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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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2024-10-31 20:29:50 | Pacific Rim Timeline: Informations pour les défenseurs contre une tresse de campagnes d'attaque entrelacées Pacific Rim timeline: Information for defenders from a braid of interlocking attack campaigns (lien direct) |
## Instantané Depuis plus de cinq ans, Sophos a suivi plusieurs groupes basés en Chine ciblant leurs pare-feu grâce à des botnets sophistiqués, des exploits uniques et des logiciels malveillants personnalisés. ## Description La collaboration avec divers fournisseurs de cybersécurité, les agences gouvernementales et les forces de l'ordre a permis aux Sophos d'attribuer des activités spécifiques à des groupes comme [Volt Typhoon] (https: // Security.Microsoft.com/intel-profiles/8fe93ebfb3a03fb94a92ac80847790f1d6cfa08f57b2bcebfad328a5c3e762cb), APT31 (suivi par Microsoft comme [Violet.Micoft 8039ED98462546859F2AC987E7EC77A6C7DA15D760E7AC0AAF173AC486)), et APT41 (suivi par Microsoft comme [Typhoon en laiton] (https://security.microsoft.com/intel-profiles/f0aaa62bfbaf3739bb92106688e6a00fc05afc0d4158b0e389b4078112d37c6)).Enquêtes récentesPar Sophos X-OPS a révélé que le développement d'exploitation de confiance élevée se produisait à Sichuan, où ces exploits seraient partagés entre des groupes parrainés par l'État avec des objectifs et des capacités variables. L'analyse met également en évidence l'exploitation de vulnérabilités spécifiques, notamment [CVE-2020-12271] (https://security.microsoft.com/intel-Explorer / CVE / CVE-2020-12271 /), [CVE-2020-15069] (https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/cves/cve-2020-15069/), [CVE-2020-29574] (https://security.microsoft.com/intel-explorer/cves/cve-2020-29574/), [CVE-2022-1040] (https://secuth-2022-3236 /). Sophos a noté un changement significatif dans les comportements des attaquants, passant de larges attaques bruyantes destinées à établir des boîtes de relais opérationnelles (ORB) à des opérations plus ciblées et furtives ciblant les infrastructures de grande valeur, en particulier dans la région indo-pacifique.Les victimes comprennent des organisations dans les secteurs nucléaire, militaire, télécom et gouvernemental.Les tactiques employées par ces adversaires reflètent une amélioration de la furtivité et de la persistance, notamment l'utilisation de techniques de vie, de classes Java en arrière, de chevaux de Troie uniquement et d'un rootkit complexe nommé Cloud Snooper, qui est remarquable pour ses capacités multiplategiennes. ## 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. - Exécutez [EDR en mode bloc] (https: // apprendre.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/edr-in-block-mode?view=o365-worldwide?ocid=magicti_ta_learnDoc) de sorte que Microsoft Defender pour le point final peut bloquer les artefacts malveillants, même lorsque votre antivirus non microsoft ne détecte pas la menace ou lorsque Microsoft Defender Antivirus fonctionne en mode passif.EDR en mode bloc fonctionne dans les coulisses pour corriger les artefacts malveillants qui sont détectés post-abri. - Autoriser [Investigation and Remediation] (https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/automated-investigations?view=o365-worldwide?ocid=Magicti_TA_LearnDoc) en mode automatisé complet pour permettre à Microsoft DefenderPour que le point final prenne des mesures immédiates sur les alertes pour résoudre les violations, réduisant considérablement le volume d'alerte. - [Activé] (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/enable-ctrelled-folders) Accès aux dossiers contrôlés. - Assurez-vous que [Protection de stimulation] (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/prevent-changes-to-security-settings-with-tamper-protection#how-do-i-configure-O | Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Legislation Cloud | APT 41 APT 31 | ★★★ |
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2024-10-30 18:25:16 | (Déjà vu) Rekoobe Backdoor découverte dans le répertoire ouvert, ciblant éventuellement les utilisateurs de TradingView Rekoobe Backdoor Discovered in Open Directory, Possibly Targeting TradingView Users (lien direct) |
