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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.…
Published On : 2024-01-05
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAt Cyfirma, we are committed to providing up-to-date information on the most prevalent threats and tactics used by malicious actors to target both organizations and individuals. This comprehensive analysis delves into the dissemination of cryptocurrency miners through a YouTube channel.…
On December 19, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a join Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) that disseminates Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) identified through FBI investigations as recently as December 6, 2023.…
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC), revealed that they suffered a cyberattack at the end of 2022, which may have led to the leak of personal information related to employees.
According to Panasonic, the internal network systems of PAC were compromised in a cyberattack. The breach was discovered approximately a year ago, on December 30, 2022, and an investigation ensued with external assistance.…
A new plant has grown in the desert of cyber threats, wielding its thorns to pierce through organizations and individuals alike. The Cactus Ransomware Group, a name recently whispered with curiosity across the cybersecurity realm, has emerged from the shadows, sowing seeds of chaos and disruption in its wake.…
Known to be supported by North Korea, the Kimsuky threat group has been active since 2013. At first, they attacked North Korea-related research institutes in South Korea before attacking a South Korean energy corporation in 2014. Since 2017, attacks targeting countries other than South Korea have also been observed. [1]…
In the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape, Identity and Access Management (IAM) stands as the cornerstone of an organisation’s digital asset protection. IAM solutions play an essential role in managing user identities, controlling access to resources and ensuring compliance. As the digital threat landscape is constantly increasing in complexity, the need for visibility of IAM events has become paramount to detect attacks as early as possible before impact.…
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. These #StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations protect against ransomware.…
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SEQRITE Labs APT-Team has uncovered a phishing campaign targeting various Indian government personnel since October 2023. We have also identified targeting of both government and private entities in the defence sector over December. New Rust-based payloads and encrypted PowerShell commands have been utilized to exfiltrate confidential documents to a web-based service engine, instead of a dedicated command-and-control (C2) server.…