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2025-04-16 02:46:50 | APT ROGUES \\ 'Gallery: le cyber-adversaires les plus dangereux du monde \\ APT Rogues\\' Gallery: The World\\'s Most Dangerous Cyber Adversaries (lien direct) |
Les groupes avancés de menace persistante (APT) ne sont pas un nouveau fléau. Ces cyber-adversaires sophistiqués et parrainés par l'État, avec des poches profondes et des compétences techniques très avancées, effectuent des attaques prolongées et ciblées pour infiltrer les réseaux, exfiltrer des données sensibles et perturber l'infrastructure critique. Les enjeux n'ont jamais été plus élevés, donc dans ce blog, nous examinerons certains des acteurs appropriés les plus notoires, leurs tactiques, techniques et procédures uniques (TTPS) et les attaques qui leur sont attribuées, et offrir quelques conseils sur la façon de se défendre contre eux. Le groupe Lazare originaire de la Corée du Nord, le ...
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups are not a new scourge. These sophisticated, state-sponsored cyber adversaries, with deep pockets and highly advanced technical skills, conduct prolonged and targeted attacks to infiltrate networks, exfiltrate sensitive data, and disrupt critical infrastructure. The stakes have never been higher, so in this blog, we\'ll look at some of the most notorious APT actors, their unique Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and attacks attributed to them, and offer a few tips on how to defend against them. The Lazarus Group Originating from North Korea, the... |
Threat Technical | APT 38 | ★★★ |
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2025-02-11 20:00:00 | Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat (lien direct) | Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders\' resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this overwhelming volume, cybercrime receives much less attention from national security practitioners than the threat from state-backed groups. While the threat from state-backed hacking is rightly understood to be severe, it should not be evaluated in isolation from financially motivated intrusions. A hospital disrupted by a state-backed group using a wiper and a hospital disrupted by a financially motivated group using ransomware have the same impact on patient care. Likewise, sensitive data stolen from an organization and posted on a data leak site can be exploited by an adversary in the same way data exfiltrated in an espionage operation can be. These examples are particularly salient today, as criminals increasingly target and leak data from hospitals. Healthcare\'s share of posts on data leak sites has doubled over the past three years, even as the number of data leak sites tracked by Google Threat Intelligence Group has increased by nearly 50% year over year. The impact of these attacks mean that they must be taken seriously as a national security threat, no matter the motivation of the actors behind it. Cybercrime also facilitates state-backed hacking by allowing states to purchase cyber capabilities, or co-opt criminals to conduct state-directed operations to steal data or engage in disruption. Russia has drawn on criminal capabilities to fuel the cyber support to their war in Ukraine. GRU-linked APT44 (aka Sandworm), a unit of Russian military intelligence, has employed malware available from cybercrime communities to conduct espionage and disruptive operations in Ukraine and CIGAR (aka RomCom), a group that historically focused on cybercrime, has conducted espionage operations against the Ukrainian government since 2022. However, this is not limited to Russia. Iranian threat groups deploy ransomware to raise funds while simultaneously conducting espionage, and Chinese espionage groups often supplement their income with cybercrime. Most notably, North Korea uses state-backed groups to directly generate revenue for the regime. North Korea has heavily targeted cryptocurrencies, compromising exchanges and individual victims\' crypto wallets. Despite the overlaps in effects and collaboration with states, tackling the root causes of cybercrime requires fundamentally different solutions. Cybercrime involves collaboration between disparate groups often across borders and without respect to sovereignty. Any solution requires international cooperation by both law enforcement and intelligence agencies to track, arrest, and prosecute these criminals. Individual takedowns can have important temporary effects, but the collaborative nature of cybercrime means that the disrupted group will be quickly replaced by others offering the same service. Achieving broader success will require collaboration between countries and public and private sectors on systemic solutions such as increasing education and resilience efforts. aside_block | Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Legislation Medical Cloud Technical | APT 41 APT 38 APT 29 APT 43 APT 44 | ★★★ |