## Instantané Une enquête récente a découvert la présence de Rekoobe, une porte dérobée initialement utilisée par APT31, suivie parMicrosoft comme [Violet Typhoon] (https://security.microsoft.com/intel-profiles/978d728039ed98462546859f2ac987e77a6c7da15d760e7ac0aaf173AC486), dans les répertoires ouverts. ## Description Rekoobe, basé en partie sur Tiny Shell, a évolué avec un chiffrement avancé et des paramètres de commande et de contrôle uniques, ce qui rend la détection difficile.Les chercheurs ont trouvé deux échantillons de rekoobe sur un répertoire ouvert lié à l'adresse IP 27.124.45 \ [. \] 146, révélant des binaires de logiciels malveillants étiquetés selon l'architecture et la date.Ces binaires ont tenté de se connecter avec le serveur d'hébergement via un port spécifique, suivant les modèles observés dans d'autres logiciels malveillants Rekoobe. Une analyse plus approfondie a identifié plusieurs domaines de sosie imitant le site Web populaire de TradingView, suggérant des efforts de phishing potentiels ciblant la communauté financière.Ces domaines présentent de légères variations typographiques, peut-être pour l'ingénierie sociale ou les attaques de phishing.Bien qu'aucun contenu actif n'ait été observé, le chevauchement de ces domaines avec une activité Rekoobe suggère une campagne coordonnée. L'enquête a également lié d'autres serveurs dans la même infrastructure basée à Hong Kong à l'aide de clés SSH partagées, renforçant la notion d'une configuration malveillante plus large.De plus, un outil de sécurité, Yakit, connu pour son équipe rouge légitime, a été trouvé sur un serveur, soulevant des questions sur son utilisation dans ce contexte.Collectivement, ces résultats révèlent une opération malveillante potentiellement étendue destinée aux plateformes financières, exigeant un examen minutieux. ## Analyse Microsoft et contexte OSINT supplémentaire L'acteur Microsoft suit comme [Violet Typhoon] (https://security.microsoft.com/intel-profiles/978d728039ed98462546859f2ac987e7ec77a6c7da15d760e7ac0aaf173ac486). Phoon est connu principalementcibler l'ancien gouvernement et le personnel militaire, les ONG et les groupes de réflexion aux États-Unis.Violet Typhoon se concentre sur l'espionnage.L'acteur est connu pour effectuer une analyse de vulnérabilité pour identifier l'infrastructure Web exposée à Internet, telles que les serveurs Web, la gestion de contenu ou les portails de gestion, puis exploiter ces vulnérabilités pour installer des shells Web.De plus, Violet Typhoon utilise la technique de reconnaissance des bogues Web. Le typhon Violet a également été observé à l'aide de courriels de phisseur de lance contenant un lien qui redirige vers les pages de connexion de récolte des informations d'identification.Après avoir obtenu un accès initial, le typhon Violet utilise des techniques d'adversaire dans le milieu et des capacités de fenêtres intégrées pour le mouvement latéral et l'escalade des privilèges.Microsoft a également observé le groupe à l'aide d'exploits de jours zéro pour l'escalade des privilèges.Violet Typhoon est suivi par d'autres sociétés de sécurité en tant qu'APT31. ## 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=Magicti_TA_LearnDoc)Le défenseur du point final peut bloquer les artefacts malveillants, m | Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat | APT 31 | ★★ |
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2024-08-14 18:17:06 | EastWind campaign: new CloudSorcerer attacks on government organizations in Russia (lien direct) | #### Targeted Geolocations - Russia #### Targeted Industries - Government Agencies & Services - Information Technology ## Snapshot Researchers at Kapersky identified a targeted cyberattack campaign, named EastWind, that occurred in late July 2024, targeting Russian government organizations and IT companies. ## Description The threat actors utilized phishing emails with malicious shortcut attachments to infect devices, delivering malware that received commands via the Dropbox cloud service. The additional payloads included the VERSION.dll backdoor, GrewApacha RAT used by APT31 (tracked by Microsoft as Violet Typhoon) since 2021, a new version of the CloudSorcerer backdoor, and the PlugY implant, which overlaps with APT27 (tracked by Microsoft as Linen Typhoon) tools. The attackers gained initial access to organizations through spear phishing, sending malicious emails with attached RAR archives containing decoy documents and malicious files. The campaign demonstrated the evolving tactics and techniques employed by threat actors to infiltrate and compromise targeted organizations, emphasizing the ongoing threat of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting government and IT sectors. ## Additional Analysis Kapersky [previously reported](https://securelist.com/cloudsorcerer-new-apt-cloud-actor/113056/) on the CloudSorcerer backdoor and its use in attacks on government organizations in Russia. Used as a cyberespionage tool, the malware employs public cloud services as its primary command and control (C2) servers. Kaspersky has