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2024-07-15 11:27:07 | Weekly OSINT Highlights, 15 July 2024 (lien direct) | ## Snapshot Last week\'s OSINT reporting highlights a diverse array of cyber threats, showcasing the prominence of sophisticated malware, information stealers, and ransomware attacks. Attack vectors frequently include compromised websites, phishing emails, malicious advertisements, and exploitation of known vulnerabilities, particularly in widely-used software like Oracle WebLogic and Microsoft Exchange. Threat actors range from organized state-sponsored groups, such as China\'s APT41 (tracked by Microsoft as [Brass Typhoon](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-profiles/f0aaa62bfbaf3739bb92106688e6a00fc05eafc0d4158b0e389b4078112d37c6)) and APT40 (tracked by Microsoft as [Gingham Typhoon](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-profiles/a2fc1302354083f4e693158effdbc17987818a2433c04ba1f56f4f603268aab6)), to individual developers using platforms like GitHub to distribute malware. The targets are varied, encompassing financial institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, government agencies, and sectors like healthcare, education, and manufacturing, with a notable focus on high-value data and critical infrastructure across multiple countries. ## Description 1. [Clickfix Infection Chain](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/85fea057): McAfee Labs discovered the "Clickfix" malware delivery method that uses compromised websites and phishing emails to trick users into executing PowerShell scripts. This method is being used to deliver [Lumma](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-profiles/33933578825488511c30b0728dd3c4f8b5ca20e41c285a56f796eb39f57531ad)[Stealer](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-profiles/33933578825488511c30b0728dd3c4f8b5ca20e41c285a56f796eb39f57531ad) and [DarkGate](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-profiles/52fa311203e55e65b161aa012eba65621f91be7c43bacaaad126192697e6b648) malware across multiple countries, including the US, Canada, and China. 2. [CRYSTALRAY Expands Targeting](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/ecea26df): Sysdig researchers identified the threat actor CRYSTALRAY, who has scaled operations to over 1,500 victims using SSH-Snake and various vulnerabilities for lateral movement and data exfiltration. Targets include systems vulnerable to CVE-2022-44877, CVE-2021-3129, and CVE-2019-18394. 3. [DodgeBox Loader by APT41](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/3524d2ae): Zscaler ThreatLabz reported on DodgeBox, a reflective DLL loader used by the Chinese APT41 group, also known as Brass Typhoon. The loader delivers the MoonWalk backdoor and employs sophisticated techniques like call stack spoofing to avoid detection. 4. [ViperSoftX Information Stealer](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/8084ff7b): Trellix researchers highlighted ViperSoftX, an information stealer spread through cracked software and malicious eBooks. The malware uses PowerShell and AutoIt for data exfiltration and evasion, targeting cryptocurrency wallets and other sensitive information. 5. [Coyote Banking Trojan](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/201d7c4d): BlackBerry detailed Coyote, a .NET banking trojan targeting Brazilian financial institutions. Delivered likely via phishing, it performs various malicious functions like screen capture and keylogging, communicating with C2 servers upon detecting target domains. 6. [Kematian-Stealer on GitHub](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/4e00b1b4): CYFIRMA identified Kematian-Stealer, an open-source information stealer hosted on GitHub. It targets applications like messaging apps and cryptocurrency wallets, employing in-memory execution and anti-debugging measures to evade detection. 7. [Eldorado Ransomware-as-a-Service](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/3603cd85): Group-IB reported on Eldorado, a RaaS targeting various industries and countries, primarily the US. Written in Golang, it uses Chacha20 and RSA-OAEP encryption and has customizable features for targeted attacks. 8. [DoNex Ransomware Flaw](https://security.microsoft.com | Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Legislation Prediction Medical | APT 41 APT 40 | |
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2024-04-25 10:00:00 | Pole Voûte: cyber-menaces aux élections mondiales Poll Vaulting: Cyber Threats to Global Elections (lien direct) |
Written by: Kelli Vanderlee, Jamie Collier
