this campaign started at the start of 2018 , the malware ( " GlanceLove '' , " WinkChat '' ) was distributed by the perpetrators mainly via fake Facebook profiles , attempting to seduce IDF soldiers to socialize on a different platform ( their malware ) . In the investigations Mandiant has conducted , it appeared that APT29 deployed POSHSPY as a secondary backdoor for use if they lost access to their primary backdoors . It should be noted that the file name was changed throughout this campaign . The attacks reportedly use social engineering to create Trojan email campaigns customdesigned for their victims , the article stated .


We believe the formation of the second botnet began in August 2014 and continued until January 2015 .


Their findings pointed to what appears to be the initial point of compromise the attackers used : a document containing a malicious macro that , when approved to execute , enabled C2 communications to the attacker ’s server and remote shell via PowerShell .


The first known sample of the CosmicDuke toolset was compiled on the 16th of January 2010 .


Audit transaction logs regularly for suspicious activity .


Stealing Facebook credentials using fake Facebook activity is something we did n't observe in Spynote/Spymax versions but was seen in this spyware . Over the past three years , Filensfer has been deployed against organizations in Luxembourg , Sweden , Italy , the UK , and the U.S . The group has targeted a variety of industries , including financial , government , energy , chemical , and telecommunications , and has largely focused its operations within the Middle East .


The stolen parameters follow : ID IMSI IMEI Phone number Operator AID Model Brand Version Build Battery percentage Wi-Fi connection state Wake time Are logs enabled ? Transparent Tribe has been active for several years and conducting suspected intelligence collection operations against South Asian political and military targets . In early November 2018 , CrowdStrike observed activity from the HELIX KITTEN adversary at a customer in the telecommunications vertical .


The ACCESS_SUPERUSER may have been removed because it was deprecated upon the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop which happened in 2014 . It's unclear how Cadelle infects its targets with Backdoor.Cadelspy . In June 2014, Arbor Networks published an article describing the RIPTIDE backdoor and its C2 infrastructure in great depth . Metamorfo has communicated with hosts over raw TCP on port 9999.[24 ]


Falcon Intelligence has analyzed this malware and can confirm the overlap between BitPaymer/FriedEx and Dridex malware . Earlier this month , we caught another zero-day Adobe Flash Player exploits deployed in targeted attacks .


After the review , the process is the same as above . APT16 actors sent spear phishing emails to two Taiwanese media organizations . The data will eventually be written to disk and the malware sets the next query action to D in order to request the next chunk of . “ It appears to be the email address Will used for his profiles , ” the IT director replied .


RoomTap : silently answers a telephone call and stays connected in the background , allowing the caller to hear conversations within the range of the phone 's microphone . Known targets of the Leviathan have been involved in the maritime industry , and research institutes , academic organizations , and private firms in the United States . In the first three variants , the code was not recompiled , but the configuration data was edited in the DLL file itself . Once an actor was able to successfully achieve session hijacking , the threat actor performed actions including host and network reconnaissance of the victim environment , credential harvesting , and lateral movement via RDP .


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 . the targets of the hacking group were in the automotive .


Because TA505 is such a significant part of the email threat landscape , this blog provides a retrospective on the shifting malware , payloads , and campaigns associated with this actor .


This malicious program spreads via SMS spam and from compromised legitimate sites that redirect mobile users to a malicious resource . The Tropic Trooper threat actor group has been known to target governments and organizations in the Asia Pacific region for at least six years . That these samples , in addition to having been found at these universities , contain campaign IDs matching the universities ’ names and use C&C URLs containing the universities ’ names are good indications that this campaign is highly targeted . 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities – prioritizing the mitigation and patching of vulnerabilities based on their potential and current risk of abuse requires identifying the assessed severity of a vulnerability and how this may change .


