The 22nd FIFA World Cup launched in Qatar on November 20th, 2022, with 32 teams battling for the trophy. With fans around the world excited about the World Cup and cheering on their favorite team, Threat Actors (TAs) are actively also taking advantage of it and using FIFA as a theme in their malicious campaigns targeting unsuspecting victims.…
Since August 2022, we have seen an increase in infections of Truebot (aka Silence.Downloader) malware. Truebot was first identified in 2017 and researchers have linked it to a threat actor called Silence Group that is responsible for several high-impact attacks on financial institutions in several countries around the world.…
Published On : 2022-09-25
Erbium Stealer Malware Report Executive SummaryThe Erbium malware is an information-stealer/ info stealer, which is distributed as Malware-as- a-Service (MaaS). CYFIRMA research team observed this malware binary in Aug-2022 while carrying out threat hunting activities. The team has also observed the stealer malware being advertised on Russian-speaking hacker forums.…
Deceptive phishing is the preferred way for cybercriminals to distribute malware since luring the victim into clicking a link in a likely phishing SMS or Email is easier. The Threat Actor(TA) usually uses brand impersonation in phishing campaigns to trick the users into believing that they are reputed and legitimate.…
Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has been continuously monitoring malware families that are new and active in the wild. Recently, CRIL observed a new malware strain named DuckLogs, which performs multiple malicious activities such as Stealer, Keylogger, Clipper, Remote access, etc.…
ESET researchers have analyzed a previously unreported backdoor used by the ScarCruft APT group. The backdoor, which we named Dolphin, has a wide range of spying capabilities, including monitoring drives and portable devices and exfiltrating files of interest, keylogging and taking screenshots, and stealing credentials from browsers.…
In June of 2022, we observed a threat actor gaining access to an environment via Emotet and operating over a eight day period. During this time period, multiple rounds of enumeration and lateral movement occurred using Cobalt Strike. Remote access tools were used for command and control, such as Tactical RMM and Anydesk.…
Most organizations experienced an increase in cyber-attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Threat Actors (TAs) leveraged the COVID-19 pandemic as a thematic lure to infect users with different malware families. This pandemic theme related to cyber-attacks has reduced in 2022. However, TAs are still utilizing their arsenal of malicious programs to target users who track information related to Covid-19 infection.…
The Cybereason Global SOC (GSOC) team is investigating Qakbot infections observed in customer environments related to a potentially widespread ransomware campaign run by Black Basta. The campaign is primarily targeting U.S.-based companies. …
At Zscaler ThreatLabz, we have been closely monitoring web threats such as payment card skimming attacks against e-commerce stores. Starting in July 2022, we have observed an increase in such activity targeted against Magento and Presta Shop e-commerce stores.
With Black Friday and the holiday season approaching, it is expected that there will be an increase in online shopping activity among users as they rush to take advantage of various discount offers.…
By Daksh Kapur · November 17, 2022This story was also written by Sparsh Jain.
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Global eyes are soon to be turned to the first global football tournament to be held in the Arab world kicking off on November 20, but malicious actors have already kicked off are World Cup-themed cyberattacks.…
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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.…
In July 2022, Sekoia.io discovered a new Golang botnet advertised by its alleged developer as Aurora botnet since April 2022. Since we published an analysis of the malware and the profile of the threat actor advertising Aurora on underground forums for our clients, the botnet’s activity slowed down.…
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.…
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.…
Emotet returned to the email threat landscape in early November for the first time since July 2022. It is once again one of the most high-volume actors observed by Proofpoint, distributing hundreds of thousands of emails per day.
Proofpoint observed multiple changes to Emotet and its payloads including the lures used, and changes to the Emotet modules, loader, and packer.…This post is also available in: 日本語 (Japanese)
Executive SummaryIn early August 2022, Cyble Research Labs (a cybercrime monitoring service) uncovered a new crypto miner/stealer for hire that the malware author named Typhon Stealer. Shortly thereafter, they released an updated version called Typhon Reborn. Both versions have the ability to steal crypto wallets, monitor keystrokes in sensitive applications and evade antivirus products.…
Broadcom Software, was able to link this activity to a group we track as Billbug due to the use in this campaign of tools previously attributed to this group. Billbug (aka Lotus Blossom, Thrip) is a long-established advanced persistent threat (APT) group that is believed to have been active since at least 2009.…
Online banking is convenient as it allows users to make money transfers, bill payments, verify their balance, and access accounts 24/7 at their fingertips. Like regular online banking customers, cybercriminals also benefit from online banking by committing financial fraud using various scams.…
In our newest category #ShortAndMalicious DCSO CyTec aims to briefly highlight new and interesting samples we come across in our daily hunt for malware.
For the first entry in the series, we take a brief look at an undocumented custom malware we have been analysing under the moniker “StrelaStealer” (“Стрела” == arrow) which appears to be purpose-built to steal mail login data.…