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RiskIQ.webp 2024-06-03 12:56:15 Les efforts d'influence russe convergent les Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024
Russian Influence efforts converge on 2024 Paris Olympics Games (lien direct)		 ## Snapshot In the summer of 2023, a curious set of videos crept into social media platforms. Telegram feeds that normally promoted pro-Kremlin narratives suddenly began promoting a film called “Olympics Has Fallen.” Users were encouraged to scan a QR code that directed them to a Telegram channel of the same name. Upon arriving at this channel, viewers encountered a feature-length film with a similar aesthetic and a play on the title of the American political action movie “Olympus Has Fallen,” released more than a decade earlier.(1) AI-generated audio impersonating the voice of film actor Tom Cruise narrated a strange, meandering script disparaging the International Olympic Committee\'s leadership. Nearly a year later and with less than 80 days until the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) has observed a network of Russia-affiliated actors pursuing a range of malign influence campaigns against France, French President Emmanuel Marcon, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the Paris Games. These campaigns may forewarn coming online threats to this summer\'s international competition. ## Activity Overview ### Russia\'s long history of disparaging the Olympic Games Modern Russia, as well as its predecessor the Soviet Union, has a longstanding tradition of seeking to undermine the Olympic Games. If they cannot participate in or win the Games, then they seek to undercut, defame, and degrade the international competition in the minds of participants, spectators, and global audiences. The Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Summer Games held in Los Angeles and sought to influence other countries to do the same. US State Department officials linked Soviet actors to a campaign that covertly distributed leaflets to Olympic committees in countries including Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and South Korea.(2) The leaflets claimed non-white competitors would be targeted by US extremists-a claim that follows a tried-and-true active measures strategy: using divisive social issues to sow discord among a target audience.(3) A recurring aspect of Russian malign influence is its ability to resurface themes at a later time in a different country. Remarkably, four decades later, we are witnessing similar claims of anticipated extremist violence emerging in the context of the Paris Games this summer. Separately, in 2016, Russian hackers penetrated the World Anti-Doping Agency and revealed private medical information about American athletes Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Simone Biles.(4) Two years later, the “Olympic Destroyer” cyberattack against the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, managed to take some of the Winter Games\' internal servers offline. The US Department of Justice charged two Russian GRU officers in connection to the hack in 2020.(5) The slow burn of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin\'s displeasure with the IOC and the ability to participate in the Olympics-an event of longstanding pride to the Russian government-has intensified in recent years. In 2017, the IOC concluded extensive investigations into Russia\'s state-sponsored use of performance-enhancing drugs across several Olympic Games in 2017 which resulted in Russia being formally barred from participating in the 2018 Winter Games.(6) Last year, in 2023, the IOC confirmed that Russian citizens would be allowed to compete in Paris but only as neutral athletes prohibited from sporting the flag or colors of the Russian Federation.(7) Shortly after this decision, MTAC began detecting a range of foreign malign influence operations that continue today, and we suspect may intensify as the 2024 Paris Opening Ceremony approaches.(8) ### Old world tactics meet the age of AI Starting in June 2023, prolific Russian influence actors-which Microsoft tracks as Storm-1679 and Storm-1099-pivoted their operations to take aim at the 2024 Olympic Games and French President Emmanuel Macron. These ongoing Russian influence operations have two cent Hack Tool Threat Legislation Medical ★★★
RiskIQ.webp 2024-05-28 17:37:40 Faits saillants hebdomadaires, 28 mai 2024