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2024-11-18 12:22:31 | Weekly OSINT Highlights, 18 November 2024 (lien direct) | ## Snapshot Last week\'s OSINT reporting highlights a diverse array of cyber threats, including ransomware, phishing, espionage, and supply chain attacks. Key trends include evolving attack vectors like malicious .LNK files and PowerShell-based lateral movements, as seen in campaigns targeting Pakistan and other regions. Threat actors span from state-sponsored groups such as North Korea\'s Lazarus and China\'s TAG-112 to financially motivated groups like SilkSpecter, with targets including critical sectors like manufacturing, government, healthcare, and e-commerce. Information stealers emerged as a notable theme, with malware such as RustyStealer, Fickle Stealer, and PXA Stealer employing advanced obfuscation and multi-vector attacks to exfiltrate sensitive data from diverse sectors. The reports underscore sophisticated evasion tactics, the leveraging of legitimate platforms for malware delivery, and the persistent targeting of vulnerable backup and storage systems. ## Description 1. [Ymir Ransomware Attack](https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/1444d044): Researchers at Kaspersky identified Ymir, a ransomware variant that performs operations entirely in memory and encrypts data using the ChaCha20 algorithm. Attackers used PowerShell-based lateral movement and reconnaissance tools, employing RustyStealer malware to gain initial access and steal data, targeting systems in Colombia among other regions. 1. [WIRTE Group Cyber Attacks](https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/17c5101d): Check Point Research linked WIRTE, a Hamas-connected group, to espionage and disruptive cyber attacks in 2024, including PDF lure-driven Havoc framework deployments and SameCoin wiper campaigns targeting Israeli institutions. WIRTE, historically aligned with the Molerats, focuses on politically motivated attacks in the Middle East, showcasing ties to Gaza-based cyber activities. 1. [DoNot Group Targets Pakistani Manufacturing](https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/25ee972c): The DoNot group launched a campaign against Pakistan\'s manufacturing sector, focusing on maritime and defense industries, using malicious .LNK files disguised as RTF documents to deliver stager malware via PowerShell. The campaign features advanced persistence mechanisms, updated AES encryption for C&C communications, and dynamic domain generation, highlighting their evolving evasion tactics. 1. [Election System Honeypot Findings](https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/1a1b4eb7): Trustwave SpiderLabs\' honeypot for U.S. election infrastructure recorded attacks like brute force, SQL injection, and CVE exploits by botnets including Mirai and Hajime. The attacks, largely driven by exploit frameworks and dark web collaboration, underline persistent threats against election systems. 1. [Chinese TAG-112 Tibetan Espionage](https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/11ae4e70): In May 2024, TAG-112, suspected to be Chinese state-sponsored, compromised Tibetan community websites via Joomla vulnerabilities to deliver Cobalt Strike payloads disguised as security certificates. The campaign reflects Chinese intelligence\'s enduring interest in monitoring and disrupting Tibetan and other minority organizations. 1. [Phishing Campaigns Exploit Ukrainian Entities](https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/95253614a): Russian-linked threat actor UAC-0194 targeted Ukrainian entities with phishing campaigns, exploiting CVE-2023-320462 and CVE-2023-360251 through malicious hyperlinks in emails. The attacks leveraged compromised municipal servers to host malware and facilitate privilege escalation and security bypasses. 1. [Lazarus Group\'s MacOS Targeting](https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/7c6b391d): Lazarus, a North Korean threat actor, deployed RustyAttr malware targeting macOS via malicious apps using Tauri framework, hiding payloads in Extended Attributes (EA). This campaign reflects evolvin | Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Prediction Medical Cloud Technical | APT 41 APT 38 | ★★★ |
