September ‘22 Publications In September, members of the Threat Bounty Community submitted 441 rules for review by the SOC Prime team via the Developer Portal and Sigma rules Slack Bot. However, only 183 rules have successfully passed the verification and were approved for publication on the SOC Prime Platform. When creating new rules and submitting […]
August ‘22 Publications In August, 151 Sigma rules submitted by Threat Bounty Program members passed the SOC Prime acceptance validation and were released on the SOC Prime Platform. Totally, 313 rules were declined during the review’s first iteration for different reasons, including content quality, the detection value of the suggested code, full of partial duplication […]
The Redeemer ransomware builder’s author put a new spin on the malware’s software, distributing its new version on cybercrime forums. Redeemer 2.0 ransomware version is written in C++ and is built to infect Windows OS hosts. The first version of Redeemer was released in the Summer of 2021, followed by its upgraded variant published last […]
A new infostealer is getting traction after its source code was shared earlier this month on cybercrime forums. Researchers suggest that the malware developers took this step as a marketing ploy to build a reputation and increase future sales. The malware developer has also included instructions on how to edit this Rust-based stealer and compile […]
A stealthy fly-under-the-radar remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed ZuoRAT has been compromising a relatively easy target – small office/home office (SOHO) routers. The malware has been in use since 2020, mainly affecting remote workers based in the U.S. and Western Europe with access to corporate networks. Researchers warn that the observed tactics, techniques and procedures […]
A new phishing campaign is on the rise, impacting a wide range of industries and organizations in the U.S., including critical infrastructures such as security, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, the military, and also manufacturing supply chain. The scam began sweeping across the U.S. in May 2022 and is still going on. The targets receive a phishing […]
New ransomware variant follows in the footsteps of the GonnaCope ransomware, the first strain in the family of CMD-based ransomware that first surfaced in April 2022. Other similar samples that were uploaded to VirusTotal in May 2022 are known as Kekpop and Kekware. The rising player is dubbed YourCyanide and presumably has all it takes […]
Keksec, aka Nero and Freakout, the threat actor behind the advanced EnemyBot botnet, is expanding its reach by leveraging more exploits, compromising multiple organizations regardless of their industry vertical. The EnemyBot malware authors took all the best and left behind the obsolete of code used in other botnets such as Gafgyt, Qbot, or Mirai. The […]
Earlier this month, security researchers discovered a malicious package in the Python Package Index (PyPI) registry. Once in the system, PyMafka fetches a relevant Cobalt Strike beacon based on the victim’s OS. The name suggests that PyMafka is an attempt at typosquatting a PyKafka – a cluster-aware Kafka protocol client for Python. Detect PyMafka In […]
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 […]