Adversaries adopted yet another legitimate red-teaming simulation tool to evade detection. In replacement of Cobalt Strike and Metasploit’s Meterpreter comes Brute Ratel (aka BRc4) – a red team and adversary simulation software released in late 2020 that does not assist in creating exploits, designed to operate undetected by security solutions. A single-user one-year license currently […]
LockBit group returns, introducing a new strain of their ransomware, LockBit 3.0. Adversaries dubbed their latest release LockBit Black, enhancing it with new extortion tactics and introducing an option to pay in Zcash, adding to existing Bitcoin and Monero crypto payment options. This time, LockBit hackers are making the headlines by kicking off the first […]
The notorious Raccoon Stealer, which was earlier distributed under the Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, comes back to the cyber threat arena as a new version 2.0 enriched with more advanced capabilities. Raccoon Stealer malware was previously reported to have been replaced with Dridex Trojan by the RIG exploit kit as part of an ongoing campaign that […]
Researchers report new attacks with an upgraded remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed PingPull launched by Gallium hackers. The Gallium APT has been around since at least 2012 and bears the markings of what is likely a nation-state threat actor, believed to be backed by the Chinese government. Their latest activity is characterized by APT’s strive […]
The operations of Evilnum hackers have been watched closely by security analysts since 2020, with the threat actors’ activity traced back as early as 2018. The APT group is predominantly associated with the attacks on the FinTech sector in Europe, often classified as a financially motivated group. Sources claimed that the most recent spear phishing […]
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 […]
Meet a novel player in the cyber threat arena! Starting from late 2020 security experts are tracking a new APT collective, dubbed ToddyCat, which was spotted targeting Microsoft Exchange servers in Europe and Asia to deploy custom malware samples. Among the malicious strains distributed by the ToddyCat are previously unknown Samurai backdoor and Ninja Trojan […]
ShadowPad is a modular backdoor highly popular among China-located threat actors, including such clusters of espionage activity as BRONZE UNIVERSITY, BRONZE RIVERSIDE, BRONZE STARLIGHT, and BRONZE ATLAS. The malware is used to download further malicious payloads, opening the way to wider exploitation potential. According to the research data, the malware traces its roots back to […]
Matanbuchus first surfaced in early 2021 as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) project at a rental price of $2,500. Matanbuchus is a loader that uses two DLLs during the malware’s run cycle. This year the malware is delivered in phishing attacks aimed at deploying Cobalt Strike beacons. Detect Matanbuchus Malware For an efficient Matanbuchus malware detection, use […]
A notorious Chinese APT group known under the moniker “DriftingCloud” targets a cybersecurity firm Sophos. Namely, the threat actor is believed to be behind the active exploitation of a security hole in Sophos firewall. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-1040, scores 9.8 in severity and has been affecting Sophos Firewall versions 18.5 MR3 and older since […]