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2024-11-04 19:39:03 | Cloudy With a Chance of RATs: Unveiling APT36 and the Evolution of ElizaRAT (lien direct) | #### Géolocations ciblées - Inde ## Instantané APT-36, un acteur de menace basé au Pakistan, a activement ciblé les systèmes indiens avec un logiciel malveillant sophistiqué connu sous le nom d'Elizarat. ## Description Ce malware, identifié pour la première fois en 2023, a considérablement évolué, utilisant des tactiques d'évasion avancées et une infrastructure de commande et de contrôle basée sur le cloud (C2), notamment Google Drive, Telegram et Slack.APT-36 a récemment introduit une nouvelle charge utile, Apolostealer, qui est conçue pour collecter et exfiltrer des fichiers sensibles à partir de systèmes infectés. Elizarat utilise des fichiers de panneaux de commande (CPL) distribués par phishing pour initier les infections, avec une communication C2 ultérieure souvent gérée via des services cloud ou d'autres.Le malware enregistre les victimes en stockant leurs informations d'identification et de système, en enregistrant périodiquement le C2 pour les nouvelles commandes.Ces commandes peuvent inclure des tâches comme le téléchargement de fichiers, la prise de captures d'écran et la collecte d'informations système. Apolostealer, un ajout à la campagne, cible d'autres fichiers avec des extensions spécifiques telles que .pdf, .doc et .jpg, stockant les métadonnées dans une base de données SQLite pour l'exfiltration.Notamment, il surveille également les lecteurs externes, collectant des fichiers pertinents pour la récupération ultérieure.L'infrastructure cloud d'Elizarat \\ et l'utilisation de services Web courants rendent la détection difficile, car elle se mélange à une activité de réseau légitime. En 2024, l'APT-36 a mené de multiples campagnes contre des objectifs de haut niveau en Inde, chacun montrant des améliorations techniques d'Elizarat.Ces campagnes ont utilisé des variantes distinctes d'Elizarat et d'apolostealer avec des techniques sophistiquées, soulignant l'intention ciblée de l'APT-36 \\ sur le cyber-espionnage contre les organisations indiennes. ## Analyse Microsoft et contexte OSINT supplémentaire L'APT36, également connu sous le nom de Tribe Transparent, est un groupe de menaces basé au Pakistan qui se concentre principalement sur le cyberespionnage contre le gouvernement indien, la défense et les secteurs de l'éducation.Notamment, le groupe a été observé ciblant le gouvernement indien et les militaires en utilisant [des APK malveillants imitant YouTube] (https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/capratube-remix-transparent-tribes-android-spyware-targeting-gamers-weapons-Enthousiastes /) et [INDIAN ENDUCTION INSTRUCTIONS] (http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/07/transparent-tribe-targets-education.html) en utilisant des logiciels malveillants personnalisés. Le groupe utilise un large éventail d'outils, notamment des chevaux de Troie (rats) à un accès à distance sur mesure pour les fenêtres, des cadres de commande et de contrôle open source modifiés, des installateurs maltraités qui imitent les applications gouvernementales indiennes, les applications Android malveillantes et les sites de phishing ciblant les Indiens indiensofficiels.Les logiciels malveillants notables liés à l'APT36 comprennent Elizarat, Caprarat, Poséidon, Crimsonrat, Obliquerat, Darkcomet et Peppy. ## Recommandations Microsoft recommande les atténuations suivantes pour réduire l'impact de cette menace. - Allumez [Protection en livraison du cloud] (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/linux-preférences) dans Microsoft Defender Antivirus ou l'équivalent de votre produit antivirus pour couvrir rapidement les outils d'attaquant en évolution et et et les outils d'attaquant en évolution rapide ettechniques.Les protections d'apprentissage automatique basées sur le cloud bloquent la majorité des menaces nouvelles et inconnues. - Exécuter [EDR en mode bloc] (https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/edr-in-block-mode?view=o365-worldwide?ocid | Ransomware Malware Tool Threat Mobile Cloud Technical | APT 36 | ★★ |
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2024-11-04 12:25:16 | Faits saillants hebdomadaires d'osint, 4 novembre 2024 Weekly OSINT Highlights, 4 November 2024 (lien direct) |
