What's new arround internet
| Src | Date (GMT) | Titre | Description | Tags | Stories | Notes |
 |
2021-06-08 15:00:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: TeamTNT Actively Enumerating Cloud Environments to Infiltrate Organizations, Necro Python Bots Adds New Tricks, US Seizes Domains Used by APT29 and More (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, APT29, FluBot, Necro Python, RoyalRoad, SharpPanda, TeaBot 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.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
TeamTNT Actively Enumerating Cloud Environments to Infiltrate Organizations
(published: June 4, 2021)
Researchers at Palo Alto have identified a malware repo belonging to TeamTNT, the prominent cloud focused threat group. The repo shows the expansion of TeamTNTs abilities, and includes scripts for scraping SSH keys, AWS IAM credentials and searching for config files that contain credentials. In addition to AWS credentials, TeamTNT are now also searching for Google Cloud credentials, which is the first instance of the group expanding to GCP.
Analyst Comment: Any internal only cloud assets & SSH/Privileged access for customer facing cloud infrastructure should only be accessible via company VPN. This ensures attackers don’t get any admin access from over the internet even if keys or credentials are compromised. Customers should monitor compromised credentials in public leaks & reset the passwords immediately for those accounts.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Permission Groups Discovery - T1069
Tags: AWS, Cloud, Credential Harvesting, cryptojacking, Google Cloud, IAM, scraping, TeamTnT, Black-T, Peirates
Necro Python Bots Adds New Tricks
(published: June 3, 2021)
Researchers at Talos have identified updated functionality in the Necro Python bot. The core functionality is the same with a focus on Monero mining, however exploits to the latest vulnerabilities have been added. The main payloads are XMRig, traffic sniffing and DDoS attacks. Targeting small and home office routers, the bot uses python to support multiple platforms.
Analyst Comment: Users should ensure they always apply the latest patches as the bot is looking to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities. Users need to change default passwords for home routers to ensure potential malware on your personal devices don’t spread to your corporate devices through router takeover.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Scripting - T1064 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Process Injection - T1055 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Input Capture - T1056 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote Access Tools - T1219
Tags: Bot, botnet, Exploit, Monero, Necro Python, Python, Vulnerabilities, XMRig
New SkinnyBoy Ma |
Ransomware Malware Vulnerability Threat Patching Guideline | APT 29 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-06-07 10:36:39 | Russian Hackers Use New \'SkinnyBoy\' Malware in Attacks on Military, Government Orgs (lien direct) | The Russia-linked threat group known as APT28 has been observed using a new backdoor in a series of attacks targeting military and government institutions, researchers with threat intelligence company Cluster25 reveal. | Malware Threat | APT 28 | ★★★ |
 |
2021-06-03 11:19:32 | New SkinnyBoy malware used by Russian hackers to breach sensitive orgs (lien direct) | Security researchers have discovered a new piece of malware called SkinnyBoy that was used in spear-phishing campaigns attributed to Russian-speaking hacking group APT28. [...] | Malware | APT 28 | |
|
2021-06-02 15:00:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: Attacks Against Israeli Targets, MacOS Zero-Days, Conti Ransomware Targeting US Healthcare and More (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: Agrius, Conti, North Korea, JSWorm, Nobelium, Phishing, Strrat 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.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
New Sophisticated Email-based Attack From NOBELIUM
(published: May 28, 2021)
NOBELIUM, the threat actor behind SolarWinds attacks, has been conducting a widespread email campaign against more than 150 organizations. Using attached HTML files containing JavaScript, the email will write an ISO file to disk; this contains a Cobalt Strike beacon that will activate on completion. Once detonated, the attackers have persistent access to a victims’ system for additional objectives such as data harvesting/exfiltration, monitoring, and lateral movement.
