Reaching Security Compliance Milestone for the Fourth Year in a Row We are excited to share that SOC Prime has successfully passed the SOC 2 Type II audit once again, conducted by I.S. Partners, LLC—a top-tier internal controls attestation firm accredited by the PCI Council as a Qualified Security Assessor. SOC 2® compliance, recognized as […]
North Korea-affiliated APT groups have consistently ranked among the most active adversaries over the past decade. This year, security experts have observed a significant uptick in their malicious operations, driven by enhanced toolsets and an expanded range of targets. In August 2024, North Korean hackers bolstered their arsenal with the MoonPeak Trojan. A month earlier, […]
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 […]
Detection Content Creation, Submission & Release August 2024 was challenging for the global cyber community, but it was also full of opportunities for SOC Prime’s Threat Bounty members to gain personal recognition and cash for their contributions. During August, 22 detections were successfully released to the SOC Prime Platform, and twice as many detections were […]
The latest stats highlight that in 2023, adversaries deployed an average of 200,454 unique malware scripts per day, equating to roughly 1.5 new samples per minute. To proceed with successful malware attacks, threat actors are juggling with different malicious methods in an attempt to overcome security protections. The latest malicious campaign in the spotlight spoofs […]
Hot on the heels of the joint cybersecurity advisory warning defenders of the Iran-backed Pioneer Kitten’s collaboration with multiple ransomware groups, another spike in ransomware activity is causing a stir in the cyber threat landscape. The FBI, CISA, and partners recently issued a joint alert covering the increased offensive activity of the RansomHub RaaS operators, […]
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, […]
In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, organizations face numerous challenges in safeguarding their digital assets. SOC Prime offers a suite of solutions designed to address some of the most pressing cybersecurity problems. This blog explores how SOC Prime’s Threat Detection Marketplace (TDM), Uncoder AI, and Attack Detective can solve five common issues. Start Now Request […]