NAPLISTENER: New Malware in REF2924 Group's Arsenal for Bypassing Detection

The threat group tracked as REF2924 has been observed deploying previously unseen malware in its attacks aimed at entities in South and Southeast Asia. The malware, dubbed NAPLISTENER by Elastic Security Labs, is an HTTP listener programmed in C and is designed to evade "network-based forms of...

NAPLISTENER: New Malware in REF2924 Group's Arsenal for Bypassing Detection

The threat group tracked as REF2924 has been observed deploying previously unseen malware in its attacks aimed at entities in South and Southeast Asia. The malware, dubbed NAPLISTENER by Elastic Security Labs, is an HTTP listener programmed in C and is designed to evade "network-based forms of...

Tick Launches Attack on East Asian Data-Loss Prevention Software Company

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Tick, an APT group, attacked an East Asian data-loss prevention software company, compromising update servers and distributing malware, using trojanized installers, to access computers of government and...

KamiKakaBot Malware Used in Latest Dark Pink APT Attacks on Southeast Asian Targets

The Dark Pink advanced persistent threat APT actor has been linked to a fresh set of attacks targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asian countries with a malware called KamiKakaBot. Dark Pink, also called Saaiwc, was extensively profiled by Group-IB earlier this year, describing...

KamiKakaBot Malware Used in Latest Dark Pink APT Attacks on Southeast Asian Targets

The Dark Pink advanced persistent threat APT actor has been linked to a fresh set of attacks targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asian countries with a malware called KamiKakaBot. Dark Pink, also called Saaiwc, was extensively profiled by Group-IB earlier this year, describing...

Sharp Panda A Sophisticated Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targeting Governments

Threat Level Actor Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary The Sharp Panda cyber-espionage campaign, which has been active for a considerable period, focuses on infiltrating government entities in Southeast Asia. This operatio...

Akamai Mitigates Record DDoS Attack in Asia-Pacific (900 Gbps)

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Sharp Panda Using New Soul Framework Version to Target Southeast Asian Governments

High-profile government entities in Southeast Asia are the target of a cyber espionage campaign undertaken by a Chinese threat actor known as Sharp Panda since late last year. The intrusions are characterized by the use of a new version of the Soul modular framework, marking a departure from the...

Sharp Panda Using New Soul Framework Version to Target Southeast Asian Governments

High-profile government entities in Southeast Asia are the target of a cyber espionage campaign undertaken by a Chinese threat actor known as Sharp Panda since late last year. The intrusions are characterized by the use of a new version of the Soul modular framework, marking a departure from the...

Command Execution Vulnerability in Pan-Asia Classroom

Pan-Asia Classroom is an online classroom software. A command execution vulnerability exists in Pantheon Classroom, which can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary commands...

Chinese Hackers Targeting European Entities with New MQsTTang Backdoor

The China-aligned Mustang Panda actor has been observed using a hitherto unseen custom backdoor called MQsTTang as part of an ongoing social engineering campaign that commenced in January 2023. "Unlike most of the group's malware, MQsTTang doesn't seem to be based on existing families or publicly...

New MQsTTang Backdoor from Mustang Panda Targets Political and Governmental Organizations

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary A new custom backdoor called MQsTTang, which they attribute to the Mustang Panda APT group. This backdoor is part of an ongoing campaign that began in early January...

Redirection Roulette: Thousands of hijacked websites in East Asia redirecting visitors to other sites

Since early September 2022, tens of thousands of websites aimed at East Asian audiences have been hacked, redirecting hundreds of thousands of their users to adult-themed content...

A New APT named APT-C-61 Targets South Asia

Threat Level Actor Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary APT-C-61, also known as Tengyun Snake, is an advanced persistent threat APT group that has been active since at least January 2020 in South Asia. This group mainly...

New EX-22 Tool Empowers Hackers with Stealthy Ransomware Attacks on Enterprises

A new post-exploitation framework called EXFILTRATOR-22 aka EX-22 has emerged in the wild with the goal of deploying ransomware within enterprise networks while flying under the radar. "It comes with a wide range of capabilities, making post-exploitation a cakewalk for anyone purchasing the tool,...

China Is Relentlessly Hacking Its Neighbors

New details reveal that Beijing-backed hackers targeted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, adding to a string of attacks in the region...

PureCrypter Malware Targets Governments Through Discord

By Deeba Ahmed The PureCrypter malware is targeting government entities in North America and the Asia-Pacific region. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: PureCrypter Malware Targets Governments Through Discord...

Deceptive Discord Campaign Targets Government Entities with PureCrypter Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Government entities in the Asia-Pacific and North American regions have been targeted by a threat actor using the PureCrypter malware downloader. This particular malware has been used to distribute vario...

PureCrypter Malware Targets Government Entities in Asia-Pacific and North America

Government entities in Asia-Pacific and North America are being targeted by an unknown threat actor with an off-the-shelf malware downloader known as PureCrypter to deliver an array of information stealers and ransomware. "The PureCrypter campaign uses the domain of a compromised non-profit...

PureCrypter Malware Targets Government Entities in Asia-Pacific and North America

Government entities in Asia-Pacific and North America are being targeted by an unknown threat actor with an off-the-shelf malware downloader known as PureCrypter to deliver an array of information stealers and ransomware. "The PureCrypter campaign uses the domain of a compromised non-profit...