Analyst Comment: Be sure to update and monitor email filter rules constantly. As noted in the report, many organizations managed to block these malicious emails; however, some payloads successfully bypassed cloud security due to incorrect/poorly implemented filter rules.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Spearphishing Link - T1192 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Spearphishing Attachment - T1193
Tags: Nobelium, SolarWinds, TearDrop, CVE-2021-1879, Government, Military
Evolution of JSWorm Ransomware
(published: May 25, 2021)
JSWorm ransomware was discovered in 2019, and since then different variants have gained notoriety under different names such as Nemty, Nefilim, and Offwhite, among others. It has been used to target multiple industries with the largest concentration in engineering, and others including finance, healthcare, and energy. While the underlying code has been rewritten from C++ to Golang (and back again), along with revolving distribution methods, JSWorm remains a consistent threat.
Analyst Comment: Ransomware threats often affect organisations in two ways. First encrypting operational critical documents and data. In these cases EDR solutions will help to block potential Ransomwares and data backup solutions will help for restoring files in case an attack is successful. Secondly, sensitive customer and business files are exfiltrated and leaked online by ransomware gangs. DLP solutions will help to identify and block potential data exfiltration attempts. Whereas network segregation and encryption of critical data will play an important role in reducing the risk.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Private Keys - T1145 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote File Copy - T1105 | [MITRE ATT&CK] System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Code Signing - T1116 | [MITRE ATT&CK] BITS Jobs - T1197 |
Ransomware Malware Threat Medical | Solardwinds APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-05-28 18:00:00 | Hackers Launch Cyberattack via U.S. Aid Agency Email Accounts (lien direct) | Microsoft announced a Russian threat group (ITG05, aka Nobellium, APT28) also thought to be behind the SolarWinds attack conducted an email campaign masquerading as the U.S. Agency for International Development. Microsoft reports that while organizations in the United States received the largest share of attacks, targeted victims span at least 24 countries. The earlier campaign […] | Threat | APT 28 | |
 |
2021-05-24 10:23:01 | Researchers Link CryptoCore Attacks On Cryptocurrency Exchanges to North Korea (lien direct) | State-sponsored hackers affiliated with North Korea have been behind a slew of attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges over the past three years, new evidence has revealed.
Attributing the attack with "medium-high" likelihood to the Lazarus Group (aka APT38 or Hidden Cobra), researchers from Israeli cybersecurity firm ClearSky said the campaign, dubbed "CryptoCore," targeted crypto exchanges in |
Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | |
|
2021-04-27 17:24:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: HabitsRAT Targeting Linux and Windows Servers, Lazarus Group Targetting South Korean Orgs, Multiple Zero-Days and More (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, Android Malware, RATs, Phishing, QLocker Ransomware 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.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
Zero-day Vulnerabilities in SonicWall Email Security Actively Exploited
(published: April 21, 2021)
US cybersecurity company SonicWall said fixes have been published to resolve three critical issues in its email security solution that are being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2021-20021, CVE-2021-20022, and CVE-2021-20023, impacting SonicWall ES/Hosted Email Security (HES) versions 10.0.1 and above.
Analyst Comment: The patches for these vulnerabilities have been issued and should be applied as soon as possible to avoid potential malicious behaviour. SonicWall’s security notice can be found here https://www.sonicwall.com/support/product-notification/security-notice-sonicwall-email-security-zero-day-vulnerabilities/210416112932360/. It is important that your company has patch-maintenance policies in place. Once a vulnerability has been publicly reported,, threat actors will likely attempt to incorporate the exploitation of the vulnerability into their malicious operations. Patches should be reviewed and applied as soon as possible to prevent potential malicious activity.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote File Copy - T1105 | [MITRE ATT&CK] File and Directory Discovery - T1083
Tags: CVE-2021-20021, CVE-2021-20023, CVE-2021-20022
Massive Qlocker Ransomware Attack Uses 7zip to Encrypt QNAP Devices
(published: April 21, 2021)
The ransomware is called Qlocker and began targeting QNAP devices on April 19th, 2021. All victims are told to pay 0.01 Bitcoins, which is approximately $557.74, to get a password for their archived files. While the files are being locked, the Resource Monitor will display numerous '7z' processes which are the 7zip command-line executable.
