Summary: Microsoft has reported a multi-staged attack by the threat actor Storm-0501, which compromised hybrid cloud environments leading to data exfiltration, credential theft, and ransomware deployment across various sectors in the United States. This financially motivated cybercriminal group has evolved from targeting educational institutions to exploiting vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructures, emphasizing the need for enhanced security measures in hybrid environments.…
Tag: THREAT HUNTING
Summary: DCRat, a modular remote access Trojan (RAT) offered as malware-as-a-service, has been delivered through innovative techniques such as HTML smuggling, targeting Russian-speaking users. This blog analyzes the methods used in a recent campaign, highlighting the malware’s evasion tactics and execution flow.
Threat Actor: Unknown | DCRat Victim: Russian-speaking users | Russian-speaking users
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DCRat is delivered via HTML smuggling, allowing it to bypass security mechanisms by embedding the payload within HTML or retrieving it from remote resources.…Video Summary and Keypoints
Video SummaryThe video discusses the challenges and opportunities in cybersecurity training, focusing on malware analysis, certifications, and the importance of mentorship. The hosts emphasize various resources for learning, from free training websites to formal courses, and share personal experiences about growing in their careers in cybersecurity.…
Summary: This report details a sophisticated intrusion involving the APT32/OceanLotus threat actor targeting a Vietnamese human rights organization, utilizing advanced malware techniques for espionage and data exfiltration. The investigation uncovered persistent footholds, scheduled tasks, and malicious binaries that indicate a long-term compromise of the victim’s systems.…
Summary: A significant 56% of security professionals express concern over AI-powered threats, highlighting a gap in structured AI training within organizations. As AI technology evolves, the urgency for cybersecurity professionals to upskill and adapt to these emerging challenges becomes increasingly critical.
Threat Actor: Advanced Threat Actors | advanced threat actors Victim: Organizations | organizations
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56% of surveyed technologists are concerned about AI threats, with only 6% unconcerned.…Threat Actor: Unknown | Unknown Victim: CISA’s CSAT environment | CISA’s CSAT environment Price: Not specified Exfiltrated Data Type: CSAT user accounts, Top-Screen surveys, Security Vulnerability Assessments, Site Security Plans, Personnel Surety Program (PSP) submissions
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CISA’s CSAT environment was hacked in January, resulting in the potential unauthorized access of various sensitive information.…SELKS: Open-source Suricata IDS/IPS, network security monitoring, threat hunting – Help Net Security
Summary: This content discusses SELKS, a free and open-source solution for network intrusion detection and protection, network security monitoring, and threat hunting.
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SELKS is a turnkey solution developed by Stamus Networks for small and medium-sized organizations to protect their networks and secure their business.…Summary: Permiso has developed YetiHunter, a tool that allows companies to detect and investigate threats in their Snowflake environments.
Threat Actor: N/A Victim: Snowflake customers
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Permiso’s YetiHunter is a threat detection and hunting tool designed specifically for Snowflake environments. It allows companies to query their Snowflake environments for evidence of compromise and suspicious activity.…Summary: The notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime group has become an affiliate of the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operator, leading to the emergence of a new RaaS model in the cybercrime landscape.
Threat Actor: Scattered Spider | Scattered Spider Victim: Change Healthcare | Change Healthcare
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The Scattered Spider cybercrime group, formerly an ALPHV/BlackCat affiliate, is now conducting ransomware operations with RansomHub, according to analysis by GuidePoint Security.…Summary: The content discusses the rise of AI-powered cyber threats and the impact on cybersecurity strategies, with a focus on prevention capabilities.
Threat Actor: AI-powered cyber threats | AI-powered cyber threats Victim: Organizations | organizations
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75% of security professionals had to change their cybersecurity strategy in the last year due to the rise in AI-powered cyber threats.…Summary: AT&T has completed the divestiture of its cybersecurity services group and formed a joint venture called LevelBlue, which will focus on managed cybersecurity services.
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AT&T has formed a joint venture called LevelBlue, which will provide managed cybersecurity services.…Summary: The role of CISOs and other cybersecurity executives is gaining more influence and importance as companies recognize the need for strong cyber governance and oversight.
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About 90% of cybersecurity managers now report to a top-level company executive, compared to 62% in 2021.…Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its Copilot for Security solution will become generally available worldwide on April 1, 2024.
Microsoft Copilot for Security, which has been available to some users as part of an invite-only early access program, is a generative AI-powered solution designed to help defenders by enhancing their efficiency and capabilities. …
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted a study focusing on the operational technology (OT) cybersecurity products and services offered by CISA and found that some of the security agency’s teams are understaffed.
OT environments continue to be targeted by sophisticated threat actors and CISA has been designated as the lead agency in helping critical infrastructure organizations address risks associated with industrial control systems (ICS) and other OT systems. …
Attacks targeting two security vulnerabilities in the TeamCity CI/CD platform have begun in earnest just days after its developer, JetBrains, disclosed the flaws on March 3.
The attacks include at least one campaign to distribute ransomware, and another in which a threat actor appears to be creating admin users on vulnerable TeamCity instances for potential future use.…
It’s an old trope by now that anyone not moving to the cloud is falling behind. As a result, cloud security has been on the list of “hot new trends” for the past few years with no sign of abating.
In 2020, the National Security Agency (NSA) suggested that cloud misconfigurations are by far the biggest threat to cloud security.…
AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) detected circumstances of a malware strain being distributed through breached legitimate websites using various file names, prompting users to run them. This post will introduce how AhnLab EDR analyzes and detects the method of malware distribution using LNK files as the medium, a method that has been employed often in recent times.…
Since the last quarter of 2020 MuddyWater has maintained a “long-term” infection campaign targeting Middle East countries. We have gathered samples from November 2020 to January 2022, and due to the recent samples found, it seems that this campaign might still be currently active. The latest campaigns of the Muddy Water threat group, allegedly sponsored by the Iranian government and linked to the Iranian revolutionary guard (the main armed forces of the Iranian government), could be framed within the dynamics of maintaining Iran’s regional sovereignty.…