Executive Summary The election cybersecurity landscape globally is characterized by a diversity of targets, tactics, and threats. Elections attract threat activity from a variety of threat actors including: state-sponsored actors, cyber criminals, hacktivists, insiders, and information operations as-a-service entities. Mandiant assesses with high confidence that state-sponsored actors pose the most serious cybersecurity risk to elections. Operations targeting election-related infrastructure can combine cyber intrusion activity, disruptive and destructive capabilities, and information operations, which include elements of public-facing advertisement and amplification of threat activity claims. Successful targeting does not automatically translate to high impact. Many threat actors have struggled to influence or achieve significant effects, despite their best efforts. When we look across the globe we find that the attack surface of an election involves a wide variety of entities beyond voting machines and voter registries. In fact, our observations of past cycles indicate that cyber operations target the major players involved in campaigning, political parties, news and social media more frequently than actual election infrastructure. Securing elections requires a comprehensive understanding of many types of threats and tactics, from distributed denial of service (DDoS) to data theft to deepfakes, that are likely to impact elections in 2024. It is vital to understand the variety of relevant threat vectors and how they relate, and to ensure mitigation strategies are in place to address the full scope of potential activity. Election organizations should consider steps to harden infrastructure against common attacks, and utilize account security tools such as Google\'s Advanced Protection Program to protect high-risk accounts. Introduction The 2024 global election cybersecurity landscape is characterized by a diversity of targets, tactics, and threats. An expansive ecosystem of systems, administrators, campaign infrastructure, and public communications venues must be secured against a diverse array of operators and methods. Any election cybersecurity strategy should begin with a survey of the threat landscape to build a more proactive and tailored security posture. The cybersecurity community must keep pace as more than two billion voters are expected to head to the polls in 2024. With elections in more than an estimated 50 countries, there is an opportunity to dynamically track how threats to democracy evolve. Understanding how threats are targeting one country will enable us to better anticipate and prepare for upcoming elections globally. At the same time, we must also appreciate the unique context of different countries. Election threats to South Africa, India, and the United States will inevitably differ in some regard. In either case, there is an opportunity for us to prepare with the advantage of intelligence. |
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2021-07-20 15:00:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: China Blamed for Microsoft Exchange Attacks, Israeli Cyber Surveillance Companies Help Oppressive Governments, and More (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: China, APT, Espionage, Ransomware, Targeted Campaigns, DLL Side-Loading, 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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UK and Allies Accuse China for a Pervasive Pattern of Hacking, Breaching Microsoft Exchange Servers
(published: July 19, 2021)
On July 19th, 2021, the US, the UK, and other global allies jointly accused China in a pattern of aggressive malicious cyber activity. First, they confirmed that Chinese state-backed actors (previously identified under the group name Hafnium) were responsible for gaining access to computer networks around the world via Microsoft Exchange servers. The attacks took place in early 2021, affecting over a quarter of a million servers worldwide. Additionally, APT31 (Judgement Panda) and APT40 (Kryptonite Panda) were attributed to Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted four APT40 members, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) shared indicators of compromise of the historic APT40 activity.
Analyst Comment: Network defense-in-depth and adherence to information security best practices can assist organizations in reducing the risk. Pay special attention to the patch and vulnerability management, protecting credentials, and continuing network hygiene and monitoring. When possible, enforce the principle of least privilege, use segmentation and strict access control measures for critical data. Organisations can use Anomali Match to perform real time forensic analysis for tracking such attacks.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Drive-by Compromise - T1189 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] External Remote Services - T1133 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Server Software Component - T1505 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploitation of Remote Services - T1210
Tags: Hafnium, Judgement Panda, APT31, TEMP.Jumper, APT40, Kryptonite Panda, Zirconium, Leviathan, TEMP.Periscope, Microsoft Exchange, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-27065, CVE-2021-26858, Government, EU, UK, North America, China
NSO’s Spyware Sold to Authoritarian Regimes Used to Target Activists, Politicians and Journalists
(published: July 18, 2021)
Israeli surveillance company NSO Group supposedly sells spyware to vetted governments bodies to fight crime and terrorism. New research discovered NSO’s tools being used against non-criminal actors, pro-democracy activists and journalists investigating corruption, political opponents and government critics, diplomats, etc. In some cases, the timeline of this surveillance coincided with journalists' arrests and even murders. The main penetration tool used by NSO is malware Pegasus that targets both iPho |
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