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By Oded Vanunu, Dikla Barda, Roman Zaikin
A recent investigation conducted by Check Point Research has revealed a sophisticated NFT scam campaign operating on a large scale:
This campaign is unique in its methodology, employing a source spoofing technique to target a broad spectrum of token holders.…
One hacker collective continues to confound federal law enforcement and cybersecurity experts — the Scattered Spider. Known by a multitude of aliases such as Muddled Libra, UNC3944, Starfraud, and Octo Tempest, this hacking group has not only infiltrated major corporate networks like MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment but has done so with a bold audacity that leaves many wondering.…
Research led by: Ferdous Saljooki and Jaron Bradley
IntroductionJamf Threat Labs has detected a series of pirated macOS applications that have been modified to communicate to attacker infrastructure. These applications are being hosted on Chinese pirating websites in order to gain victims. Once detonated, the malware will download and execute multiple payloads in the background in order to secretly compromise the victim’s machine.…
Last updated at Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:14:43 GMT
Recently, Rapid7 observed a new stealer named Atlantida. The stealer tricks users to download a malicious file from a compromised website, and uses several evasion techniques such as reflective loading and injection before the stealer is loaded.…
AutoIt is a scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. Over the years, it has been utilized for malicious purposes, including AutoIt-compiled malware, which dates back to as early as 2008.
Malware creators have exploited the versatility of AutoIT in a variety of ways, such as using obfuscated scripts for payload decryption, utilizing legitimate tools like BaSupportVNC, and even creating worms capable of spreading through removable media and Windows shares.…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to disseminate known indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with threat actors deploying Androxgh0st malware. Multiple, ongoing investigations and trusted third party reporting yielded the IOCs and TTPs, and provided information on Androxgh0st malware’s ability to establish a botnet that can further identify and compromise vulnerable networks.…
In this article, we’re analyzing one of the most unusual crypters— PureCrypter, and a multifunctional stealer — PureLogs. We’ll look at several examples and identify patterns among Pure-malware families, and also explain how to detect PureCrypter and PureLogs. …
Important: If your organization uses Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and you have not applied the mitigation, then please do that immediately! Organizations should immediately review the results of the built-in Integrity Check Tool for log entries indicating mismatched or new files. As of version 9.1R12, Ivanti started providing a built-in Integrity Checker Tool that can be run as a periodic or scheduled scan.…
By Oleg Zaytsev (Guardio Labs)
The Guardio Labs research team uncovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in the popular Opera web browser family. This vulnerability allowed attackers to execute malicious files on Windows or MacOS systems using a specially crafted browser extension.…
Unit 42 Threat Intelligence analysts have noticed an escalation in Medusa ransomware activities and a shift in tactics toward extortion, characterized by the introduction in early 2023 of their dedicated leak site called the Medusa Blog. Medusa threat actors use this site to disclose sensitive data from victims unwilling to comply with their ransom demands.…
Update (Jan. 31): We released a follow-up blog post containing additional details from our investigations into this threat, along with more recommendations for defenders.
Note: This is a developing campaign under active analysis by Mandiant and Ivanti. We will continue to add more indicators, detections, and information to this blog post as needed.…
Volexity has uncovered active in-the-wild exploitation of two vulnerabilities allowing unauthenticated remote code execution in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices. An official security advisory and knowledge base article have been released by Ivanti that includes mitigation that should be applied immediately. However, a mitigation does not remedy a past or ongoing compromise.…
By Securonix Threat Research: D. Iuzvyk, T. Peck, O. Kolesnikov
tldr: Financially motivated Turkish threat actors appear to be actively targeting MSSQL servers in an effort to deliver MIMIC ransomware payloads .
The Securonix Threat Research team has been monitoring an ongoing threat campaign, RE#TURGENCE which involves the targeting and exploitation of MSSQL database servers to gain initial access.…
A threat actor we track under the Intrusion set Water Curupira (known to employ the Black Basta ransomware) has been actively using Pikabot. a loader malware with similarities to Qakbot, in spam campaigns throughout 2023.
Pikabot is a type of loader malware that was actively used in spam campaigns by a threat actor we track under the Intrusion set Water Curupira in the first quarter of 2023, followed by a break at the end of June that lasted until the start of September 2023.…
Researchers at Aqua Nautilus have uncovered a new attack targeting Apache Hadoop and Flink applications. This attack is particularly intriguing due to the attacker’s use of packers and rootkits to conceal the malware. The simplicity with which these techniques are employed presents a significant challenge to traditional security defenses.…
Published On : 2024-01-03
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis report provides a glimpse into the evolving landscape of RAT development and malicious activities performed by threat actors working under name of ‘Anonymous Arabic’. Our team investigated the Silver RAT (written in C sharp) which has capabilities to bypass anti-viruses and covertly launch hidden applications, browsers, keyloggers, and other malicious activities.…
The Qakbot malware has reappeared just four months after law enforcement disrupted its distribution in the “Duck Hunt” operation. Lately, various security companies have noticed the malware spreading through phishing emails. Microsoft, which discovered this, described it as a small-scale campaign starting on December 11, 2023, specifically targeting the hospitality industry.…
The next Olympic Games hosted in Paris will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024, while the Paralympic Games will be carried out from 28 August to 8 September 2024. The Olympic and Paralympic Games, which bring together all the nations around sport competitions every two years, is a showcase for States in front of the world.…