assessed that CloudSorcerer\'s activities resemble those of the [CloudWizard APT](https://securelist.com/cloudwizard-apt/109722/). However, notable differences in the malware\'s code and functionality suggest that CloudSorcerer is likely a new actor. ## Detections/Hunting Queries ### Microsoft Defender Antivirus Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects threat components as the following malware: - [Trojan:Win32/Casdet](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Trojan:Win32/Casdet!rfn) ## Recommendations Microsoft recommends the following mitigations to reduce the impact of this threat. - Turn on [cloud-delivered protection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/linux-preferences) in Microsoft Defender Antivirus or the equivalent for your antivirus product to cover rapidly evolving attacker tools and techniques. Cloud-based machine learning protections block a majority of new and unknown threats. - Run [EDR in block mode](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/edr-in-block-mode?view=o365-worldwide?ocid=magicti_ta_learndoc) so that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can block malicious artifacts, even when your non-Microsoft antivirus does not detect the threat or when Microsoft Defender Antivirus is running in passive mode. EDR in block mode works behind the scenes to remediate malicious artifacts that are detected post-breach. - Allow [investigation and remediation](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/automated-investigations?view=o365-worldwide?ocid=magicti_ta_learndoc) in full automated mode to allow Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to take immediate action on alerts to resolve breaches, significantly reducing alert volume. - [Enable](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/enable-controlled-folders) controlled folder access. - Ensure that [tamper protection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/prevent-changes-to-security-settings-with-tamper-protection#how-do-i-configure-or-manage-tamper-protection) is enabled in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. - Enable [network protection](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/enable-network-protection) in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. - Follow the credential hardening recommendations in the [on-premises credential theft overview](https://security.microsoft.com/threatanalytics3/938 | Ransomware Malware Tool Threat Cloud | APT 27 APT 31 | ★★★ |
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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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2024-05-22 14:00:00 | Extinction de l'IOC?Les acteurs de cyber-espionnage de Chine-Nexus utilisent des réseaux orbes pour augmenter les coûts des défenseurs IOC Extinction? China-Nexus Cyber Espionage Actors Use ORB Networks to Raise Cost on Defenders (lien direct) |
Written by: Michael Raggi
Mandiant Intelligence is tracking a growing trend among China-nexus cyber espionage operations where advanced persistent threat (APT) actors utilize proxy networks known as “ORB networks” (operational relay box networks) to gain an advantage when conducting espionage operations. ORB networks are akin to botnets and are made up of virtual private servers (VPS), as well as compromised Internet of Things (IoT) devices, smart devices, and routers that are often end of life or unsupported by their manufacturers. Building networks of compromised devices allows ORB network administrators to easily grow the size of their ORB network with little effort and create a constantly evolving mesh network that can be used to conceal espionage operations. By using these mesh networks to conduct espionage operations, actors can disguise external traffic between command and control (C2) infrastructure and victim environments including vulnerable edge devices that are being exploited via zero-day vulnerabilities. These networks often use both rented VPS nodes in combination with malware designed to target routers so they can grow the number of devices capable of relaying traffic within compromised networks. Mandiant assesses with moderate confidence that this is an effort to raise the cost of defending an enterprise\'s network and shift the advantage toward espionage operators by evading detection and complicating attribution. Mandiant believes that if network defenders can shift the current enterprise defense paradigm away from treating adversary infrastructure like indicators of compromise (IOCs) and instead toward tracking ORB networks like evolving entities akin to APT groups, enterprises can contend