Weekly OSINT Highlights, 28 May 2024 (lien direct)		 ## Snapshot Last week\'s OSINT reporting reveals a diverse array of sophisticated cyber threats targeting various sectors, including financial institutions, government entities, and academic organizations. The reports highlight a variety of attack types such as banking trojans, stealers, crypto mining malware, ransomware, and remote access trojans (RATs). Attack vectors include malspam campaigns, spear-phishing emails, search engine advertisements, and trojanized software packages. Threat actors range from financially motivated groups like UAC-0006 and Ikaruz Red Team to state-sponsored entities such as the Chinese-linked "Unfading Sea Haze" and the Iranian Void Manticore. These actors employ advanced techniques like fileless malware, DLL sideloading, and custom keyloggers to achieve persistence and data exfiltration. The targets of these attacks are geographically widespread, encompassing North and South America, the South China Sea region, the Philippines, and South Korea, underscoring the global reach and impact of these threats. ## Description 1. **[Metamorfo Banking Trojan Targets North and South America](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/72f52370)**: Forcepoint reports that the Metamorfo (Casbaneiro) banking trojan spreads through malspam campaigns, using HTML attachments to initiate system metadata collection and steal user data. This malware targets banking users in North and South America by employing PowerShell commands and various persistence mechanisms. 2. **[Unfading Sea Haze Targets South China Sea Military and Government Entities](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/c95e7fd5)**: Bitdefender Labs identified a Chinese-linked threat actor, "Unfading Sea Haze," using spear-phishing emails and fileless malware to target military and government entities in the South China Sea region. The campaign employs tools like SerialPktdoor and Gh0stRAT to exfiltrate data and maintain persistence. 3. **[Acrid, ScarletStealer, and Sys01 Stealers](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/8ca39741)**: Kaspersky describes three stealers-Acrid, ScarletStealer, and Sys01-targeting various global regions. These stealers focus on stealing browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and credentials, posing significant financial risks by exfiltrating sensitive user information. 4. **[REF4578 Crypto Mining Campaign](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/c2420a77)**: Elastic Security Labs reports on REF4578, an intrusion set leveraging vulnerable drivers to disable EDRs for deploying Monero crypto miners. The campaign\'s GHOSTENGINE module ensures persistence and termination of security agents, targeting systems for crypto mining. 5. **[SmokeLoader Malware Campaign in Ukraine](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/7bef5f52)**: CERT-UA observed the UAC-0006 threat actor distributing SmokeLoader malware via phishing emails in Ukraine. The campaign downloads additional malware like Taleshot and RMS, targeting remote banking systems and increasing fraud schemes. 6. **[Ikaruz Red Team Targets Philippines with Modified Ransomware](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/624f5ce1)**: The hacktivist group Ikaruz Red Team uses leaked LockBit 3 ransomware builders to attack Philippine organizations, aligning with other hacktivist groups like Turk Hack Team. The group engages in politically motivated data leaks and destructive actions. 7. **[Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Campaign](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/bc072613)**: IBM X-Force tracks the Grandoreiro banking trojan, which operates as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) and targets over 1500 global banks. The malware uses advanced evasion techniques and spreads through phishing emails, aiming to commit banking fraud worldwide. 8. **[Void Manticore\'s Destructive Wiping Attacks](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/d5d5c07f)**: Check Point Research analyzes the Iranian threat actor Void Manticore, conducting destructive wip Ransomware Malware Hack Tool Threat APT 34 ★★★
RiskIQ.webp 2024-05-22 19:32:35 Le groupe Ikaruz Red Team Hacktivist exploite le ransomware pour l'attention et non le profit
Ikaruz Red Team Hacktivist Group Leverages Ransomware for Attention Not Profit (lien direct)		 #### Géolocations ciblées - Philippines ## Instantané L'équipe rouge d'Ikaruz, un groupe hacktiviste, a été observée en train de tirer parti des constructeurs de ransomwares divulgués pour mener des attaques contre des cibles philippines. ## Description Le groupe a distribué activement les charges utiles de Ransomware Modified Lockbit 3 et les fuites de données publicitaires de diverses organisations aux Philippines.Les notes de rançon du groupe \\ utilisent le modèle de verrouillage d'origine presque entièrement intact à l'exception de la ligne supérieure, où le nom de ransomware de verrouillage est remplacé par \\ 'Ikaruz Red Team \'. Le groupe a coopté l'imagerie et l'image de marque développées par le département des technologies de l'information et des communications des Philippines (DICT) et CERT-Ph dans le cadre d'un défi Hack4Gov.L'équipe d'Ikaruz Red n'est ni participante ni affiliée aux défis officiels de Hack4gov. Le groupe revendique l'affiliation ou l'alignement avec d'autres groupes hacktiviste, en particulier l'équipe d'Anka Red, l'équipe Underground d'Anka et l'équipe Turk Hack.Des attaques politiquement motivées ciblant les Philippines ont été en hausse, en particulier au cours de la dernière année.Des acteurs individuels comme l'équipe rouge d'Ikaruz s'alignant avec des groupes précédemment connus tels que Turk Hack Team et PHEDS deviennent de plus en plus destructeurs dans leurs actions. ## Les références ["Ikaruz Red Team | Hacktivist Group exploite le ransomware pour l'attention et non le profit"] (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/ikaruz-red-team-hacktivist-group-leverages-ransomware-for-attention-not-profit/) Sentinélone (consulté en 2024-05-22)