In our test , this command was the value 3 . APT35 typically targets U.S. and the Middle Eastern military , diplomatic and government personnel , organizations in the media , energy and defense industrial base ( DIB ) , and engineering , business services and telecommunications sectors . The first two bytes of that array specify the relative offsets to the key and IV respectively . Furthermore , our analysis of the activity suggests Russia would be capable of developing similar capabilities against other SCADA systems and programming languages beyond MicroSCADA and SCIL .


Even without capabilities to exploit a device , the packages were able to exfiltrate the following types of data using documented APIs : Contacts Audio recordings Photos Videos GPS location Device information In addition , the packages offered a feature to perform remote audio recording . The group 's capabilities are more than the much discussed CVE-2012-0158 exploits over the past few years . In this latest activity , BlackWater first added an obfuscated Visual Basic for Applications ( VBA ) script to establish persistence as a registry key .


They used the RasMan ( Remote Access Connection Manager ) Windows service to register the next payload with a persistence mechanism .


Files using simple PHP-based web shells were also used to attack systems with weak SSH and Telnet credentials .


In the image below , the function recursively collects all the text data from the child nodes of each accessibility node . The espionage group , which according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) is linked to the Russian government , returned to low-key intelligence-gathering operations during 2017 and into 2018 , targeting a range of military and government targets in Europe and South America . In September 2015 , our anti-targeted attack technologies caught a previously unknown attack .


Recent blogs by the Zscaler research team explain how some variants of Android malware are exploiting the popularity of this game and tricking Android users into downloading a fake version . The tool was written by sta of Thyssenkrupp , because the industrial giant—company number eleven—had been spied on by Winnti . Gallmaker used lure documents attempt to exploit the Microsoft Office Dynamic Data Exchange ( DDE ) protocol in order to gain access to victim machines .


In April , 2018 , the 360 Core Security takes the lead in capturing the APT-C-06 group’s new APT attack using 0-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-8174) in the wild . APT32 actors continue to deliver the malicious attachments via spear-phishing emails .


UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT An analysis of new FakeSpy samples to old ones showed code discrepancies and new features . This threat actor stole suspected of stealing €13 million from Bank of Valetta , Malta earlier this year . This attack used the crisis in Syria as a lure to deliver malware to its targets .


This report describes the details and type of operations carried out by Carbanak that focuses on financial industry , such as payment providers , retail industry and PR companies . For years , Turla has relied , among other impersonations , on fake Flash installers to compromise victims .


Cadelle 's threats are capable of opening a back door and stealing information from victims' computers . CTU researchers have observed TG-3390 compromising a target organization 's externally and internally accessible assets , such as an OWA server , and adding redirect code to point internal users to an external website that hosts an exploit and delivers malware .


Its data-stealing capabilities include collecting SMSs after receiving an SMS-related broadcast event and covertly recording phone calls . Our previous post on Sofacy's 2017 activity stepped away from the previously covered headline buzz presenting their association with previously known political hacks and interest in Europe and the US , and examines their under-reported ongoing activity in middle east , central asia , and now a shift in targeting further east , including China , along with an overlap surprise . TektonIT RMS acts as a remote administration tool , allowing the attacker to gain complete access to the victim machine .


This seems confusing as FireEye earlier publicly declared the “ TRITON actor ” as a discrete entity , linked to a Russian research institution , and christened it as “ TEMP.Veles ” .


This sample only includes Dalvik bytecode and resources without any native libraries . After performing investigations on the classified victims , we find the attacker targets big companies and government agencies in Colombia . Its detection and removal can be difficult due to the various techniques used to conceal its presence , such as disabling the host anti-virus , masking its installation on a system with a valid service name , and by masking outbound traffic as originating from a web browser . 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 ) .


Its dropper family finished integration with Bundle Feng Shui and campaign C & C infrastructure was shifted to AWS cloud . In 2013 , Rapid7 reported on a series of relatively amateur attacks against Pakistani targets . Dexphot : 72acaf9ff8a43c68416884a3fff3b23e749b4bb8fb39e16f9976643360ed391f . FireEye detects this activity across our platforms .


