Fancy Bear Hackers Distributing Graphite Malware using PowerPoint Files

By Deeba Ahmed APT28 or Fancy Bear is linked with the Russian military intelligence unit called GRU. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fancy Bear Hackers Distributing Graphite Malware using PowerPoint Files...

APT28 attack uses old PowerPoint trick to download malware

Researchers at Cluster25 have published research about exploit code that's triggered when a user moves their mouse over a link in a booby-trapped PowerPoint presentation. The code starts a PowerShell script that downloads and executes a dropper for Graphite malware. Graphite is named after...

Hackers Using PowerPoint Mouseover Trick to Infect Systems with Malware

The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 has been found leveraging a new code execution method that makes use of mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to deploy malware. The technique "is designed to be triggered when the user starts the presentation mode and moves...

Researchers Identify 3 Hacktivist Groups Supporting Russian Interests

At least three alleged hacktivist groups working in support of Russian interests are likely doing so in collaboration with state-sponsored cyber threat actors, according to Mandiant. The Google-owned threat intelligence and incident response firm said with moderate confidence that "moderators of...

TrickBot Gang Shifted its Focus on "Systematically" Targeting Ukraine

In what's being described as an "unprecedented" twist, the operators of the TrickBot malware have resorted to systematically targeting Ukraine since the onset of the war in late February 2022. The group is believed to have orchestrated at least six phishing campaigns aimed at targets that align...

Vulnerabilities & Threats that Matter 20 June – 26 June 2022

Published Vulnerabilities Interesting Vulnerabilities Active Threat Groups Targeted Countries Targeted Industries ATT&CK TTPs 413 14 4 121 19 33 For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary The last week of June 2022 witnessed the discovery of 413 vulnerabilities out of which ...

APT28 exploits Follina to deploy CredoMap

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Google Chrome addresses nine vulnerabilities in its latest stable channel update for Windows, Mac, and Linux...

Russian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Follina Vulnerability Against Ukraine

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has cautioned of a new set of spear-phishing attacks exploiting the "Follina" flaw in the Windows operating system to deploy password-stealing malware. Attributing the intrusions to a Russian nation-state group tracked as APT28 aka Fancy Bea...

Russia’s APT28 uses fear of nuclear war to spread Follina docs in Ukraine

This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi and Roberto Santos. In a recent campaign, APT28, an advanced persistent threat actor linked with Russian intelligence, set its sights on Ukraine, targeting users with malware that steals credentials stored in browsers. APT28 also known as Sofacy and Fan...

Ukrainian CERT Warns Citizens of a New Wave of Attacks Distributing Jester Malware

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has warned of phishing attacks that deploy an information-stealing malware called Jester Stealer on compromised systems. The mass email campaign carries the subject line "chemical attack" and contains a link to a macro-laced Microsoft Excel...

APT28 FancyBear Code Execution

Discovery / credits: Malvuln John Page aka hyp3rlinx c 2022 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/d6751b148461e0f863548be84020b879.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: APT28 FancyBear Vulnerability: Code Execution Description: FancyBear looks for and execute...

Ukraine War Themed Files Become the Lure of Choice for a Wide Range of Hackers

A growing number of threat actors are using the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war as a lure in various phishing and malware campaigns, even as critical infrastructure entities continue to be heavily targeted. "Government-backed actors from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, as well as various...

Microsoft Takedown Domains Used in Cyberattack Against Ukraine

Microsoft seized seven domains it claims were part of ongoing cyberattacks by what it said are state-sponsored Russian advanced persistent threat actors that targeted Ukrainian-related digital assets. The company obtained court orders to take control of the domains it said were used by Strontium,...

Microsoft Obtains Court Order to Take Down Domains Used to Target Ukraine

Microsoft on Thursday disclosed that it obtained a court order to take control of seven domains used by APT28, a state-sponsored group operated by Russia's military intelligence service, with the goal of neutralizing its attacks on Ukraine. "We have since re-directed these domains to a sinkhole...

Hackers Exploited MSHTML Flaw to Spy on Government and Defense Targets

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday took the wraps off a multi-stage espionage campaign targeting high-ranking government officials overseeing national security policy and individuals in the defense industry in Western Asia. The attack is unique as it leverages Microsoft OneDrive as a...

Prime Minister’s Office Compromised: Details of Recent Espionage Campaign

Prime Minister’s Office Compromised: Details of Recent Espionage Campaign By Marc Elias · January 25, 2022 A special thanks to Christiaan Beek, Alexandre Mundo, Leandro Velasco and Max Kersten for malware analysis and support during this investigation. Executive Summary Our Advanced Threat Resear...

Prime Minister’s Office Compromised: Details of Recent Espionage Campaign

Prime Minister’s Office Compromised: Details of Recent Espionage Campaign By Marc Elias · January 25, 2022 A special thanks to Christiaan Beek, Alexandre Mundo, Leandro Velasco and Max Kersten for malware analysis and support during this investigation. Executive Summary Our Advanced Threat Resear...

Hackers Using Compromised Google Cloud Accounts to Mine Cryptocurrency

Threat actors are exploiting improperly-secured Google Cloud Platform GCP instances to download cryptocurrency mining software to the compromised systems as well as abusing its infrastructure to install ransomware, stage phishing campaigns, and even generate traffic to YouTube videos for view cou...

Advanced threat predictions for 2022

Over the past 12 months, the style and severity of APT threats has continued to evolve. Despite their constantly changing nature, there is a lot we can learn from recent APT trends to predict what might lie ahead in the coming year. Based on the collective knowledge and insights of our experts, w...

Google: We're Tracking 270 State-Sponsored Hacker Groups From Over 50 Countries

Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG on Thursday said it's tracking more than 270 government-backed threat actors from more than 50 countries, adding it has approximately sent 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware attempts to customers since the start of 2021. The warnings mark a 33%...