## Instantané La semaine dernière, les rapports OSINT de \\ ont mis en évidence l'activité de menace parrainée par l'État et la menace cybercriminale, avec divers vecteurs d'attaque et cibles dans les secteurs.Des acteurs apt en Corée du Nord, en Chine et en Russie ont mené des campagnes ciblées de phishing, de réseau et de campagnes de logiciels malveillants.Les groupes nord-coréens et russes ont favorisé les tactiques de vol d'identification et de ransomwares ciblant les secteurs du gouvernement aux militaires, tandis que les acteurs chinois ont exploité les vulnérabilités de pare-feu pour obtenir un accès à long terme dans les secteurs à enjeux élevés.Pendant ce temps, les cybercriminels ont mis à profit l'ingénierie sociale, le Vishing et l'IoT et les vulnérabilités de plugin pour infiltrer les environnements cloud, les appareils IoT et les systèmes Android.L'accent mis sur l'exploitation des vulnérabilités de logiciels populaires et des plateformes Web souligne l'adaptabilité de ces acteurs de menace à mesure qu'ils étendent leur portée d'attaque, en particulier dans l'utilisation des stratégies de cloud, de virtualisation et de cryptomiminage dans une gamme d'industries. ## Description 1. [Jumpy Poisses Ransomware Collaboration] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/393b61a9): l'unité 42 a rapporté la Corée du Nord \'s Jucky Pisse (Onyx Sleet) en partenariat avec Play Ransomware in \'s Jumpy Pisses (ONYX Sleet) en partenariat avec Play Ransomware dans Play Ransomware in Jumpy Pisses (ONYX Sleet)Une attaque à motivation financière ciblant les organisations non spécifiées.L'acteur de menace a utilisé des outils comme Sliver, Dtrack et Psexec pour gagner de la persistance et dégénérerPrivilèges, se terminant par le déploiement des ransomwares de jeu. 1. [Menaces chinoises ciblant les pare-feu] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-Explorateur / articles / 798C0FDB): Sophos X-OPS a identifié des groupes basés en Chine comme Volt Typhoon, APT31 et APT41 exploitant des pare-feu pour accéderPacifique.Ces groupes utilisent des techniques sophistiquées telles que les rootkits de vie et multiplateforme. 1. [Campagne de phishing sur la plate-forme Naver] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/dfee0ab5): les acteurs liés au nord-coréen ont lancé une campagne de phishing ciblant la Corée du Sud \'s Naver, tentantPour voler des informations d'identification de connexion via plusieurs domaines de phishing.L'infrastructure, avec les modifications du certificat SSL et les capacités de suivi, s'aligne sur Kimsuky (Emerald Sleet), connu pour ses tactiques de vol d'identification. 1. [FAKECALL Vishing malware sur Android] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/d94c18b0): les chercheurs de Zimperium ont identifié des techniques de vitesses de malware FAKECALT pour voler les utilisateurs de l'Android.Le malware intercepte les appels et imite le numéroteur d'Android \\, permettant aux attaquants de tromper les utilisateurs pour divulguer des informations sensibles. 1. [Facebook Business Phishing Campaign] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/82b49ffd): Cisco Talos a détecté une attaque de phishing ciblant les comptes commerciaux Facebook à Taiwan, en utilisant des avis juridiques comme leurre.Lummac2 et les logiciels malveillants de volée des informations de Rhadamanthys ont été intégrés dans des fichiers RAR, collectionner des informations d'identification du système et éluder la détection par l'obscurcissement et l'injection de processus. 1. [Vulnérabilité des caches litres de LiteSpeed] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/a85b69db): le défaut du plugin de cache LiteSpeets (CVE-2024-50550) pourrait permettre une escalale de privilège à un niveau de privilège à plus de six millions pour plus de six millionssites.Les vulnérabilités exploitées ont permis aux attaquants de télécharger des plugins ma | Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Mobile Prediction Medical Cloud Technical | APT 41 APT 28 APT 31 Guam | ★★★ |
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2024-10-28 11:27:40 | Faits saillants hebdomadaires, 28 octobre 2024 Weekly OSINT Highlights, 28 October 2024 (lien direct) |
## Instantané La semaine dernière, les rapports de \\ sont mettant en évidence un éventail de types d'attaques dirigés par des acteurs sophistiqués parrainés par l'État et des menaces criminelles, avec des attaques notables ciblant les secteurs de la crypto-monnaie, du gouvernement et des infrastructures critiques.Les principaux vecteurs d'attaque incluent des campagnes de phishing, l'exploitation des vulnérabilités logicielles et des logiciels malveillants avancés et des outils tels que la grève de Cobalt, le ransomware et les botnets, tirant parti des CVE connus et des défauts d'exécution spéculatifs.Des groupes APT alignés par l'État, tels que les acteurs de la menace alignés par Lazare et la Russie, ont mené des attaques contre