The nefarious state-sponsored russia-aligned Gamaredon (aka Hive0051, UAC-0010, or Armageddon APT) has been launching a series of cyber-espionage campaigns against Ukraine since 2014, with cyber attacks intensifying since russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. ESET recently published an in-depth technical analysis, providing insights into Gamaredon’s cyber-espionage operations against Ukraine throughout 2022 and […]
In the first quarter of 2024, state-sponsored APT groups from regions such as China, North Korea, Iran, and russia demonstrated notably sophisticated and innovative adversary methods, creating significant challenges for the global cybersecurity landscape. Recently, a China-linked APT group known as Earth Baxia has targeted a state agency in Taiwan and potentially other countries in […]
Hackers are weaponizing PoC exploits for newly identified vulnerabilities in Progress Software WhatsUp Gold for in-the-wild attacks. Defenders have recently uncovered RCE attacks exploiting the critical SQL injection flaws tracked as CVE-2024-6670 and CVE-2024-6671. Notably, CVE-2024-6670 has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Detect CVE-2024-6670, CVE-2024-6671 Progress WhatsUp Gold Exploits In 2024, nearly […]
On August 28, 2024, a joint advisory was released by the FBI, the Department of Defense, and CISA, alerting cybersecurity professionals about a surge in operations by Iran-linked adversaries. These actors are increasingly collaborating with ransomware gangs to target education, finance, healthcare, state bodies, and defense industry sectors. Known as Pioneer Kitten, state-sponsored hacking collective […]
The Vermin hacking collective, also tracked as UAC-0020, resurfaces, targeting Ukraine using a novel offensive tool dubbed FIRMACHAGENT. In the latest attack, adversaries leverage the phishing attack vector to spread emails with the lure subject related to the prisoners of war at the Kursk front. UAC-0020 aka Vermin Attack Analysis Using FIRMACHAGENT On August 19, 2024, […]
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The increasing number of phishing attacks requires immediate attention from defenders, underscoring the need for increasing cybersecurity awareness and bolstering the organization’s cyber hygiene. Following the UAC-0102 attack targeting UKR.NET users, another hacking collective tracked as UAC-0198 leverages the phishing attack vector to target the Ukrainian state bodies and massively distribute ANONVNC (MESHAGENT) malware to […]
Defenders have discovered a novel APT group dubbed Actor240524, which applies an advanced adversary toolkit to evade detection and gain persistence. At the turn of July 2024, adversaries performed a spear-phishing campaign against diplomats from Azerbaijan and Israel. Attackers leveraged a malicious Word document featuring content in Azerbaijani and masquerading as official documentation designed to […]
The nefarious russian state-sponsored APT28 hacking collective, also known as Fighting Ursa, is coming into the spotlight. Since early spring 2024, adversaries have been targeting diplomats in a long-term offensive campaign, leveraging a car for sale as a phishing lure to distribute HeadLace malware. Detect Fighting Ursa aka APT28 Attacks Spreading HeadLace Malware The continuously […]
A couple of weeks after the disclosure of CVE-2024-38112, a critical vulnerability exploited by the Void Banshee group to deploy the Atlantida stealer, another security flaw came into the spotlight. Multiple ransomware groups have weaponized a recently patched vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors tracked as CVE-2024-37085 to gain elevated privileges and distribute file-encrypting malicious samples. […]