Tag: Mustafa Gurkan KARAKAYA

SOC Prime Threat Bounty — June 2023 Results
SOC Prime Threat Bounty — June 2023 Results

Threat Bounty Publications In June, the active members of the Threat Bounty Program submitted 568 Sigma rules for a chance of publication to the SOC Prime Platform for monetization. As a result of verification, 74 rules were approved and successfully published. Explore Detections Typically enough, the most frequent reasons for rejection of content publication were: […]

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SOC Prime Threat Bounty — May 2023 Results
SOC Prime Threat Bounty — May 2023 Results

Threat Bounty Publications In May, members of the Threat Bounty community submitted 426 rules for a chance of publication to the SOC Prime Platform for monetization. After consideration and validation by SOC Prime’s team, 81 detections were successfully published. Explore Detections We are happy to report that the information provided during the Threat Bounty Developer […]

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Interview with Threat Bounty Developer – Mustafa Gurkan Karakaya
Interview with Threat Bounty Developer – Mustafa Gurkan Karakaya

Today, we want to introduce to SOC Prime’s community one of the most active members of the Threat Bounty Program and the author of validated detections available on the SOC Prime Platform. Meet Mustafa Gürkan Karakaya, who has been demonstrating his expert cybersecurity knowledge and the potential for further development since he joined the Program […]

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SOC Prime Threat Bounty —  April 2023 Results
SOC Prime Threat Bounty —  April 2023 Results

Threat Bounty Publications In April, the active members of the SOC Prime Threat Bounty community submitted 430 detection rules for review by the SOC Prime team for verification and to earn a chance to monetize their content. However, only 64 rules passed validation and were successfully published to the SOC Prime Platform. Explore Detections We […]

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MacStealer macOS Malware Detection: Novel Malicious Strain Steals User Credentials from iCloud KeyChain
MacStealer macOS Malware Detection: Novel Malicious Strain Steals User Credentials from iCloud KeyChain

Heads up! A novel infostealer is making a splash in the cyber threat arena targeting macOS users. Cybersecurity researchers have observed a novel MacStealer macOS malware that steals user credentials and other sensitive data stored in the iCloud KeyChain, web browsers, and crypto wallets.  Detecting MacStealer MacOS Malware Being yet another infostealing malware surfacing in […]

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SOC Prime Threat Bounty —  February 2023 Results
SOC Prime Threat Bounty —  February 2023 Results

Threat Bounty Publications In February 2023, members of the Threat Bounty Program significantly contributed to the SOC Prime Platform. They provided detection rules that address the quality demands and security needs of hundreds of organizations that leverage the SOC Prime Platform for day-to-day operations. As all detections submitted via Threat Bounty Program are published for […]

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MQsTTang Backdoor Detection: New Custom Malware by Mustang Panda APT Actively Used in the Latest Campaign Against Government Entities  
MQsTTang Backdoor Detection: New Custom Malware by Mustang Panda APT Actively Used in the Latest Campaign Against Government Entities  

New day, new malicious threat challenging cyber defenders! Recently, security researchers have revealed a novel malware strain being actively leveraged by Mustang Panda APT in their ongoing campaign against targets in Europe and Asia. Dubbed MQsTTang, the new custom backdoor has been developed from scratch to fly under the radar and make attribution harder while […]

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