The malware, attacker trends and more that shaped the threat landscape in 2023

The 2023 Cisco Talos Year in Review is now available to download. Once again, the Talos team has meticulously combed through a massive amount of data to analyze the major trends that have shaped the threat landscape in 2023. Global conflict influenced a lot of these trends, altering the tactics a...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 27 November to 3 December 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of eight attacks were executed, six vulnerabilities were uncovered, and two active adversaries were...

North Korean APT’s Covert Supply-Chain Ambush

Summary: There has been a significant increase in software supply chain attacks orchestrated by North Korean hackers. Notably, the MagicLine4NX and 3CX compromises gained attention, with the Lazarus hacking group employing a sophisticated approach. They leverage a zero-day vulnerability in the...

The Rise of DarkCasino APT Group Exploiting WinRAR 0-Day

Summary: DarkCasino, an APT group with economic motivations, was initially identified in 2021. The group introduced DarkMe, a Trojan Horse program based on Visual Basic. Recently, DarkCasino has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of CVE-2023-38831, an arbitrary code execution vulnerability...

New 'HrServ.dll' Web Shell Detected in APT Attack Targeting Afghan Government

An unspecified government entity in Afghanistan was targeted by a previously undocumented web shell called HrServ in what's suspected to be an advanced persistent threat APT attack. The web shell, a dynamic-link library DLL named "hrserv.dll," exhibits "sophisticated features such as custom...

HrServ – Previously unknown web shell used in APT attack

Introduction In the course of our routine investigation, we discovered a DLL file, identified as hrserv.dll, which is a previously unknown web shell exhibiting sophisticated features such as custom encoding methods for client communication and in-memory execution. Our analysis of the sample led t...

Experts Uncover DarkCasino: New Emerging APT Threat Exploiting WinRAR Flaw

A hacking group that leveraged a recently disclosed security flaw in the WinRAR software as a zero-day has now been categorized as an entirely new advanced persistent threat APT. Cybersecurity company NSFOCUS has described DarkCasino as an "economically motivated" actor that first came to light i...

Advanced threat predictions for 2024

Advanced persistent threats APTs are the most dangerous threats, as they employ complex tools and techniques, and often are highly targeted and hard to detect. Amid the global crisis and escalating geopolitical confrontations, these sophisticated cyberattacks are even more dangerous, as there is...

Chinese APT Masquerading as Cloud Services in Cambodia

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Chinese APT targets Cambodian government via disguised cloud services, aiming to access sensitive data, aligning with Chinas regional interests. Actors adapt work hours, signaling Chinese origin, urging...

Chinese APT Posing as Cloud Services to Spy on Cambodian Government

By Deeba Ahmed Palo Alto's Unit 42 Reveals Chinese APT Spying on 24 Cambodian Government Entities as Part of Long-Term Cyberespionage. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese APT Posing as Cloud Services to Spy on Cambodian Government...

Modern Asian APT groups’ tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)

Almost every quarter, someone publishes major research focusing on campaigns or incidents that involve Asian APT groups. These campaigns and incidents target various organizations from a multitude of industries. Likewise, the geographic location of victims is not limited to just one region. This...

Lazarus-Linked BlueNoroff APT Targeting macOS with ObjCShellz Malware

By Waqas BlueNoroff is a subgroup of the larger North Korean state-backed group called Lazarus. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lazarus-Linked BlueNoroff APT Targeting macOS with ObjCShellz Malware...

Iran-Backed Agrius APT’s Attacks on Israeli Institutions

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary In a series of harmful cyberattacks that occurred from January 2023 to October 2023, the Iranian-backed Advanced Persistent Threat APT group known as Agrius targeted Israels education and technology...

APT Winter Vivern Exploits New Roundcube 0-Day to Target European Entities

By Waqas ESET Research Uncovers New Targeted Campaign Impacting European Governments and Think Tanks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: APT Winter Vivern Exploits New Roundcube 0-Day to Target European Entities...

iOS Zero-Day Attacks: Experts Uncover Deeper Insights into Operation Triangulation

The TriangleDB implant used to target Apple iOS devices packs in at least four different modules to record microphone, extract iCloud Keychain, steal data from SQLite databases used by various apps, and estimate the victim's location. The new findings come from Kaspersky, which detailed the great...

DoNot Team's New Firebird Backdoor Hits Pakistan and Afghanistan

The threat actor known as DoNot Team has been linked to the use of a novel .NET-based backdoor called Firebird targeting a handful of victims in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which disclosed the findings in its APT trends report Q3 2023, said the attack chains are als...

Prolonged Pursuit of OilRig APT Targeting Middle East Government

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Iran-affiliated threat actor known as OilRig orchestrated a sophisticated eight-month campaign directed at the Middle East government, during which the attackers managed to steal sensitive files and...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : PackageKit vulnerabilities (USN-4538-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4538-1 advisory. Vaisha Bernard discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled certain methods. A local attacker could use this issue to learn the...

TetrisPhantom: Cyber Espionage via Secure USBs Targets APAC Governments

Government entities in the Asia-Pacific APAC region are the target of a long-running cyber espionage campaign dubbed TetrisPhantom. "The attacker covertly spied on and harvested sensitive data from APAC government entities by exploiting a particular type of secure USB drive, protected by hardware...

Discord, I Want to Play a Game

Discord, I Want to Play a Game By Ernesto Fernández Provecho and David Pastor Sanz Threatray · October 16, 2023 Discord is the first choice for gamers when they want to chat with some friends while playing an online computer game. Moreover, it is also a major choice for users that simply want to...