with the rising challenge of ORB networks in the threat landscape. IOC Extinction and the Rise of ORB Networks The cybersecurity industry has reported on the APT practice of ORB network usage in the past as well as on the functional implementation of these networks. Less discussed are the implications of broad ORB network usage by a multitude of China-nexus espionage actors, which has become more common over recent years. The following are three key points and paradigm shifting implications about ORB networks that require enterprise network defenders to adapt the way they think about China-nexus espionage actors: ORB networks undermine the idea of “Actor-Controlled Infrastructure”: ORB networks are infrastructure networks administered by independent entities, contractors, or administrators within the People\'s Republic of China (PRC). They are not controlled by a single APT actor. ORB networks create a network interface, administer a network of compromised nodes, and contract access to those networks to multiple APT actors that will use the ORB networks to carry out their own distinct espionage and reconnaissance. These networks are not controlled by APT actors using them, but rather are temporarily used by these APT actors often to deploy custom tooling more conventionally attributable to known China-nexus adversaries. ORB network infrastructure has a short lifesp |
Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Prediction Cloud Commercial | APT 15 APT 5 APT 31 | ★★★ |
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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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2023-08-11 15:42:00 | Les chercheurs mettent en lumière les déposées avancées et les tactiques d'exfiltration des données d'APT31 \\ Researchers Shed Light on APT31\\'s Advanced Backdoors and Data Exfiltration Tactics (lien direct) |
L'acteur de menace chinois connue sous le nom d'APT31 (alias Bronze Vinewood, Judgment Panda ou Violet Typhoon) a été lié à un ensemble de déambulations avancées qui sont capables d'exfiltration d'informations sensibles récoltées à Dropbox.
Le malware fait partie d'une collection plus large de plus de 15 implants qui ont été utilisés par l'adversaire dans les attaques ciblant les organisations industrielles en Europe de l'Est
The Chinese threat actor known as APT31 (aka Bronze Vinewood, Judgement Panda, or Violet Typhoon) has been linked to a set of advanced backdoors that are capable of exfiltrating harvested sensitive information to Dropbox. The malware is part of a broader collection of more than 15 implants that have been put to use by the adversary in attacks targeting industrial organizations in Eastern Europe |
Malware Threat Industrial | APT 31 APT 31 | ★★ |
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2023-07-10 23:30:00 | Analyse de la porte dérobée Rekoobe utilisée dans les attaques contre les systèmes Linux en Corée Analysis of the Rekoobe Backdoor Being Used In Attacks Against Linux Systems in Korea (lien direct) |
Rekoobe est une porte dérobée connue pour être utilisée par APT31, un groupe de menaces basé en Chine.Ahnlab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) reçoit des rapports sur les logiciels malveillants Rekoobe des locataires en Corée depuis plusieurs années et partagera par la présente sa brève analyse.De plus, les variantes de Rekoobe seront classées avec un résumé de celles utilisées pour cibler les entreprises coréennes.1. La vue d'ensemble Rekoobe est une porte dérobée qui cible les environnements Linux.Il a été découvert pour la première fois en 2015, [1] ...
Rekoobe is a backdoor known to be used by APT31, a threat group based in China. AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) has been receiving reports of the Rekoobe malware from tenants in Korea for several years, and will hereby share its brief analysis. Additionally, the Rekoobe variants will be categorized along with a summary of the ones used to target Korean companies. 1. Overview Rekoobe is a backdoor that targets Linux environments. It was first discovered in 2015, [1]... |
Malware Threat | APT 31 | ★★ |
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2021-12-21 16:57:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: \'PseudoManuscrypt\' Mass Spyware Campaign Targets 35K Systems, APT31 Intrusion Set Campaign: Description, Countermeasures and Code, State-sponsored hackers abuse Slack API to steal (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT31, Magecart, Hancitor, Pakdoor, Lazarus, and Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-21551.. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity.