les plateformes de crypto-monnaie et les entités politiques, tandis que les opérations d'influence liées à la Russie ont utilisé du contenu généré par l'IA pour amplifier les récits de division avant les élections américaines de 2024.Pendant ce temps, les botnets et les modèles de ransomwares en tant que service comme Beast Raas ont démontré des progrès techniques dans la persistance, le chiffrement et les techniques d'exfiltration des données. ## Description 1. [Campagne Heptax] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/CE9F9A25): la recherche Cyble a découvert la campagne Heptax ciblant les organisations de soins de santé par le biais de fichiers LNK malveillants distribués par e-mails de phishing.Les attaquants utilisent des scripts PowerShell pour réduire les paramètres de sécurité, permettant un accès à distance, une extraction de mot de passe et une surveillance du système pour une exfiltration de données prolongée. 2. [Wrnrat Malware] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/118a2c8f): AhnLab a identifié WRNRAT malware distribué via de faux sites de jeu de jeu, destiné à la thèse de données motivés financièrement et au contrôle des systèmes infectés infectés.Une fois téléchargé, le malware capture les écrans utilisateur, envoie des informations système et met fin aux processus spécifiques tout en se déguisant en un processus Internet Explorer. 3. [Fortimanager Exploit] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/2f35a4ca): Mandiant a rapporté UNC5820 \\ 's Exploitation of a fortimanager vulnérabilité zéro-jour (CVE-2024-47575)Pour exécuter du code et voler des données de configuration.L'attaque a ciblé les dispositifs FortiGate dans plusieurs industries, posant un risque de mouvement latéral grâce à des informations d'identification récoltées et à des informations sur les appareils. 4. [Black Basta \'s Social Engineering] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/b231776f): Reliaquest documenté Black Basta Ransomware \\ est une ingénierie sociale avancée, y comprisSpam par e-mail de masse et imitations des équipes Microsoft, pour inciter les utilisateurs à installer des outils RMM ou à scanner les codes QR.Ces tactiques facilitent le déploiement des ransomwares via AnyDesk, soulignant la nécessité d'un e-mail et d'un compte vigilantsécurité. 5. [Ransomware embargo] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/b7f0fd7b): eset identifiéEmbargo, un groupe Ransomware-as-a-Service ciblant les sociétés américaines, utilisant des outils basés sur la rouille comme Mdeployer et Ms4killer.En utilisant des tactiques à double extorsion, l'embargo personnalise des outils pour désactiver les systèmes de sécurité, chiffrer les fichiers et obtenir de la persistance via des redémarrages en mode sûr et des tâches planifiées. 6. [Lazarus Chrome Exploit Campaign] (https://sip.security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/e831e4ae): les chercheurs de Kaspersky ont identifié une campagne de Lazarus APT et Bluenoroff (Diamond Sheet and Saphire Sleet), Exploriting A A et Bluenoroff.Vulnérabilité zéro-jour dans Google Chrome pour cibler les amateurs de crypto-monnaie.L'attaque utilise un fau | Ransomware Spam Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Prediction Medical Cloud Technical | APT 38 Guam | ★★ |
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2024-09-19 14:00:00 | UNC1860 et le temple de l'avoine: la main cachée d'Iran dans les réseaux du Moyen-Orient UNC1860 and the Temple of Oats: Iran\\'s Hidden Hand in Middle Eastern Networks (lien direct) |
Written by: Stav Shulman, Matan Mimran, Sarah Bock, Mark Lechtik
Executive Summary UNC1860 is a persistent and opportunistic Iranian state-sponsored threat actor that is likely affiliated with Iran\'s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). A key feature of UNC1860 is its collection of specialized tooling and passive backdoors that Mandiant believes supports several objectives, including its role as a probable initial access provider and its ability to gain persistent access to high-priority networks, such as those in the government and telecommunications space throughout the Middle East. UNC1860\'s tradecraft and targeting parallels with Shrouded Snooper, Scarred Manticore, and Storm-0861, Iran-based threat actors publicly reported to have targeted the telecommunications and government sectors in the Middle East. These groups have also reportedly provided initial access for destructive and disruptive operations that targeted Israel in late October 2023 with BABYWIPER and Albania in 2022 using ROADSWEEP. Mandiant cannot independently corroborate