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Summary

Actions to Take Today to Mitigate Cyber Threats from Ransomware:

• Prioritize remediating known exploited vulnerabilities.• Enable and enforce multifactor authentication with strong passwords• Close unused ports and remove any application not deemed necessary for day-to-day operations.

Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors.…

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AXLocker Ransomware Stealing Victim’s Discord Tokens

Ransomware is one of the most critical cybersecurity problems on the internet and possibly the most powerful form of cybercrime plaguing organizations today. It has rapidly become one of the most important and profitable malware families among Threat Actors (TAs). In a typical scenario, the ransomware infection starts with the TA gaining access to the target system.…

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Venus ransomware has been launching data encryption attacks across the globe since at least August 2022. Last week, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued an advisory stating that at least one healthcare entity in the United States had fallen victim to Venus ransomware, prompting wider warnings for healthcare and other organizations to be on their guard.…

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Latest Strain Spreading Bumblebee and IcedID Malware

Emotet malware strain was first discovered by cyber security researchers in 2014. Initially designed as banking malware to steal sensitive and private information from the victim’s system without their knowledge.

Later versions of Emotet can spam and deliver malware services that download other malware families, including banking trojans and ransomware.…

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Rebranded Chaos Ransomware Using Telegram Group to Finance its activities

During a routine threat-hunting exercise, Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) encountered data-destructive ransomware linked to the pro-Russian Threat Actors (TA) group named “Killnet”. The ransomware is a modified version of notorious Chaos Ransomware. Upon execution, the Killnet Ransomware drops a note which contains a link to a pro-Russian Telegram channel containing propaganda posts related to the conflict in Ukraine.…

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This report provides defenders and security operations center teams with the technical details they need to know should they encounter the DeimosC2 C&C framework.

IntroductionWith the rise in attention to Cobalt Strike from network defenders, attackers have been looking to alternative command-and-control (C&C) frameworks Among these, Brute Ratel and Sliver are growing in popularity, having recently been featured in a number of publications.…
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It’s time for another tale of remote desktop disaster, as a newish form of ransomware carves out a name for itself. Bleeping Computer reports that individuals behind Venus ransomware are breaking into “publicly exposed Remote Desktop services”, with the intention of encrypting any and all Windows devices. Since at least August 2022, Venus has been causing chaos and has become rather visible lately.…

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Code signing certificates help us assure the file’s validity and legitimacy. However, threat actors can use that against us. In this blog, discover how QAKBOT use such tactic and learn ways how to prevent it.

A threat actor, QAKBOT, along with EMOTET, has been one of the most active threat actors over the past few years, with numerous reports regarding its actions since it was first observed in 2007.…

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Our blog entry provides a look at an attack involving the LV ransomware on a Jordan-based company from an intrusion analysis standpoint

Overview

The Trend Micro research team recently analyzed an infection related to the LV ransomware group, a ransomware as a service (RaaS) operation that has been active since late 2020, and is reportedly  based on REvil (aka Sodinokibi).…

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Summary

Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from ransomware:

Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Require phishing-resistant MFA for as many services as possible. Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts.

Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors.…

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In April, VMware patched a vulnerability CVE-2022-22954. It causes server-side template injection because of the lack of sanitization on parameters “deviceUdid” and “devicetype”. It allows attackers to inject a payload and achieve remote code execution on VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager. FortiGuard Labs published Threat Signal Report about it and also developed IPS signature in April.…

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This post is also available in: 日本語 (Japanese)

Executive Summary

Ransom Cartel is ransomware as a service (RaaS) that surfaced in mid-December 2021. This ransomware performs double extortion attacks and exhibits several similarities and technical overlaps with REvil ransomware. REvil ransomware disappeared just a couple of months before Ransom Cartel surfaced and just one month after 14 of its alleged members were arrested in Russia.…

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Destructive Fake Ransomware Wiping Out System Drives

Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has continuously monitored phishing campaigns that distribute different malware families. Recently, CRIL spotted an adult website, distributing a fake ransomware executable. The Fake Ransomware does not encrypt files instead it changes file names and their extensions, drops ransom notes, and threatens victims to pay ransom like usual ransomware families.…

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Avast releases a MafiaWare666 ransomware decryption tool. MafiaWare666 is also known as JCrypt, RIP Lmao, BrutusptCrypt or Hades.

Skip to how to use the MafiaWare666 ransomware decryptor.

MafiaWare666’s Behavior

MafiaWare666 is a ransomware strain written in C# which doesn’t contain any obfuscation or anti-analysis techniques. It encrypts files using the AES encryption.…

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Threat Actor Leaking Victim Details Via Telegram

Ransomware is one of the most serious cybersecurity threats and possibly the most effective form of cybercrime that plagues organizations today. It has quickly become one of the most prominent and profitable types of malware for cybercriminals.

“Bl00dy” is a new ransomware strain targeting organizations using double extortion techniques.…

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