Figure 1 - IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed.
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NSW Government Casual Recruiter Suffers Ransomware Hit
(published: December 17, 2021)
Finite Recruitment suffered a ransomware attack during the month of October 2021, resulting in the exfiltration of some data. Their incident responders (IR) identified the ransomware as Conti, a fast encrypting ransomware commonly attributed to the cybercriminal group Wizard Spider. The exfiltrated data was published on the dark web, however the firm remains fully operational, and affected customers are being informed.
Analyst Comment: Always check to see if there is a decryptor available for the ransomware before considering payment. Enforce a strong backup policy to ensure that data is recoverable in the event of encryption or loss.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Scheduled Transfer - T1029
Tags: Conti, Wizard Spider, Ransomware, Banking and Finance
Phorpiex botnet is back with a new Twizt: Hijacking Hundreds of crypto transactions
(published: December 16, 2021)
Check Point Research has uncovered a new variant of the Phorpiex botnet named Twizt. Historically, Phorpiex utilized sextortion, ransomware delivery, and cryptocurrency clipping. Twizt however, appears to be primarily focused on stealing cryptocurrency and have stolen half a million dollars since November 2020 in the form of Bitcoin, Ether and ERC20 tokens.The botnet features departure from it’s traditional command and control (C2) infrastructure, opting for peer-to-peer (P2P) communications between infected hosts, eliminating the need for C2 communication as each host can fulfill that role.
Analyst Comment: Bots within a P2P network need to communicate regularly with other bots to receive and share commands. If the infected bots are on a private network, private IP addresses will be used. Therefore, careful monitoring of network traffic will reveal suspicious activity, and a spike in network resource usage as opposed to the detection of C2 IP addresses.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encoding - T1132 | [MITRE ATT&CK] File and Directory Discovery - T1083 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Clipboard Data - T1115
Tags: Phorpiex, Twizt, Russia, Banking and Finance, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin
‘PseudoManuscrypt’ Mass Spyware Campaign Targets 35K Systems
(published: December 16, 2021)
Kaspersky researchers have documented a spyware that has targeted 195 countries as of December 2021. The spyware, named PseudoManuscrypt, was developed and deployed by Lazarus Group |
Ransomware Malware Vulnerability Threat Guideline Medical | APT 41 APT 38 APT 28 APT 31 | |
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2021-08-04 15:25:01 | China-linked APT31 targets Russia for the first time (lien direct) | China-linked APT31 group employed a new strain of malware in attacks aimed at entities in Mongolia, Belarus, Canada, the US, and Russia. Researchers from Positive Technologies reported that China-linked APT31 group has been using a new piece of malware in a recent wave of attacks targeting Mongolia, Belarus, Canada, the United States, and Russia. Experts […] | Malware | APT 31 | |
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2021-08-04 12:03:07 | Chinese Cyberspy Group APT31 Starts Targeting Russia (lien direct) | China-linked hacking group APT31 has been using new malware in recent attacks targeting Mongolia, Belarus, Canada, the United States, and - for the first time - Russia, according to enterprise cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies. | Malware | APT 31 | |
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2021-07-27 15:00:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: APT31 Targeting French Home Routers, Multiple Microsoft Vulnerabilities, StrongPity Deploys Android Malware, and More (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, Cryptojacking, Downloaders, Malspam, RATs, 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
Windows “PetitPotam” Network Attack – How to Protect Against It
(published: July 21, 2021)
Microsoft has released mitigations for a new Windows vulnerability called PetitPotam. Security researcher, Gillesl Lionel, created a proof-of-concept script that abuses Microsoft’s NT Lan Manager (NTLM) protocol called MS-EFSRPC (encrypting file system remote protocol). PetitPotam can only work if certain system functions that are enabled if the following conditions are met: NTLM authentication is enabled on domain, active directory certificate services (AD CS) is being used, certificate authority web enrollment or certificate enrollment we service are enabled. Exploitation can result in a NTLM relay attack, which is a type of man-in-the-middle attack.