The adversaries have used this technique to allow PlugX and HttpBrowser to persist on a system .


We see WolfRAT specifically targeting a highly popular encrypted chat app in Asia , Line , which suggests that even a careful user with some awareness around end-to-end encryption chats would still be at the mercy of WolfRAT and it 's prying eyes . We encountered the first document exploit called " THAM luan - GD - NCKH2.doc " a few days ago , which appears to be leveraging some vulnerabilities patched with MS12-060 . Most recently , FireEye observed HIGHTIDE at multiple Taiwan-based organizations and the suspected APT12 WATERSPOUT backdoor at a Japan-based electronics company . On June 22 , @AnFam17 spotted the same fake browser update leveraging URL shortcuts .


The base64-encoded image is then uploaded to an image recognition service . Bellingcat also reported the domain had been used previously to host potential decoy documents as detailed in VirusTotal here using hxxp://voguextra.com/decoy.doc . Its principal duties are to create the ZxShell main DLL in “ c:\Windows\System32\commhlp32.dll ” and to install the Kernel “ Load Image Notify routine ” . 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 .


At this stage , the malware gathers information about the infected computer . " Buhgalter " means " accountant " in Russian .


The MiniDuke samples that were spread using these exploits were compiled on the 20th of February , after the exploit was already publicly known .


] 190:8822 61 [ . The Sofacy threat group continues to target government organizations in the EU , US , and former Soviet states to deliver the Zebrocy tool as a payload . The alternate text can easily be observed in the body of the office document . In each case , CrowdStrike reviewed the relevant logs and determined there was no evidence of exploitation of CVE-2022 - 41040 for initial access .


The embedded SWF extracts the domain from the C2 URL passed to it and uses it to craft a URL to get the server ’s ‘ crossdomain.xml ’ file in order to obtain permissions to load additional Flash objects from the C2 domain .


To make this data harvesting operation flexible , SWAnalytics equips the ability to receive and process configuration files from a remote Command-and-Control . The group still uses the Badnews malware , a backdoor with information-stealing and file-executing capabilities , albeit updated with a slight modification in the encryption routine at the end of 2017 , when they added Blowfish encryption on top of their custom encryption described in our former Patchwork blogpost .


Release_Time : 2018-11-20


DHS recommends that organizations upgrade these applications to the latest version and patch level .


As soon as a user tries to open the app , it launches a fake notification and soon the notification as well as the app icon disappears . The techniques and modules employed by EvilGnome — that is the use of SFX , persistence with task scheduler and the deployment of information stealing tools—remind us of Gamaredon Group’s Windows tools . Upon execution , an embedded configuration is decoded from the data section using a simple XOR cipher .


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 . In 2010 HBGary investigated an information security incident related to the Winnti group at one of HBGary 's customers – an American video game company .


A second method the threat actor used to maintain access across the compromised assets was through the deployment of the PoisonIvy RAT ( PIVY ) . The threat is likely targeting employees of various Palestinian government agencies , security services , Palestinian students , and those affiliated with the Fatah political party .


Naturally , this resulted in the introduction of malware for mobile platforms , especially Android devices , including Cerberus , Xhelper and the Anubis Banking Trojan . 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 . Our report will detail the most recent campaigns conducted by APT10 , including the sustained targeting of MSPs , which we have named Operation Cloud Hopper , and the targeting of a number of Japanese institutions .


The second parameter is a constant string “ POST ” , and the third parameter is a series of key-value pairs to be sent , assembled at runtime . The mydomain1110.com domain did not appear to reuse any of the previously observed WHOIS data artifacts , but did still give a geolocation of Tehran in addition to the use of an email address linked to other domains thematically similar to the know command and control domains and are potentially related . Gamaredon : 86977a785f361d4f26eb3e189293c0e30871de3c93b19653c26a31dd4ed068cc . According to Kaspersky telemetry , targeted organizations included political bodies in Europe .


