New Report Reveals Shuckworm's Long-Running Intrusions on Ukrainian Organizations

The Russian threat actor known as Shuckworm has continued its cyber assault spree against Ukrainian entities in a bid to steal sensitive information from compromised environments. Targets of the recent intrusions, which began in February/March 2023, include security services, military, and...

Notorious Cyber Gang FIN7 Returns With Cl0p Ransomware in New Wave of Attacks

The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has been observed deploying Cl0p aka Clop ransomware, marking the threat actor's first ransomware campaign since late 2021. Microsoft, which detected the activity in April 2023, is tracking the financially motivated actor under its new taxonomy Sangria...

Minas – on the way to complexity

Sometimes when investigating an infection and focusing on a targeted attack, we come across something we were not expecting. The case described below is one such occurrence. In June 2022, we found a suspicious shellcode running in the memory of a system process. We decided to dig deeper and...

New Ransomware Strain 'CACTUS' Exploits VPN Flaws to Infiltrate Networks

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new ransomware strain called CACTUS that has been found to leverage known flaws in VPN appliances to obtain initial access to targeted networks. "Once inside the network, CACTUS actors attempt to enumerate local and network user accounts in addition ...

ManageEngine ADAudit Plus Remote Code Execution Exploit

This Metasploit module exploits security issues in ManageEngine ADAudit Plus versions prior to 7006 that allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by creating a custom alert profile and leveraging its custom alert script component. The module first runs a few checks to test the provided...

Blind Eagle Cyber Espionage Group Strikes Again: New Attack Chain Uncovered

The cyber espionage actor tracked as Blind Eagle has been linked to a new multi-stage attack chain that leads to the deployment of the NjRAT remote access trojan on compromised systems. "The group is known for using a variety of sophisticated attack techniques, including custom malware, social...

Automating Citrix Probe Agent Installation and Configuration

Purpose This article contains instructions on using PowerShell to automate the installation and configuration of Citrix Probe Agent. The PowerShell script can be downloaded from this page. The same script can also be used to update the configured values for an existing installation of Probe Agent...

Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Microsoft

CVE-2023-23397 Windows Update Patch CVE-2023-23397 powershell...

Malicious Package

Overview DiscordRichPresence.API is a malicious package. This package adopts typosquatting techniques and attempts to trick users into downloading it. It contains a PowerShell script that will execute upon installation and trigger a download of a 2nd stage payload, which can be remotely executed...

Malicious Package

Overview Managed.Windows.Core is a malicious package. This package adopts typosquatting techniques and attempts to trick users into downloading it. It contains a PowerShell script that will execute upon installation and trigger a download of a 2nd stage payload, which can be remotely executed...

Malicious Package

Overview Anarchy.Wrapper.Net is a malicious package. This package adopts typosquatting techniques and attempts to trick users into downloading it. It contains a PowerShell script that will execute upon installation and trigger a download of a 2nd stage payload, which can be remotely executed...

Malicious Package

Overview Azetap.API is a malicious package. This package adopts typosquatting techniques and attempts to trick users into downloading it. It contains a PowerShell script that will execute upon installation and trigger a download of a 2nd stage payload, which can be remotely executed. Indicators o...

Malicious Package

Overview Avalon-Net-Core is a malicious package. This package adopts typosquatting techniques and attempts to trick users into downloading it. It contains a PowerShell script that will execute upon installation and trigger a download of a 2nd stage payload, which can be remotely executed...

Malicious Package

Overview Nexzor.Graphical.Designer.Core is a malicious package. This package adopts typosquatting techniques and attempts to trick users into downloading it. It contains a PowerShell script that will execute upon installation and trigger a download of a 2nd stage payload, which can be remotely...

Malicious Package

Overview AvalonNetCore is a malicious package. This package adopts typosquatting techniques and attempts to trick users into downloading it. It contains a PowerShell script that will execute upon installation and trigger a download of a 2nd stage payload, which can be remotely executed. Indicator...

Malicious Package

Overview Azeta.API is a malicious package. This package adopts typosquatting techniques and attempts to trick users into downloading it. It contains a PowerShell script that will execute upon installation and trigger a download of a 2nd stage payload, which can be remotely executed. Indicators of...

Rogue NuGet Packages Infect .NET Developers with Crypto-Stealing Malware

The NuGet repository is the target of a new "sophisticated and highly-malicious attack" aiming to infect .NET developer systems with cryptocurrency stealer malware. The 13 rogue packages, which were downloaded more than 160,000 times over the past month, have since been taken down. "The packages...

New ScrubCrypt Crypter Used in Cryptojacking Attacks Targeting Oracle WebLogic

The infamous cryptocurrency miner group called 8220 Gang has been observed using a new crypter called ScrubCrypt to carry out cryptojacking operations. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, the attack chain commences with the successful exploitation of susceptible Oracle WebLogic servers to...

Experts Warn of 'Beep' - A New Evasive Malware That Can Fly Under the Radar

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new piece of evasive malware dubbed Beep that's designed to fly under the radar and drop additional payloads onto a compromised host. "It seemed as if the authors of this malware were trying to implement as many anti-debugging and anti-VM anti-sandbox...

Experts Warn of 'Beep' - A New Evasive Malware That Can Fly Under the Radar

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new piece of evasive malware dubbed Beep that's designed to fly under the radar and drop additional payloads onto a compromised host. "It seemed as if the authors of this malware were trying to implement as many anti-debugging and anti-VM anti-sandbox...