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As Mandiant recently wrote about in our blog post, Always Another Secret: Lifting the Haze on China-nexus Espionage in Southeast Asia, USB spreading malware continues to be a useful vector to gain initial access into organizations. In this incident, a USB infected with several strains of older malware was inserted at a Ukrainian organization in December 2021.…
In late August 2022, we investigated an incident involving Ursnif malware, which resulted in Cobalt Strike being deployed. This was followed by the threat actors moving laterally throughout the environment using an admin account.
The Ursnif malware family (also commonly referred to as Gozi or ISFB) is one of the oldest banking trojans still active today.…
BlueNoroff group is a financially motivated threat actor eager to profit from its cyberattack capabilities. We have published technical details of how this notorious group steals cryptocurrency before. We continue to track the group’s activities and this October we observed the adoption of new malware strains in its arsenal.…
We look into some of the implementations that cybercriminals use to bypass the Windows Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) and how security teams can detect threats attempting to abuse it for compromise with Trend Micro Vision One™.
Windows Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) is an agnostic security feature in the Windows operating system (OS) that allows applications and services to integrate with security products installed on a computer.…
ESET researchers discovered a spearphishing campaign, launched in the weeks leading up to the Japanese House of Councillors election in July 2022, by the APT group that ESET Research tracks as MirrorFace. The campaign, which we have named Operation LiberalFace, targeted Japanese political entities; our investigation revealed that the members of a specific political party were of particular focus in this campaign.…
Cloud Atlas (or Inception) is a cyber-espionage group. Since its discovery in 2014, they have launched multiple, highly targeted attacks on critical infrastructure across geographical zones and political conflicts. The group’s tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) have remained relatively static over the years. However, since the rapid escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in 2021 and especially after the outbreak of war in February 2022, the scope of the group’s activities has narrowed significantly, with a clear focus on Russia, Belarus and conflicted areas in Ukraine and Moldova.…
Specialists at the PT Expert Security Center have been monitoring the Cloud Atlas group since May 2019. According to our data, its attacks have been targeting the government sector of the following countries:
Russia Belarus Azerbaijan Turkey SloveniaThe goals of the group are espionage and theft of confidential information.…
We intercepted a cryptocurrency mining attack that incorporated an advanced remote access trojan (RAT) named the CHAOS Remote Administrative Tool.
We’ve previously written about cryptojacking scenarios involving Linux machines and specific cloud computing instances being targeted by threat actors active in this space such as TeamTNT.…
MuddyWater, also known as Static Kitten and Mercury, is a cyber espionage group that’s most likely a subordinate element within Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
Since at least 2017 MuddyWater has targeted a range of government and private organizations across sectors, including telecommunications, local government, defense, and oil and natural gas organizations, in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.…
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Executive SummaryCloud breaches often stem from misconfigured storage services or exposed credentials. A growing trend of attacks specifically targets cloud compute services to steal associated credentials and illicitly gain access to cloud infrastructure. These attacks could cost targeted organizations both in terms of unexpected charges for extra cloud resources added by the threat actor, as well as time required to remediate the damage.…
On December 1, 2022, CISA and FBI released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on Cuba ransomware [1]. Security researchers have track downed a new variant of the Cuba ransomware as Tropical Scorpius. This Cuba ransomware group mainly targets manufacturing, professional and legal services, financial services, construction, high technology, and healthcare sectors [2].…
ESET researchers discovered a new wiper and its execution tool, both attributed to the Agrius APT group, while analyzing a supply-chain attack abusing an Israeli software developer. The group is known for its destructive operations.
In February 2022, Agrius began targeting Israeli HR and IT consulting firms, and users of an Israeli software suite used in the diamond industry.…
Volexity researchers warn of a new malware campaign conducted by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT against cryptocurrency users. The threat actors were observed spreading fake cryptocurrency apps under the fake brand BloxHolder to deliver the AppleJeus malware for initial access to networks and steal crypto assets.…
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.…
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.…
The holiday season seems to be at an ebb for the Aviation Industry in Southeast Asia, as two low-cost carriers faced ransomware attacks this week.
Ransomware is a daunting threat that has loomed over strategic industries, including Aviation, in 2022. In our previous blog, we covered the emerging threats to the Aviation industry and predicted an increase in large-scale cyber-attacks on the sector.…
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.…
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt of a full report. To read the entire analysis with endnotes, click here to download the report as a PDF.
This report analyzes the threat landscape ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted in Qatar that begins on November 20, 2022.…