#### Targeted Geolocations - Philippines ## Snapshot Ikaruz Red Team, a hacktivist group, has been observed leveraging leaked ransomware builders to conduct attacks against Philippine targets. ## Description The group has been actively distributing modified LockBit 3 ransomware payloads and advertising data leaks from a variety of organizations in the Philippines. The group\'s ransom notes use the original LockBit template almost entirely intact with the exception of the top line, where the LockBit ransomware name is replaced by \'Ikaruz Red Team\'. The group has co-opted imagery and branding developed by the Philippine\'s Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and CERT-PH as part of a Hack4Gov challenge. Ikaruz Red Team is neither a participant in nor affiliated with the official HACK4GOV challenges in any way. The group claims affiliation or alignment with other hacktivist groups, in particular Anka Red Team, Anka Underground Team, and Turk Hack Team. Politically-motivated attacks targeting the Philippines have been on the rise, especially in the last year. Individual actors like Ikaruz Red Team aligning themselves with previously known groups such as Turk Hack Team and PHEDS are becoming increasingly destructive in their actions. ## References ["Ikaruz Red Team | Hacktivist Group Leverages Ransomware for Attention Not Profit"](https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/ikaruz-red-team-hacktivist-group-leverages-ransomware-for-attention-not-profit/) SentinelOne (Accessed 2024-05-22)		 Ransomware Hack ★★★
RiskIQ.webp 2024-04-09 19:48:57 Threat Actors Hack YouTube Channels to Distribute Infostealers (Vidar and LummaC2) (lien direct) ## Instantané L'AHNLAB Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) a identifié une tendance préoccupante où les acteurs de menace exploitent les canaux YouTube pour distribuer des infostelleurs, en particulier Vidar et Lummac2. ## Description Plutôt que de créer de nouveaux canaux, les attaquants détournent des canaux populaires existants avec des centaines de milliers d'abonnés.Le malware est déguisé en versions fissurées de logiciels légitimes, et les attaquants utilisent des descriptions et des commentaires vidéo de YouTube \\ pour distribuer les liens malveillants.Le malware Vidar, par exemple, est déguisé en installateur de logiciel Adobe, et il communique avec son serveur de commande et de contrôle (C & C) via Telegram et Steam Community.De même, Lummac2 est distribué sous le couvert de logiciels commerciaux fissurés et est conçu pour voler des informations d'identification de compte et des fichiers de portefeuille de crypto-monnaie. La méthode des acteurs de menace \\ 'd'infiltration de canaux YouTube bien connus avec une grande base d'abonnés soulève des préoccupations concernant la portée et l'impact potentiels du malware distribué.Le malware déguisé est souvent compressé avec une protection par mot de passe pour échapper à la détection par des solutions de sécurité.Il est crucial pour les utilisateurs de faire preuve de prudence lors du téléchargement de logiciels à partir de sources non officielles et de s'assurer que leur logiciel de sécurité est à la hauteurdate pour prévenir les infections de logiciels malveillants. ## Les références [https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/63980/
## Snapshot The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has identified a concerning trend where threat actors are exploiting YouTube channels to distribute Infostealers, specifically Vidar and LummaC2. ## Description Rather than creating new channels, the attackers are hijacking existing, popular channels with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. The malware is disguised as cracked versions of legitimate software, and the attackers use YouTube\'s video descriptions and comments to distribute the malicious links. The Vidar malware, for example, is disguised as an installer for Adobe software, and it communicates with its command and control (C&C) server via Telegram and Steam Community. Similarly, LummaC2 is distributed under the guise of cracked commercial software and is designed to steal account credentials and cryptocurrency wallet files.  The threat actors\' method of infiltrating well-known YouTube channels with a large subscriber base raises concerns about the potential reach and impact of the distributed malware. The disguised malware is often compressed with password protection to evade detection by security solutions. It is crucial for users to exercise caution when downloading software from unofficial sources and to ensure that their security software is up to date to prevent malware infections. ## References [https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/63980/](https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/63980/)		 Malware Hack Threat Prediction Commercial ★★★
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