Analyst Comment: Microsoft has provided mitigation steps to this attack which includes disabling NTLM on a potentially affected domain, in addition to others.
Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft, PetitPotam, Man-in-the-middle
APT31 Modus Operandi Attack Campaign Targeting France
(published: July 21, 2021)
The French cybersecurity watchdog, ANSSII issued an alert via France computer emergency response team (CERT) discussing attacks targeting multiple French entities. The China-sponsored, advanced persistent threat (APT) group APT31 (Judgment Panda, Zirconium) has been attributed to this ongoing activity. The group was observed using “a network of compromised home routers as operational relay boxes in order to perform stealth reconnaissance as well as attacks.”
Analyst Comment: Defense-in-depth (layering of security mechanisms, redundancy, fail-safe defense processes) is the best way to ensure safety from APTs, including a focus on both network and host-based security. Prevention and detection capabilities should also be in place.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Resource Hijacking - T1496
Tags: APT, APT31, Judgment Panda, Zirconium, Home routers
StrongPity APT Group Deploys Android Malware for the First Time
(published: July 21, 2021)
Trend Micro researchers conducted analysis on a malicious APK sample shared on Twitter by MalwareHunterTeam. The shared sample was discussed as being a trojanized version of an Android app offered on the authentic Syrian E-Gov website, potentially via a watering-hole attack. Researchers took this information and pivoted further to analyze the backdoor functionality of the trojanized app (which is no longer being distributed on the official Syrian E-Gov website). Additional samples were identified to be contacting URLs that are identical to or following previous r |
Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat | Uber APT 31 | |
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2021-07-20 15:00:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: China Blamed for Microsoft Exchange Attacks, Israeli Cyber Surveillance Companies Help Oppressive Governments, and More (lien direct) | The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: China, APT, Espionage, Ransomware, Targeted Campaigns, DLL Side-Loading, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity.
Figure 1 - IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
UK and Allies Accuse China for a Pervasive Pattern of Hacking, Breaching Microsoft Exchange Servers
(published: July 19, 2021)
On July 19th, 2021, the US, the UK, and other global allies jointly accused China in a pattern of aggressive malicious cyber activity. First, they confirmed that Chinese state-backed actors (previously identified under the group name Hafnium) were responsible for gaining access to computer networks around the world via Microsoft Exchange servers. The attacks took place in early 2021, affecting over a quarter of a million servers worldwide. Additionally, APT31 (Judgement Panda) and APT40 (Kryptonite Panda) were attributed to Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted four APT40 members, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) shared indicators of compromise of the historic APT40 activity.
Analyst Comment: Network defense-in-depth and adherence to information security best practices can assist organizations in reducing the risk. Pay special attention to the patch and vulnerability management, protecting credentials, and continuing network hygiene and monitoring. When possible, enforce the principle of least privilege, use segmentation and strict access control measures for critical data. Organisations can use Anomali Match to perform real time forensic analysis for tracking such attacks.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Drive-by Compromise - T1189 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] External Remote Services - T1133 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Server Software Component - T1505 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploitation of Remote Services - T1210
Tags: Hafnium, Judgement Panda, APT31, TEMP.Jumper, APT40, Kryptonite Panda, Zirconium, Leviathan, TEMP.Periscope, Microsoft Exchange, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-27065, CVE-2021-26858, Government, EU, UK, North America, China
NSO’s Spyware Sold to Authoritarian Regimes Used to Target Activists, Politicians and Journalists
(published: July 18, 2021)
Israeli surveillance company NSO Group supposedly sells spyware to vetted governments bodies to fight crime and terrorism. New research discovered NSO’s tools being used against non-criminal actors, pro-democracy activists and journalists investigating corruption, political opponents and government critics, diplomats, etc. In some cases, the timeline of this surveillance coincided with journalists' arrests and even murders. The main penetration tool used by NSO is malware Pegasus that targets both iPho |
Ransomware Malware Tool Vulnerability Threat Studies Guideline Industrial | APT 41 APT 40 APT 28 APT 31 | |
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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.
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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 | |
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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
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