Analyst Comment: Attackers are using legitimate tools like 7zip to evade detections by traditional antiviruses. EDR solutions can help tracking suspicious command line arguments and process creations to potentially detect such attacks. Customers should use backup solutions to be able recover encrypted files.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Credentials in Files - T1081
Tags: Tor, Qlocker, CVE-2020-2509, CVE-2020-36195
Novel Email-Based Campaign Targets Bloomberg Clients with RATs
(published: April 21, 2021)
A new e-mail-based campaign by an emerging threat actor aims to spread various remote access trojans (RATs) to a very specific group of targets who use Bloomberg's industry-based services. Attacks start in the form of targeted emails to c |
Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Medical | Wannacry Wannacry APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-04-22 08:30:22 | Smashing Security podcast #224: The Lazarus Heist, Facebook faux pas, and no-cost security (lien direct) | Facebook has managed to do the seemingly impossible - and had a data breach about its handling of a data breach. Meanwhile, we chat to the host of the brand new podcast about North Korea's hackers targeting the rest of the world, and discuss if an intern can be trusted to monitor your security. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Geoff White and featuring an interview with Duo's Helen Patton. | Data Breach | APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-04-20 16:06:24 | North Korea-linked Lazarus APT hides malicious code within BMP image to avoid detection (lien direct) | North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is abusing bitmap (.BMP) image files in a recent spear-phishing campaign targeting entities in South Korea. Experts from Malwarebytes have uncovered a spear-phishing attack conducted by a North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group that obfuscated a malicious code within a bitmap (.BMP) image file. The malicious code within the bitmap image […] | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
|
2021-04-16 06:22:51 | Lazarus BTC Changer. Back in action with JS sniffers redesigned to steal crypto (lien direct) | Group-IB observed the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group stealing cryptocurrency using a never-before-seen tool. In the last five years, JavaScript sniffers have grown into one of the most dangerous threats for e-commerce businesses. The simple nature of such attacks combined with the use of malicious JavaScript code for intercepting payment data attract more and more […] | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
 |
2021-04-08 09:36:31 | Vyveva: Lazarus hacking group\'s latest weapon strikes South African freight (lien direct) | The backdoor is being used to spy on the activities of freight companies. | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
 |
2021-04-08 09:30:57 | (Are you) afreight of the dark? Watch out for Vyveva, new Lazarus backdoor (lien direct) | ESET researchers discover a new Lazarus backdoor deployed against a freight logistics firm in South Africa | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
|
2021-04-08 09:01:17 | North Korean hackers use new Vyveva malware to attack freighters (lien direct) | The North Korean-backed Lazarus hacking group used new malware with backdoor capabilities dubbed Vyveva by ESET researchers in targeted attacks against a South African freight logistics company. [...] | Malware | APT 38 APT 28 | |
|
2021-03-23 14:00:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: APT, Malware, Vulnerabilities and More. (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: BlackRock, CopperStealer, Go, Lazarus, Mirai, Mustang Panda, Rust, Tax Season, 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.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
Bogus Android Clubhouse App Drops Credential-Swiping Malware
(published: March 19, 2021)
Researchers are warning of a fake version of the popular audio chat app Clubhouse, which delivers malware that steals login credentials for more than 450 apps. Clubhouse has burst on the social media scene over the past few months, gaining hype through its audio-chat rooms where participants can discuss anything from politics to relationships. Despite being invite-only, and only being around for a year, the app is closing in on 13 million downloads. The app is only available on Apple's App Store mobile application marketplace - though plans are in the works to develop one.
Analyst Comment: Use only the official stores to download apps to your devices. Be wary of what kinds of permissions you grant to applications. Before downloading an app, do some research.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote File Copy - T1105
Tags: LokiBot, BlackRock, Banking, Android, Clubhouse
Trojanized Xcode Project Slips XcodeSpy Malware to Apple Developers
(published: March 18, 2021)
Researchers from cybersecurity firm SentinelOne have discovered a malicious version of the legitimate iOS TabBarInteraction Xcode project being distributed in a supply-chain attack. The malware, dubbed XcodeSpy, targets Xcode, an integrated development environment (IDE) used in macOS for developing Apple software and applications. The malicious project is a ripped version of TabBarInteraction, a legitimate project that has not been compromised. Malicious Xcode projects are being used to hijack developer systems and spread custom EggShell backdoors.
