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2024-07-30 17:42:47 | (Déjà vu) SideWinder Utilizes New Infrastructure to Target Ports and Maritime Facilities in the Mediterranean Sea (lien direct) | #### Targeted Geolocations - Pakistan - Egypt - Sri Lanka - Bangladesh - Myanmar - Nepal - Maldives #### Targeted Industries - Transportation Systems - Maritime Transportation ## Snapshot The BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence team has uncovered a new campaign by the nation-state threat actor SideWinder, also known as Razor Tiger and Rattlesnake, which has upgraded its infrastructure and techniques since mid-2023. ## Description The campaign targets ports and maritime facilities in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, with specific focus on Pakistan, Egypt, and Sri Lanka initially, and expanding to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and the Maldives. SideWinder employs spear-phishing emails using familiar logos and themes to lure victims into opening malicious documents, which exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office to gain access to systems. The group\'s objective is believed to be espionage and intelligence gathering, consistent with its past campaigns targeting military, government, and business entities in South Asia. The malicious documents use visual bait, such as fake port authority letters, to provoke fear and urgency, leading victims to download malware. The documents exploit a known vulnerability ([CVE-2017-0199](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/cves/CVE-2017-0199/)) in Microsoft Office, relying on outdated or unpatched systems to deliver their payload. Once opened, the documents download additional malicious files that execute shellcode to ensure the system is not a virtual environment, before proceeding with further stages of the attack. The campaign\'s infrastructure includes the use of Tor nodes to mask network traffic and protective DNS data to evade detection. ## Detections/Hunting Queries ### Microsoft Defender Antivirus Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects threat components as the following malware: - [Exploit:O97M/CVE-2017-0199](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Exploit:O97M/CVE-2017-0199!MSR) - [Trojan:Win32/Casdet](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Trojan:Win32/Casdet!rfn) ## Recommendations Microsoft recommends the following mitigations to reduce the impact of this threat. - Turn on [cloud-delivered protection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/linux-preferences) in Microsoft Defender Antivirus or the equivalent for your antivirus product to cover rapidly evolving attacker tools and techniques. Cloud-based machine learning protections block a majority of new and unknown threats. - Run [EDR in block mode](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/edr-in-block-mode?view=o365-worldwide?ocid=magicti_ta_learndoc) so that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can block malicious artifacts, even when your non-Microsoft antivirus does not detect the threat or when Microsoft Defender Antivirus is running in passive mode. EDR in block mode works behind the scenes to remediate malicious artifacts that are detected post-breach. - Allow [investigation and remediation](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/automated-investigations?view=o365-worldwide?ocid=magicti_ta_learndoc) in full automated mode to allow Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to take immediate action on alerts to resolve breaches, significantly reducing alert volume. - [Enable](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/enable-controlled-folders) controlled folder access. - Ensure that [tamper protection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/prevent-changes-to-security-settings-with-tamper-protection#how-do-i-configure-or-manage-tamper-protection) is enabled in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. - Enable [network protection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/enable-network-protection) in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. - Follow the credential hardening recom | Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat | APT-C-17 | |
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2022-02-15 20:01:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: Mobile Malware Is On The Rise, APT Groups Are Working Together, Ransomware For The Individual, and More (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: Mobile Malware, APTs, Ransomware, Infostealers, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity.
Figure 1 - IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed.
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What’s With The Shared VBA Code Between Transparent Tribe And Other Threat Actors?
(published: February 9, 2022)
A recent discovery has been made that links malicious VBA macro code between multiple groups, namely: Transparent Tribe, Donot Team, SideCopy, Operation Hangover, and SideWinder. These groups operate (or operated) out of South Asia and use a variety of techniques with phishing emails and maldocs to target government and military entities within India and Pakistan. The code is similar enough that it suggests cooperation between APT groups, despite having completely different goals/targets.
Analyst Comment: This research shows that APT groups are sharing TTPs to assist each other, regardless of motive or target. Files that request content be enabled to properly view the document are often signs of a phishing attack. If such a file is sent to you via a known and trusted sender, that individual should be contacted to verify the authenticity of the attachment prior to opening. Thus, any such file attachment sent by unknown senders should be viewed with the utmost scrutiny, and the attachments should be avoided and properly reported to appropriate personnel.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566
Tags: Transparent Tribe, Donot, SideWinder, Asia, Military, Government
Fake Windows 11 Upgrade Installers Infect You With RedLine Malware
(published: February 9, 2022)
Due to the recent announcement of Windows 11 upgrade availability, an unknown threat actor has registered a domain to trick users into downloading an installer that contains RedLine malware. The site, "windows-upgraded[.]com", is a direct copy of a legitimate Microsoft upgrade portal. Clicking the 'Upgrade Now' button downloads a 734MB ZIP file which contains an excess of dead code; more than likely this is to increase the filesize for bypassing any antivirus scan. RedLine is a well-known infostealer, capable of taking screenshots, using C2 communications, keylogging and more.
Analyst Comment: Any official Windows update or installation files will be downloaded through the operating system directly. If offline updates are necessary, only go through Microsoft sites and subdomains. Never update Windows from a third-party site due to this type of attack.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Video Capture - T1125 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Input Capture - T1056 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041
Tags: RedLine, Windows 11, Infostealer
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