In 2019 , Group-IB also observed the use of a new fileless PowerShell loader called Ivoke . We had previously observed this author name in use once before , in the very first ThreeDollars document we collected that we had reported on in August 2017 .


Version # 4 : April 2020 — Domain : nampriknum.net Following the same pattern , this version has some added features and others , which were not in use , removed . On Tuesday , Arbor Networks said that it has new leads on a credential stealing remote access Trojan ( RAT ) called Ismdoor , possibly used by Greenbug to steal credentials on Shamoon 's behalf . This backdoor sent the following callback traffic to video.csmcpr.com . Dynamic Resolution During the SolarWinds Compromise , APT29 used dynamic DNS resolution to construct and resolve to randomly - generated subdomains for C2.[12 ]


In some cases , the Dukes appear to have used previously compromised victims to send new spear-phishing emails to other targets .


The tsm binary then runs in the background , forwarding a series of error messages to /dev/null to keep the code running , ensuring the continuous execution of the code referenced with a set of parameters /tmp/up.txt .


To make the Twitoor botnet ’ s communication more resilient , botnet designers took various steps like encrypting their messages , using complex topologies of the C & C network – or using innovative means for communication , among them the use of social networks . For over eighteen months from March 2017 until November 2018 , Scattered Canary’s frequent enterprise-focused credential phishing campaigns almost exclusively targeted businesses in the United States and Canada . We would like to add some strong facts that link some attacks on banks to Lazarus , and share some of our own findings as well as shed some light on the recent TTPs used by the attacker , including some yet unpublished details from the attack in Europe in 2017 .


Analysis of the email header data showed that the sender address was spoofed and did not originate from IHSMarkit at all .


Often the app description on the Play Store would reference some SMS messages the targets would supposedly receive leading them to the Play Store page . In July 2017 , we observed an attack on a Middle Eastern technology organization that was also targeted by the OilRig campaign in August 2016 . Take a screenshot and upload it to ImgBB . The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team is a highly skilled group of malware analysts .


In this post , we show how Google Play Protect has defended against a well organized , persistent attacker and share examples of their techniques . According to cyber security researchers , Anchor Panda , who work directly for the Chinese PLA Navy , likely remains active . The browser process always performs outgoing connections and the firewall should n’t block them . Whoever hacked Ashley Madison had access to all employee emails , but they only released Biderman ’s messages — three years worth .


While the BastionSolution variant simply retrieves commands from a hard-coded C&C server controlled by the Dukes , the OneDriveSolution utilizes Microsoft ’s OneDrive cloud storage service for communicating with its masters , making it significantly harder for defenders to notice the traffic and block the communication channel .


To date these have included the conflict in Syria , NATO-Ukraine relations , the European Union refugee and migrant crisis , the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Russian athlete doping scandal , public accusations regarding Russian state-sponsored hacking , and the 2016 U.S. presidential election .


] 132:28844 61 [ . All of the available evidence however does in our opinion suggest that the group operates on behalf of the Russian Federation . The image below is the main function that is being called which in turns calls the function responsible for injecting the embedded PE file . This rule was designed to match the decoded URI of any incoming request with the regex , so when the decoded URI matches this regex , the request is dropped .


Both the Google Play Store pages and the decoys of the malicious apps are in Italian . In November 2017 , APT34 leveraged the Microsoft Office vulnerability CVE-2017-11882 to deploy POWRUNER and BONDUPDATER less than a week after Microsoft issued a patch . The second will create the persistence and , finally , the last one to be started is the main cycle for the RAT . Financial extrinsic Theft of personally identifiable information PII that is then monetized is a classic example of financial motivation of cyberattacks .


In one case from 2013 , the target was sent a malicious document through a spear phishing email message . In February 2015 , Kaspersky Lab 's Global Research and Analysis Team ( GReAT ) released its research into the Carbanak campaign targeting financial institutions .