Analyst Comment: Researchers attribute this new targeting of Apple developers to North Korea and Lazarus group: similar TTPs of compromising developer supply chain were discovered in January 2021 when North Korean APT was using a malicious Visual Studio project. Moreover, one of the victims of XcodeSpy is a Japanese organization regularly targeted by North Korea. A behavioral detection solution is required to fully detect the presence of XcodeSpy payloads.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote File Copy - T1105 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Security Software Discovery - T1063 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027
Tags: Lazarus, XcodeSpy, North Korea, EggShell, Xcode, Apple
Cybereason Exposes Campaign Targeting US Taxpayers with NetWire and Remcos Malware
(published: March 18, 2021)
Cybereason detected a new campaig |
Ransomware Malware Tool Threat Patching Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-03-04 13:01:47 | Le groupe APT Lazarus se tourne à présent vers l\'industrie de la défense (lien direct) | Les chercheurs de Kaspersky ont identifié une nouvelle campagne, jusqu'alors inconnue, menée par Lazarus, un acteur APT très prolifique. Actif depuis au moins 2009, Lazarus est lié à un certain nombre de campagnes, notamment à l'encontre du marché des crypto-monnaies. The post Le groupe APT Lazarus se tourne à présent vers l'industrie de la défense first appeared on UnderNews. | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
|
2021-03-02 15:00:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: APT Groups, Cobalt Strike, Russia, Malware, and More (lien direct) |
We are excited to announce Anomali Cyber Watch, your weekly intelligence digest. Replacing the Anomali Weekly Threat Briefing, Anomali Cyber Watch provides summaries of significant cybersecurity and threat intelligence events, analyst comments, and recommendations from Anomali Threat Research to increase situational awareness, and the associated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to empower automated response actions proactively.
We hope you find this version informative and useful. If you haven’t already subscribed get signed up today so you can receive curated and summarized cybersecurity intelligence events weekly.
The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: China, Emotet, Go, Masslogger, Mustang Panda, OilRig, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to the Weekly Threat Briefing 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.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
Hypervisor Jackpotting: CARBON SPIDER and SPRITE SPIDER Target ESXi Servers With Ransomware to Maximize Impact
(published: February 26, 2021)
Recent reporting indicates that two prolific cybercrime threat groups, CARBON SPIDER and SPRITE SPIDER, have begun targeting ESXi, a hypervisor developed by VMWare to run and manage virtual machines. SPRITE SPIDER uses PyXie's LaZagne module to recover vCenter credentials stored in web browsers and runs Mimikatz to steal credentials from host memory. After authenticating to vCenter, SPRITE SPIDER enables ssh to permit persistent access to ESXi devices. In some cases, they also change the root account password or the host’s ssh keys. Before deploying Defray 777, SPRITE SPIDER’s ransomware of choice, they terminate running VMs to allow the ransomware to encrypt files associated with those VMs. CARBON SPIDER has traditionally targeted companies operating POS devices, with initial access being gained using low-volume phishing campaigns against this sector. But throughout 2020 they were observed shifting focus to “Big Game Hunting” with the introduction of the Darkside Ransomware. CARBON SPIDER gains access to ESXi servers using valid credentials and reportedly also logs in over ssh using the Plink utility to drop the Darkside
Recommendation: Both CARBON SPIDER and SPRITE SPIDER likely intend to use ransomware targeting ESXi to inflict greater harm – and hopefully realize larger profits – than traditional ransomware operations against Windows systems. Should these campaigns continue and prove to be profitable, we would expect more threat actors to imitate these activities.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Hidden Files and Directories - T1158 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Process Discovery - T1057 | [MITRE ATT&CK] File Deletion - T1107 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote Services - T1021 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Scheduled Transfer - T1029 | |
Ransomware Malware Threat | Wannacry Wannacry APT 29 APT 28 APT 31 APT 34 | |
|