that UNC1860 was involved in providing initial access for these operations. However, we identified specialized UNC1860 tooling including GUI-operated malware controllers, which are likely designed to facilitate hand-off operations, further supporting the initial access role played by UNC1860. UNC1860 additionally maintains an arsenal of utilities and collection of “main-stage” passive backdoors designed to gain strong footholds into victim networks and establish persistent, long-term access. Among these main-stage backdoors includes a Windows kernel mode driver repurposed from a legitimate Iranian anti-virus software filter driver, reflecting the group\'s reverse engineering capabilities of Windows kernel components and detection evasion capabilities. These capabilities demonstrate that UNC1860 is a formidable threat actor that likely supports various objectives ranging from espionage to network attack operations. As tensions continue to ebb and flow in the Middle East, we belie |
Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Cloud Technical | APT 34 | ★★★ |
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2024-07-24 23:34:10 | Onyx Sleet utilise une gamme de logiciels malveillants pour recueillir l'intelligence pour la Corée du Nord Onyx Sleet uses array of malware to gather intelligence for North Korea (lien direct) |
#### Targeted Geolocations - India - Korea - United States - Southeast Asia - North America #### Targeted Industries - Information Technology - Defense Industrial Base - Government Agencies & Services ## Snapshot On July 25, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted an individual linked to the North Korean threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Onyx Sleet. Microsoft Threat Intelligence collaborated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in tracking activity associated with Onyx Sleet. We will continue to closely monitor Onyx Sleet\'s activity to assess changes following the indictment. First observed by Microsoft in 2014, Onyx Sleet has conducted cyber espionage through numerous campaigns aimed at global targets with the goal of intelligence gathering. More recently, it has expanded its goals to include financial gain. This threat actor operates with an extensive set of custom tools and malware, and regularly evolves its toolset to add new functionality and to evade detection, while keeping a fairly uniform attack pattern. Onyx Sleet\'s ability to develop a spectrum of tools to launch its tried-and-true attack chain makes it a persistent threat, particularly to targets of interest to North Korean intelligence, like organizations in the defense, engineering, and energy sectors. Microsoft tracks campaigns related to Onyx Sleet and directly notifies customers who have been targeted or compromised, providing them with the necessary information to help secure their environments. ## Activity Overview ### Who is Onyx Sleet? Onyx Sleet conducts cyber espionage primarily targeting military, defense, and technology industries, predominately in India, South Korea, and the United States. This threat actor has historically leveraged spear-phishing as a means of compromising target environments; however, in recent campaigns, they have mostly exploited N-day vulnerabilities, leveraging publicly available and custom exploits to gain initial access. In October 2023, Onyx Sleet [exploited the TeamCity CVE-2023-42793 vulnerability](https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/articles/b4f39b04) [as a part of a targeted attack](https://security.microsoft.com/vulnerabilities/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42793/overview). Exploiting this vulnerability enabled the threat actor to perform a remote code execution attack and gain administrative control of the server. Onyx Sleet develops and uses a spectrum of tools that range from custom to open source. They have built an extensive set of custom remote access trojans (RATs) that they use in campaigns, and routinely developed new variants of these RATs to add new functionality and implement new ways of evading detection. Onyx Sleet often uses leased virtual private servers (VPS) and compromised cloud infrastructure for command-and-control (C2). Onyx Sleet is tracked by other security companies as SILENT CHOLLIMA, Andariel, DarkSeoul, Stonefly, and TDrop2. **Affiliations with other threat actors originating from North Korea** Onyx Sleet has demonstrated affiliations with other North Korean actors, indicating its integration with a broader network of North Korean cyber operations. Microsoft has observed [an