Snake Keylogger is a Trojan Stealer that emerged as a significant threat in November 2020, showcasing a fusion of credential theft and keylogging functionalities. Developed using .NET, its arsenal includes keystroke logging, harvesting stored credentials, and capturing screenshots. Moreover, it exhibits an adeptness in gathering clipboard data, browser credentials, and conducting system and network reconnaissance.…
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In late 2022, 4 ransomware strains were discovered that are derived from Conti‘s leaked ransomware strain. One of them was Meow ransomware. The operation of this crypto-ransomware was observed from late August to the first half of September 2022 and persisted until February 2023. In March 2023, a free decryptor for the Meow ransomware was released, leading to the cessation of their operation.…
The comparison may give some indication of success rates experienced by actors linked to each operation. For Symantec to positively identify an attack as associated with a certain ransomware family, the attack has to advance to the stage where the attackers attempt to deploy a payload.…
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Read More On February 19, 2024, ConnectWise released an advisory disclosing critical vulnerabilities impacting ScreenConnect Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software. The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-1709, allows threat actors to bypass authentication and exploit a second vulnerability, CVE-2024-1708. The second vulnerability is a path traversal flaw that enables attackers to upload a malicious file, potentially leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) on affected versions of ScreenConnect instances.…
Through a recent report by PIXM, a cybersecurity firm specialising in artificial intelligence solutions, public schools in the United States face a significant increase in sophisticated phishing campaigns. Threat actors are employing targeted spear phishing attacks, utilising stealthy patterns to target officials in large school districts, effectively bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) protections.…
Mar 11, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Vulnerability
The threat actors behind the BianLian ransomware have been observed exploiting security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity software to conduct their extortion-only attacks.
According to a new report from GuidePoint Security, which responded to a recent intrusion, the incident “began with the exploitation of a TeamCity server which resulted in the deployment of a PowerShell implementation of BianLian’s Go backdoor.”…
MASEPIE, a new backdoor replacing Headlace to facilitate follow-on actions. In addition to MASEPIE, ITG05 developed another new backdoor dubbed OCEANMAP. X-Force analysis revealed the code basis of CREDOMAP was likely used in the creation of OCEANMAP. In place of CREDOMAP, ITG05 has opted for the use of a new simplified PowerShell script named STEELHOOK.…
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Executive SummaryMuddled Libra stands at the intersection of devious social engineering and nimble technology adaptation. With an intimate knowledge of enterprise information technology, this threat group presents a significant risk even to organizations with well-developed legacy cyber defenses.…
ESET researchers discovered a cyberespionage campaign that, since at least September 2023, has been victimizing Tibetans through a targeted watering hole (also known as a strategic web compromise), and a supply-chain compromise to deliver trojanized installers of Tibetan language translation software. The attackers aimed to deploy malicious downloaders for Windows and macOS to compromise website visitors with MgBot and a backdoor that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been publicly documented yet; we have named it Nightdoor.…
Recent discussion around an emerging information-stealing trojan project reinforces the continual need to track intelligence on capabilities adversaries rely on for the collection of sensitive information from victims. In today’s blog InQuest analysts share information that has been publicly documented recently about the newer threat named Planet Stealer, recently offered for sale in underground forums.…
Key TakeawaysCyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) encountered an executable file obtained from a deceptive URL masquerading as a fake Russian government site, possibly distributed via spam emails.
The downloaded executable file is identified as SapphireStealer, disguised with a PDF icon, designed to deceive users into believing it is a PDF document. …
Read More Mar 06, 2024NewsroomCyber Crime / Ransomware
The threat actors behind the BlackCat ransomware have shut down their darknet website and likely pulled an exit scam after uploading a bogus law enforcement seizure banner.
“ALPHV/BlackCat did not get seized. They are exit scamming their affiliates,” security researcher Fabian Wosar said.…
Mar 06, 2024The Hacker NewsData Security / Cloud Security
Every Google Workspace administrator knows how quickly Google Drive becomes a messy sprawl of loosely shared confidential information. This isn’t anyone’s fault; it’s inevitable as your productivity suite is purposefully designed to enable real-time collaboration – both internally and externally.…
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On February 29th 2024, CISA released an advisory on Phobos ransomware.
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-060a
Intel-Ops is actively tracking infrastructure assessed to belong to the 8Base Ransomware group, an operator of Phobos ransomware. Our Threat Intel customers will be proactively blocking this threat.…
Open-source tool that can legitimately be used to manage content in the cloud, but has been seen being abused by ransomware actors to exfiltrate data from victim machines. For an example of how Rclone may be used, see case study below.
AnyDesk: A legitimate remote desktop application. By installing it, attackers can obtain remote access to computers on a network. Malicious…
Cybereason Security Services issues Threat Analysis reports to inform on impacting threats. The Threat Analysis reports investigate these threats and provide practical recommendations for protecting against them.…
Published On : 2024-03-05
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAt CYFIRMA, our commitment is to provide timely insights into prevalent threats and malicious tactics affecting both organizations and individuals. Our research team recently identified a malicious .docx file linked to the stego-campaign, revealing a sophisticated cyber threat.
This campaign utilizes template injection in a Microsoft Office document to bypass traditional email security measures.…
The North Korean APT hacking group Kimsuky is exploiting ScreenConnect flaws, particularly CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709, to infect targets with a new malware variant dubbed ToddlerShark.
Kimsuky (aka Thallium and Velvet Chollima) is a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known for cyber espionage attacks on organizations and governments worldwide.…
The North Korean APT hacking group Kimsuky is exploiting ScreenConnect flaws, particularly CVE-2024-1708 and CVE-2024-1709, to infect targets with a new malware variant dubbed ToddleShark.
Kimsuky (aka Thallium and Velvet Chollima) is a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known for cyber espionage attacks on organizations and governments worldwide.…
A team of researchers has developed malware designed to target modern programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in an effort to demonstrate that remote Stuxnet-style attacks can be launched against such industrial control systems (ICS).
The researchers are from the Georgia Institute of Technology and they have published a paper detailing this ICS security project.…