2021-02-26 04:48:42 | Here\'s How North Korean Hackers Stole Data From Isolated Network Segment (lien direct) | During an attack on the defense industry, the North Korea-linked threat group known as Lazarus was able to exfiltrate data from a restricted network segment by taking control of a router and setting it up as a proxy server. | Threat | APT 38 APT 28 | |
|
2021-02-25 17:50:39 | North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets defense industry with ThreatNeedle backdoor (lien direct) | North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has targeted the defense industry with the custom-backdoor dubbed ThreatNeedle since 2020. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has targeted the defense industry with the backdoor dubbed ThreatNeedle since early 2020. The state-sponsored hackers targeted organizations from more than a dozen countries. The experts discovered the custom backdoor while investigating an […] | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
 |
2021-02-25 16:49:06 | North Korean hackers find another new target: The defense industry (lien direct) | The Lazarus group had a busy 2020, and 2021 is shaping up to be another devastatingly productive year for one of the most dangerous hacking groups on the planet. | Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-02-25 10:00:53 | Lazarus targets defense industry with ThreatNeedle (lien direct) | In mid-2020, we realized that Lazarus was launching attacks on the defense industry using the ThreatNeedle cluster, an advanced malware cluster of Manuscrypt (a.k.a. NukeSped). While investigating this activity, we were able to observe the complete life cycle of an attack, uncovering more technical details and links to the group's other campaigns. | Malware | APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-02-18 11:10:00 | (Déjà vu) Two More Lazarus Group Members Indicted for North Korean Attacks (lien direct) | Sony Pictures, WannaCry and string of heists blamed on agents | Wannacry Wannacry APT 38 APT 28 | ★★★ | |
|
2021-02-17 22:25:42 | US DoJ charges three members of the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group (lien direct) | The US DOJ charged three members of the North Korea-linked Lazarus Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group. The U.S. Justice Department indicted three North Korean military intelligence officials, members of the Lazarus APT group, for their involvement in cyber-attacks, including the theft of $1.3 billion in money and crypto-currency from organizations around the globe. The indictment […] | Threat | APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-02-17 18:20:28 | (Déjà vu) U.S. Accuses North Korean Hackers of Stealing Millions (lien direct) | The feds have expanded the list of financial and political hacking crimes they allege are linked to Lazarus Group and North Korea. | Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2021-02-17 12:25:00 | (Déjà vu) North Korean Lazarus Group hackers indicted in US (lien direct) | The feds have expanded the list of financial and political hacking crimes they allege are linked to Lazarus Group and North Korea. | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
|
2021-01-03 09:21:19 | (Déjà vu) COVID-19 themed attacks December 19, 2020– January 02, 2021 (lien direct) | This post includes the details of the COVID-19 themed attacks launched from December 19, 2020– January 02, 2021. 25 December, 2020 – North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the COVID-19 research The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has recently launched cyberattacks against at least two organizations involved in COVID19 research. 30 December, 2020 – US Treasury […] | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
|
2020-12-25 18:45:15 | (Déjà vu) North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the COVID-19 research (lien direct) | The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has recently launched cyberattacks against at least two organizations involved in COVID-19 research. The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has recently launched cyberattacks against two entities involved in COVID-19 research. The activity of the Lazarus APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. […] | Malware | APT 38 APT 28 | |
|
2020-12-24 12:00:11 | North Korean state hackers breach COVID-19 research entities (lien direct) | North Korean nation-state hackers tracked as the Lazarus Group have recently compromised organizations involved in COVID-19 research and vaccine development. [...] | Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | |
|
2020-12-23 23:24:40 | North Korean Hackers Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research (lien direct) | Threat actors such as the notorious Lazarus group are continuing to tap into the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine research to steal sensitive information to speed up their countries' vaccine-development efforts.