overlap](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/07/14/north-korean-threat-actor-targets-small-and-midsize-businesses-with-h0lygh0st-ransomware/) between Onyx Sleet and [Storm-0530](https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/07/14/north-korean-threat-actor-targets-small-and-midsize-businesses-with-h0lygh0st-ransomware/). Both groups were observed operating within the same infrastructure and were involved in the development and use of ransomware in attacks in late 2021 and 2022. **Onyx Sleet targets** In pursuit of its primary goal of intelligence collection, Onyx Sleet has focused on targeting entities in the defense and energy industries, predominately in India, South Korea, and the United States. Recent att | Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Industrial Cloud Technical Commercial | APT 38 | ★★★ |
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2024-06-05 14:00:00 | Phishing pour l'or: cyber-menaces auxquelles sont confrontés les Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 Phishing for Gold: Cyber Threats Facing the 2024 Paris Olympics (lien direct) |
Written by: Michelle Cantos, Jamie Collier
Executive Summary Mandiant assesses with high confidence that the Paris Olympics faces an elevated risk of cyber threat activity, including cyber espionage, disruptive and destructive operations, financially-motivated activity, hacktivism, and information operations. Olympics-related cyber threats could realistically impact various targets including event organizers and sponsors, ticketing systems, Paris infrastructure, and athletes and spectators traveling to the event. Mandiant assesses with high confidence that Russian threat groups pose the highest risk to the Olympics. While China, Iran, and North Korea state sponsored actors also pose a moderate to low risk. To reduce the risk of cyber threats associated with the Paris Olympics, organizations should update their threat profiles, conduct security awareness training, and consider travel-related cyber risks. The security community is better prepared for the cyber threats facing the Paris Olympics than it has been for previous Games, thanks to the insights gained from past events. While some entities may face unfamiliar state-sponsored threats, many of the cybercriminal threats will be familiar. While the technical disruption caused by hacktivism and information operations is often temporary, these operations can have an outsized impact during high-profile events with a global audience. Introduction The 2024 Summer Olympics taking place in Paris, France between July and August creates opportunities for a range of cyber threat actors to pursue profit, notoriety, and intelligence. For organizations involved in the event, understanding relevant threats is key to developing a resilient security posture. Defenders should prepare against a variety of threats that will likely be interested in targeting the Games for different reasons: Cyber espionage groups are likely to target the 2024 Olympics for information gathering purposes, due to the volume of government officials and senior decision makers attending. Disruptive and destructive operations could potentially target the Games to cause negative psychological effects and reputational damage. This type of activity could take the form of website defacements, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, the deployment of wiper malware, and operational technology (OT) targeting. As a high profile, large-scale sporting event with a global audience, the Olympics represents an ideal stage for such operations given that the impact of any disruption would be significantly magnified. Information operations will likely leverage interest in the Olympics to spread narratives and disinformation to target audiences. In some cases, threat actors may leverage disruptive and destructive attacks to amplify the spread of particular narratives in hybrid operations. Financially-motivated actors are likely to target the Olympics in v |
Ransomware Malware Threat Studies Mobile Cloud Technical | APT 15 APT 31 APT 42 | ★★ |
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2024-05-01 23:25:26 | Les logiciels malveillants ciblent les routeurs pour voler les mots de passe des demandes Web Malware Targets Routers To Steal Passwords From Web Requests (lien direct) |
