FIN8 Hackers Return With More Powerful Version of BADHATCH PoS Malware

Threat actors known for keeping a low profile do so by ceasing operations for prolonged periods in between to evade attracting any attention as well as constantly refining their toolsets to fly below the radar of many detection technologies. One such group is FIN8, a financially motivated threat...

Backdoor.Win32.Antilam.14.o Code Execution

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/3f3ee9dce39e816b4001bd6ae66e8f1a.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Antilam.14.o Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution Description: The...

China’s RedEcho accused of targeting India’s power grids

RedEcho, an advanced persistent threat APT group from China, has attempted to infiltrate the systems behind Indias power grids, according to a threat analysis report from Recorded Future PDF. It appears that what triggered this attempt to gain a foothold in Indias critical power generation and...

Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Vmware View_Planner

CVE-2021-21978 A simpler way to bring back the vulnerable expl...

Microsoft, FireEye Unmask More Malware Linked to SolarWinds Attackers

Researchers have uncovered more custom malware that is being used by the threat group behind the SolarWinds attack. Researchers with Microsoft and FireEye identified three new pieces of malware that the companies said are being used in late-stage activity by the threat actor previously called...

New SUNSHUTTLE Second-Stage Backdoor Uncovered Targeting U.S.-Based Entity; Possible Connection to UNC2452

Executive Summary In August 2020, a U.S.-based entity uploaded a new backdoor that we have named SUNSHUTTLE to a public malware repository. SUNSHUTTLE is a second-stage backdoor written in GoLang that features some detection evasion capabilities. Mandiant observed SUNSHUTTLE at a victim compromis...

Backdoor.Win32.BO2K.ab Buffer Overflow

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/ca4e5a6ff033b62fa59de5a5dd24c7f9.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.BO2K.ab Vulnerability: Local File Buffer Overflow Description: PsyConf - Program...

SolarWinds Blames Intern for 'solarwinds123' Password Lapse

As cybersecurity researchers continue to piece together the sprawling SolarWinds supply chain attack, top executives of the Texas-based software services firm blamed an intern for a critical password lapse that went unnoticed for several years. The said password "solarwinds123" was originally...

Backdoor.Win32.RemoteManipulator.fdo Insecure Permissions

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/66ef21e8d1cf30dce6e084a9e306c18f.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.RemoteManipulator.fdo Vulnerability: Insecure Permissions Description: The backdoor...

North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms with ThreatNeedle Malware

A prolific North Korean state-sponsored hacking group has been tied to a new ongoing espionage campaign aimed at exfiltrating sensitive information from organizations in the defense industry. Attributing the attacks with high confidence to the Lazarus Group, the new findings from Kaspersky signal...

Backdoor.Win32.Azbreg.amw Insecure Permissions

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/5eb58198721d4ded363e41e243e685cc.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Azbreg.amw Vulnerability: Insecure Permissions Description: The backdoor creates an...

Backdoor / Malicious code

lita-coin 0.0.3 contains a backdoor mechanism that allows launching of hidden cryptocurrency mining operations inside the project. The code also contained a backdoor mechanism that allowed the attacker to send a cookie file back to a compromised project, and allow the attacker to execute maliciou...

GHSA-Q2HM-GX3F-H63Q Backdoor / Malicious code

lita-coin 0.0.3 contains a backdoor mechanism that allows launching of hidden cryptocurrency mining operations inside the project. The code also contained a backdoor mechanism that allowed the attacker to send a cookie file back to a compromised project, and allow the attacker to execute maliciou...

Backdoor.Win32.Inject.tyq Insecure Permissions

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/833868d3092bea833839a6b8ec196046.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Inject.tyq Vulnerability: Insecure Permissions Description: The backdoor creates an d...

Microsoft: SolarWinds Attackers Downloaded Azure, Exchange Code

Threat actors downloaded some Microsoft Exchange and Azure code repositories during the sprawling SolarWinds supply-chain attack but did not use the company’s internal systems or products to attack other victims. That’s the final verdict this week by the tech giant now that it’s completed a...

Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.bhfh Insecure Permissions

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/2e507b75c0df0fcb2f9a85f4a0c1bc04.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.bhfh Vulnerability: Insecure Permissions Description: DarkKomet.bhfh create...

Exploit Details Emerge for Unpatched Microsoft Bug

New details have emerged about an unpatched security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that was recently used in a complex campaign against security researchers. A fresh analysis from 0patch offers further insight into where the bug exists and how it can be triggered in real-world...

Backdoor.Win32.Agent.aak Code Execution / Cross Site Request Forgery

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/64f2fd4dbd9039e5bc054f475eaa582aB.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Agent.aak Vulnerability: Cross Site Request Forgery CSRF - Code Execution Descriptio...

Backdoor.Win32.Agent.aak Hardcoded Credentials

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/64f2fd4dbd9039e5bc054f475eaa582a.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Agent.aak Vulnerability: Weak Hardcoded Credentials Description: The HTTP backdoor...

Hackers Exploit IT Monitoring Tool Centreon to Target Several French Entities

Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm has been linked to a three-year-long stealthy operation to hack targets by exploiting an IT monitoring tool called Centreon. The intrusion campaign — which breached "several French entities" — is said to have started in late 2017 and...