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detailed two incidents at a pharmaceutical company and a government ministry in September and October leveraging different tools and techniques but exhibiting |
Threat Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | |
|
2020-12-23 18:14:00 | Lazarus Attacks Vaccine Research (lien direct) | APT group Lazarus attacks two targets related to COVID-19 vaccine research | APT 38 APT 28 | ||
|
2020-12-23 10:00:08 | Lazarus covets COVID-19-related intelligence (lien direct) | As the COVID-19 crisis grinds on, some threat actors are trying to speed up vaccine development by any means available. We have found evidence that actors, such as the Lazarus group, are going after intelligence that could help these efforts by attacking entities related to COVID-19 research. | Threat Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2020-12-18 00:00:00 | Director, Global Threat Communications (lien direct) | Pawn Storm Employs Lack of Sophistication as a Strategy and SolarWinds Says Affected Enterprises Must Use Hot Patches and Isolate Compromised Gear
|
Threat | APT 28 | |
|
2020-12-17 00:00:00 | Sr. Threat Researcher (lien direct) | In this entry we share Pawn Storm's recent activities, focusing on their use of some simple methods that typically won't get associated with APT groups.
|
Threat | APT 28 | |
|
2020-12-10 12:14:06 | Russia-linked APT28 uses COVID-19 lures to deliver Zebrocy malware (lien direct) | Russia-link cyberespionage APT28 leverages COVID-19 as phishing lures to deliver the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. Russia-linked APT28 is leveraging COVID-19 as phishing lures in a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) has been active since at least 2007 and it has […] | Malware | APT 28 | |
|
2020-12-09 07:11:49 | Russian APT28 Hackers Using COVID-19 as Bait to Deliver Zebrocy Malware (lien direct) | A Russian threat actor known for its malware campaigns has reappeared in the threat landscape with yet another attack leveraging COVID-19 as phishing lures, once again indicating how adversaries are adept at repurposing the current world events to their advantage.
Linking the operation to a sub-group of APT28 (aka Sofacy, Sednit, Fancy Bear, or STRONTIUM), cybersecurity firm Intezer said the |
Malware Threat | APT 28 | |
|
2020-12-08 14:42:06 | Norway says Russian hacking group APT28 is behind August 2020 Parliament hack (lien direct) | Russian hackers breached the Norway's Parliament email accounts in August this year. | Hack | APT 28 | |
|
2020-12-08 12:48:37 | Norway: Russian APT28 state hackers likely behind Parliament attack (lien direct) | Russian-backed hacking group APT28 has likely brute-forced multiple Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) email accounts on August 24, 2020, according to the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST, short for Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste). [...] | APT 28 | ||
 |
2020-11-17 14:10:55 | Hackers Pose As WHO Officials To Attack COVID-19 Vaccines (lien direct) | Pharmaceutical companies researching treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 are being actively targeted by prominent nation state-backed hackers from Russia and North Korea, according to IT Pro. Groups including Strontium, Zinc… The ISBuzz Post: This Post Hackers Pose As WHO Officials To Attack COVID-19 Vaccines | Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | |
 |
2020-11-17 11:19:05 | COVID-19 vaccine research firms targeted by Russian and North Korean hackers (lien direct) | Microsoft has recently alerted governments across the globe that the North Korean hacker groups Cerium and Zinc, as well as the Russian hacker group Strontium, have been targeting organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine research using brute-force, credential stuffing and spear-phishing attacks. Tom Burt, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for Customer Security & Trust, said in a […] | Medical | APT 38 APT 28 APT 43 | |
|
2020-11-13 17:18:12 | Three APT groups have targeted at least seven COVID-19 vaccine makers (lien direct) | At least the three nation-state actors have targeted seven COVID-19 vaccine makers, they are Strontium, Lazarus Group, and Cerium, Microsoft warns. Microsoft revealed that at least three APT groups have targeted seven companies involved in COVID-19 vaccines research and treatments. “In recent months, we've detected cyberattacks from three nation-state actors targeting seven prominent companies directly […] | Medical | APT 38 APT 28 APT 43 | |
|