Les chercheurs ont récemment suivi un nouveau malware, "Sweetfish", qui cible les équipements de mise en réseau, en particulier les petits routeurs de bureau / bureau à domicile (SOHO), pour voler le matériel d'authentification trouvé dans les demandes Web qui transitent le routeur de la locale adjacenteréseau régional (LAN). Lumen Technologies & # 8217;Black Lotus Labs, qui a examiné les logiciels malveillants, a déclaré que la seiche crée un tunnel proxy ou VPN via un routeur compromis pour exfiltrer les données en contournant l'analyse basée sur la connexion anormale, puis utilise des informations d'identification volées pour accéder aux ressources ciblées. Le malware a également la capacité d'effectuer un détournement HTTP et DNS pour les connexions aux adresses IP privées, qui sont normalement associées aux communications dans un réseau interne. Les chercheurs déclarent que la plate-forme de logiciels malveillants de secteur offre une approche zéro clique pour capturer les données des utilisateurs et des appareils derrière le bord du réseau ciblé. «Toutes les données envoyées sur les équipements réseau infiltrés par ce malware sont potentiellement exposés.Ce qui rend cette famille de logiciels malveillants si insidie-the-cuttlefish-malware / "data-wpel-link =" external "rel =" nofollow nopenner noreferrer "> avertir dans un article de blog . «La seiche est en attente, reniflant passivement les paquets, n'agissant que lorsqu'il est déclenché par un ensemble de règles prédéfini.Le renifleur de paquets utilisé par la seiche a été conçu pour acquérir du matériel d'authentification, en mettant l'accent sur les services publics basés sur le cloud. » | Malware Threat Cloud Technical | APT 32 | ★★★★ |
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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. |
Ransomware Malware Hack Tool Vulnerability Threat Legislation Cloud Technical | APT 40 APT 29 APT 28 APT 43 APT 31 APT 42 | ★★★ |
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2023-11-20 06:31:18 | Circonstances d'une attaque exploitant un programme de gestion des actifs (Andariel Group) Circumstances of an Attack Exploiting an Asset Management Program (Andariel Group) (lien direct) |
L'équipe d'analyse ASEC a identifié les circonstances du groupe Andariel distribuant des logiciels malveillants via une attaque en utilisant une certaine gestion des actifsprogramme.Le groupe Andariel est connu pour être dans une relation coopérative avec ou une organisation filiale du groupe Lazare.Le groupe Andariel lance généralement des attaques de phishing de lance, d'arrosage ou de chaîne d'approvisionnement pour la pénétration initiale.Il existe également un cas où le groupe a exploité une solution de gestion centrale pendant le processus d'installation de logiciels malveillants.Récemment, le groupe Andariel ...
The ASEC analysis team identified the circumstances of the Andariel group distributing malware via an attack using a certain asset management program. The Andariel group is known to be in a cooperative relationship with or a subsidiary organization of the Lazarus group. The Andariel group usually launches spear phishing, watering hole, or supply chain attacks for initial penetration. There is also a case where the group exploited a central management solution during the malware installation process. Recently, the Andariel group... |
Malware Technical | APT 38 APT 38 | ★★★ |
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2014-11-21 19:36:00 | Opération Double Tap Operation Double Tap (lien direct) |
apt3 (également connu sous le nom d'UPS), les acteurs responsables de Operation Clandestine Fox a tranquillement continué à envoyer des vagues de messages de spearphish au cours des derniersmois.Cet acteur a lancé sa dernière campagne le 19 novembre 2014 ciblant plusieurs organisations.L'attaquant a exploité plusieurs exploits, ciblant les deux CVE-2014-6332 et CVE-2014-4113 .Le CVE-2014-6332 a été divulgué publiquement le 2014-2011-11 et est une vulnérabilité d'exécution de code à distance de tableau d'automatisation Windows Ole.CVE-2014-4113 est une vulnérabilité d'escalade privilégiée qui était divulgué publiquement le 2014-10-14 .
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APT3 (also known as UPS), the actors responsible for Operation Clandestine Fox has quietly continued to send waves of spearphishing messages over the past few months. This actor initiated their most recent campaign on November 19, 2014 targeting multiple organizations. The attacker leveraged multiple exploits, targeting both CVE-2014-6332 and CVE-2014-4113. CVE-2014-6332 was disclosed publicly on 2014-11-11 and is a Windows OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution vulnerability. CVE-2014-4113 is a privilege escalation vulnerability that was disclosed publicly on 2014-10-14. The use of CVE |
Vulnerability Technical | APT 3 APT 3 | ★★★★ |
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