On June 20, 2022, CERT-UA issued two separate alerts that warn the global cybersecurity community of a new wave of cyber-attacks on Ukrainian organizations weaponizing the nefarious zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild and tracked as CVE-2022-30190 aka Follina. In the CERT-UA#4842 alert, cybersecurity researchers unveiled the malicious activity by a hacking group identified […]
Cybersecurity researchers have recently shed light on a wave of new cyber attacks by the Iranian nation-backed APT group acting under the moniker “Lyceum” also known as HEXANE. Lyceum actors have been operating in the cyber threat arena since 2017 mainly targeting Middle East organizations in the energy and telecom industry sectors. In the latest […]
Cybersecurity researchers have observed the activity of a more advanced version of a fully-functional malware loader dubbed PureCrypter that has been actively distributing remote access Trojans (RATs) and information stealers since March 2021. Notorious malware samples delivered using PureCrypter include AsyncRAT, LokiBot, Remcos, Warzone RAT, NanoCore, Arkei Stealer, and RedLine Stealer. The updated features of […]
New kernel rootkit named Syslogk is getting traction, terrorizing the Linux OS users. The novel rootkit malware is believed to be based on another Linux rootkit dubbed Adore-Ng – a loadable module used to infect the Linux OS kernel. While Syslogk’s operators are currently invested in its development, enhancing the functionality of the new rootkit, […]
The notorious Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-30190 aka Follina is still being actively exploited by multiple hacking organizations across the world. On June 10, 2022, CERT-UA released a new alert warning of ongoing cyber-attacks targeting Ukrainian media organizations. Threat actors continue to leverage the CVE-2022-30190 vulnerability in the latest malicious email campaign aimed […]
Meet SVCReady, a new malicious loader on the arena! The novel strain is heavily distributed via phishing campaigns since April 2022, leveraging an unusual infection routine. According to experts, SVCReady relies on shellcode hidden within the properties of the Microsoft Office document allowing it to fly under the radar of security solutions. Since malware is […]
Banking malware has been a true-and-tried cash cow for adversaries for a long time now. One of such efficient tools in malware distribution campaigns that target the banking sector is a remote-overlay banking trojan Grandoreiro. The trojan was first detected in 2016 (yet, some researchers claim the malware first surfaced in 2017), being used against […]
State-run threat actor Lazarus rides again, this time exploiting the notorious Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware Horizons servers. In this campaign, adversaries leverage Horizon, targeting the Republic of Korea with a NukeSped backdoor. First documented exploits date back to January 2022, with Lazarus hackers being spotted exploiting Log4Shell in VMware Horizons products since mid-Spring 2022. Almost […]
Security researchers report on malicious activity associated with the distribution of BumbleBee malware traced back to the initial access broker (IAB) dubbed Exotic Lily. Research data suggest that adversaries use the file transfer tools such as TransferXL, TransferNow, and WeTransfer, to spread BumbleBee malware. The malware is used to launch Cobalt Strike attacks. Detect BumbleBee […]
As Discord is gaining extreme popularity among online user communities, with 150 million people using it as of 2021, hackers turn their sights to this chat, VoIP, and digital distribution platform. The possible attack surface is vast and promising, allowing threat actors to abuse Discord for malware distribution and other nefarious actions. Recently, security researchers […]