2020-11-13 14:00:00 | Microsoft says three APTs have targeted seven COVID-19 vaccine makers (lien direct) | The three state-sponsored hacker groups (APTs) are Russia's Strontium (Fancy Bear) and North Korea's Zinc (Lazarus Group) and Cerium. | Medical | APT 38 APT 28 APT 43 | |
 |
2020-10-06 16:00:00 | Russian APT Fancy Bear may have compromised federal agency (lien direct) | An unnamed U.S. federal agency has been breached, according to a recent report by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and third-party analysts now believe that Fancy Bear, the notorious Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, is the likely culprit. In this short article, we'll provide some details about the incident, give you some more background to the story, and share some of CISA's security recommendations for organizations. What happened? The CISA ... | Threat | APT 28 | |
 |
2020-10-01 11:00:00 | Russia\'s Fancy Bear Hackers Likely Penetrated a US Federal Agency (lien direct) | New clues indicate that APT28 may be behind a mysterious intrusion that US officials disclosed last week. | APT 28 | ||
|
2020-09-23 09:36:35 | Russia-linked APT28 targets govt bodies with fake NATO training docs (lien direct) | Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 uses fake NATO training documents as bait in attacks aimed at government bodies. The Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 is behind a string of attacks that targeting government bodies with Zebrocy Delphi malware. The malicious code was distributed using fake NATO training materials as bait and had a very low detection rate […] | APT 28 | ||
|
2020-09-15 15:00:00 | Weekly Threat Briefing: APT Group, Malware, Ransomware, and Vulnerabilities (lien direct) |
The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Weekly Threat Briefing discuss the following topics: APT, Conti Ransomware, Cryptominers, Emotet, Linux, US Election, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to the Weekly Threat Briefing 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.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
China’s ‘Hybrid War’: Beijing’s Mass Surveillance of Australia and the World for Secrets and Scandal
(published: September 14, 2020)
A database containing 2.4 million people has been leaked from a Shenzhen company, Zhenhua Data, believed to have ties to the Chinese intelligence service. The database contains personal information on over 35,000 Australians and prominent figures, and 52,000 Americans. This includes addresses, bank information, birth dates, criminal records, job applications, psychological profiles, and social media. Politicians, lawyers, journalists, military officers, media figures, and Natalie Imbruglia are among the records of Australians contained in the database. While a lot of the information is public, there is also non-public information contributing to claims that China is developing a mass surveillance system.
Recommendation: Users should always remain vigilant about the information they are putting out into the public, and avoid posting personal or sensitive information online.
Tags: China, spying
US Criminal Court Hit by Conti Ransomware; Critical Data at Risk
(published: September 11, 2020)
The Fourth District Court of Louisiana, part of the US criminal court system, appears to have become the latest victim of the Conti ransomware. The court's website was attacked and used to steal numerous court documents related to defendants, jurors, and witnesses, and then install the Conti ransomware. Evidence of the data theft was posted to the dark web. Analysis of the malware by Emsisoft’s threat analyst, Brett Callow, indicates that the ransomware deployed in the attack was Conti, which has code similarity to another ransomware strain, Ryuk. The Conti group, believed to be behind this ransomware as a service, is sophisticated and due to the fact that they receive a large portion of the ransoms paid, they are motivated to avoid detections and continue to develop advanced attacking tools. This attack also used the Trickbot malware in its exploit chain, similar to that used by Ryuk campaigns.
Recommendation: Defense in Depth, including vulnerability remediation and scanning, monitoring, endpoint protection, backups, etc. is key to thwarting increasingly sophisticated attacks. Ransomware attacks are particularly attractive to attackers due to the fact that each successful ransomware attack allows for multiple streams of income. The attackers can not only extort a ransom to decrypt the victim's files (especially in cases where the victim finds they do not have appropriate disaster recovery plans), but they can also monetize the exfiltrated data directly and/or use the data to aid in future attacks. This technique is increasingly used in supply chain compromises to build difficult to detect spearphishing attacks.
