The Android version , for instance , can steal SMS messages , accounts , contacts , and files , as well as record audio .


If a bot was installed on a network that was of interest to the hacking group , this bot was then used to upload one of the remote access programs .


This document , written in Vietnamese , appears to be reviewing and discussing best practices for teaching and researching scientific topics .


There is the exploit code and malware used to gain access to systems , the infrastructure that provides command and control to the malware operator , and the human elements – developers who create the malware , operators who deploy it , and analysts who extract value from the stolen information .


Upon successful exploitation , the attachment will install the trojan known as NetTraveler using a DLL side-loading attack technique .


wuaupdt.exe is a CMD backdoor , which can receive and execute CMD commands sent from C2 .


As described in the infection flow , one of the first uses of the AutoHotKey scripts is to upload a screenshot from the compromised PC .


Bemstour is specifically designed to deliver a variant of the DoublePulsar backdoor .


DoublePulsar is then used to inject a secondary payload , which runs in memory only .


The detection evasion techniques we observed in the Okrum malware include embedding the malicious payload within a legitimate PNG image , employing several anti-emulation and anti-sandbox tricks , as well as making frequent changes in implementation .


The diagram below illustrates how we believe the actors behind the Sea Turtle campaign used DNS hijacking to achieve their end goals .


If the user enables macro to open the xlsm file , it will then drop the legitimate script engine AutoHotkey along with a malicious script file .


Its configuration utilities like Margarita allows the NOC (Network Operation Center) to customize tools based on requirements from 'Fine Dining' questionairies .


Honeycomb toolserver receives exfiltrated information from the implant; an operator can also task the implant to execute jobs on the target computer , so the toolserver acts as a C2 (command and control) server for the implant .


UMBRAGE components cover keyloggers , password collection , webcam capture , data destruction , persistence , privilege escalation , stealth , anti-virus (PSP) avoidance and survey techniques .


This sample , similar to other Trochilus samples , was deployed using a DLL sideloading method utilizing three files , uploaded to the same folder on the victim machine as identified in US-CERT advisory TA17-117A last revised on December 20 , 2018 .


The configuration file then loads the Trochilus payload into memory by injecting it into a valid system process .


Insikt Group analysis of network metadata to and from the VPN endpoint IPs revealed consistent connectivity to Citrix-hosted infrastructure from all eight VPN endpoint IPs starting on August 17 , 2018 — the same date the first authenticated login to Visma’s network was made using stolen credentials .


This powerful backdoor can receive commands from the attackers , enabling it to exﬁltrate ﬁles from the system it is running on , execute additional scripts , delete ﬁles , and more .


The JavaScript forces visiting web browsers to collect and send (via a POST request) web browser , browser version , country of origin , and IP address data to the attacker controlled server jquerycodedownload.live/check.aspx” .


The group has repeatedly used social media , particularly LinkedIn , to identify and interact with employees at targeted organizations , and then used weaponized Excel documents to deliver RATs such as PupyRAT .


CTU researchers conclude that COBALT GYPSY created the persona to gain unauthorized access to targeted computer networks via social engineering .


The persistent use of social media to identify and manipulate victims indicates that COBALT GYPSY successfully achieves its objectives using this tactic .


COBALT GYPSY 's continued social media use reinforces the importance of recurring social engineering training .


The report specifies the Magic Hound targeted political , military and defense industry in the US , UK and Israel .


PwC UK and BAE Systems , working closely with industry and government , have uncovered a new , unparallelled campaign which we refer to as Operation Cloud Hopper .


By targeting high-tech and manufacturing operations in Japan and Taiwan , DragonOK may be acquiring trade secrets for a competitive economic advantage .


Targeted sectors of Molerats include governmental and diplomatic institutions , including embassies ; companies from the aerospace and defence Industries ; financial institutions ; journalists ; software developers .


FIN7 is a threat actor group that is financially motivated with targets in the restaurant , services and financial sectors .


Over the past year , we've seen the group extensively targeting a wide gamut of entities in various sectors , including Governments , Academy , Crypto-Currency , Telecommunications and the Oil sectors .


The group has focused mainly on governmental targets in Iraq and Saudi Arabia , according to past telemetry .


The new spear-phishing docs used by MuddyWater rely on social engineering to persuade users to enable macros .


Given the use of lure documents designed with social engineering in mind , it is likely that MuddyWater use phishing or spam to target users who are unaware of these documents ' malicious nature .


The oil and gas infrastructure nexus observed in connection with greensky27.vicp.net and other Unit 78020 ( Naikon ) infrastructure suggests targeting patterns supportive of the PRC 's strategic interests over energy resources within the South China Sea and Southeast Asia .


These attacks have involved social engineering , spearphishing attacks , exploitation of Microsoft Windows operating systems vulnerabilities , Microsoft Active Directory compromises , and the use of remote administration tools ( RATs ) in targeting and harvesting sensitive competitive proprietary operations and project-financing information with regard to oil and gas field bids and operations .


Night Dragon 's attacks have involved social engineering , spearphishing attacks , exploitation of Microsoft Windows operating systems vulnerabilities , Microsoft Active Directory compromises , and the use of remote administration tools ( RATs ) in targeting and harvesting sensitive competitive proprietary operations and project-financing information with regard to oil and gas field bids and operations .


Should a user enable this content , the attackers are then able to use the DDE protocol to remotely execute commands in memory on the victim 's system .


These VNC exectuables would either be included in the SFX file or downloaded by the batch script .


Our investigation revealed an attack where the GCMAN group then planted a cron script into bank 's server , sending financial transactions at the rate of $200 per minute .


The GCMAN group used an MS SQL injection in commercial software running on one of bank 's public web services , and about a year and a half later , they came back to cash out .


Gorgon Group used common URL shortening services to download payloads .


Gorgon used numerous decoy documents and phishing emails , both styles of attacks lacked overall sophistication .


This Gorgon Group campaign leveraged spear phishing emails with Microsoft Word documents exploiting CVE-2017-0199 .


This malicious document contains a Visual Basic macro that dropped and executed an upgraded version of the implant known as SYSCON , which appeared in 2017 in malicious Word documents as part of several campaigns using North Korea–related topics .


All contain the same Visual Basic macro code and author name as Honeybee .


Ke3chang attackers have used spear-phishing emails .


Traditionally , the Ke3chang attackers have used spear-phishing emails with either a malware attachment or a link to a malicious download .


DLL hijacking techniques have been seen in the past with the APT15 group .


Beginning in 2017 , the Lazarus group heavily targeted individuals with spear phishing emails impersonating job recruiters which contained malicious documents .


Therefore , it is possible that additional HIDDEN COBRA malware may be present on network infrastructure compromised with Volgmer .


Notably , after the first SMB packet sent to the victim 's IP address , WannaCry sends two additional packets to the victim containing the hard-coded IP addresses 192.168.56.20 and 172.16.99.5 .