Tags: conti, ryuk, ransomware
|
Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Conference | APT 35 APT 28 APT 31 | ★★★ |
|
2020-09-11 18:28:58 | Expert Reaction On Microsoft Blog On APT Groups: Comment On APT28 From Mandiant (lien direct) | Microsoft has shared its latest insights into election security intelligence. The advisory mentions three threat actors – including APT28, otherwise known as Fancy Bear. APT28 promotes the political interests of the Russian government, and is known for hacking Democratic National Committee emails to attempt to influence the outcome of the United States 2016 presidential elections. The ISBuzz Post: This Post Expert Reaction On Microsoft Blog On APT Groups: Comment On APT28 From Mandiant | Threat | APT 28 | |
|
2020-09-10 18:45:00 | Russia\'s Fancy Bear Hackers Are Hitting US Campaign Targets Again (lien direct) | Microsoft has revealed that the GRU hacking group has attacked hundreds of organizations over the last year, many of them tied to the upcoming election. | APT 28 | ||
|
2020-09-09 16:24:00 | Weekly Threat Briefing: Skimmer, Ransomware, APT Group, and More (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Weekly Threat Briefing discuss the following topics: APT, Baka, DDoS, Netwalker, PyVil, Windows Defender, TA413, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to the Weekly Threat Briefing 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.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
‘Baka’ Javascript Skimmer Identified
(published: September 6, 2020)
Visa have issued a security alert based on identification of a new skimmer, named “Baka”. Based on analysis by Visa Payment Fraud Disruption, the skimmer appears to be more advanced, loading dynamically and using an XOR cipher for obfuscation. The attacks behind Baka are injecting it into checkout pages using a script tag, with the skimming code downloading from the Command and Control (C2) server and executing in memory to steal customer data.
Recommendation: eCommerce site owners must take every step necessary to secure their data and safeguard their payment card information. Visa has also released best practices in the security advisory.
Tags: Baka, Javascript, Skimmer
Netwalker Ransomware Hits Argentinian Government, Demands $4 Million
(published: September 6, 2020)
The Argentinian immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migaciones suffered a ransomware attack that shut down border crossings. After receiving many tech support calls, the computer networks were shut down to prevent further spread of the ransomware, which led to a cecission in border crossings until systems were up again. The ransomware used in this attack is Netwalker ransomware, that left a ransom note demanding initalling $2 million, however when this wasn’t paid in the first week, the ransom increased to $4 million.
Recommendation: Ransomware can potentially be blocked by using endpoint protection solutions (HIDS). Always keep your important files backed up following the 3-2-1 rule: have at least 3 different copies, on 2 different mediums, with 1 off-site. In the case of ransomware infection, the affected system must be wiped and reformatted. Other devices on the network should be checked for similar infections. Always check for a decryptor before considering payment; avoid payment at all costs. Ransomware should be reported to law enforcement agencies who are doing their best to track these actors and prevent ransom from being a profitable business for cyber criminals.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486
Tags: Argentina, Government, Netwalker, Ransomware
No Rest for the Wicked: Evilnum Unleashes PyVil RAT
(published: September 3, 2020)
Researchers on the Cybereason Nocturnus team have published their research tracking the threat actor group known as Evilnum, and an ongoing change in their tooling and attack procedures. This includes a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT), written in python that they have begun to use. The actor group attacks targets in the financial services sector using highly targeted spearphishing. The phishing lures leverage "Know Your Customer" (KY |
Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Medical | APT 38 APT 28 | ★★★★ |
|
2020-09-03 09:50:06 | Hackers fly under the FBI\'s radar in 2016 election – will it happen again? (lien direct) | The prevalence of Russian hackers in the 2016 Presidential election has sparked much controversy over the last four years but could these attacks have been prevented? In 2016 the Democratic National Committee’s server was hacked by the well know Russian hacker group, Fancy Bear, allowing them access to large amounts of data which they could […] | APT 28 | ||
|
2020-08-15 13:00:00 | The NSA and FBI Expose Fancy Bear\'s Sneaky Hacking Tool (lien direct) | Plus: TikTok tracking, Russian SIMs, and more of this week's top security news. | Tool | APT 28 | |
 |
2020-08-14 08:19:05 | APT28 : malware découvert par NSA/FBI - commentaire McAfee (lien direct) | La NSA et le FBI ont découvert ''Drovorub'', une nouvelle campagne de malware du groupe russe APT28 (ou Fancy Bear) ciblant les machines Linux. Plus d'informations dans le rapport conjoint des deux agences. Voici le commentaire de Steve Grobman, Chief Technology Officer de McAfee : " Drovorub est un véritable couteau suisse qui permet à l'attaquant d'exécuter un large panel d'actions, allant du vol de fichiers au contrôle à distance de l'ordinateur de la victime. Les détails techniques publiés (...) - Malwares | Malware | APT 28 |
To see everything:
Our RSS (filtrered)
