New APT Group "CloudSorcerer" Targets Russian Government Entities

A previously undocumented advanced persistent threat APT group dubbed CloudSorcerer has been observed targeting Russian government entities by leveraging cloud services for command-and-control C2 and data exfiltration. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which discovered the activity in May 2024, said...

CISA and Partners join ASD’S ACSC to Release Advisory on PRC State-Sponsored Group, APT 40

CISA has collaborated with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre ASD's ACSC to release an advisory, People’s Republic of China PRC Ministry of State Security APT40 Tradecraft in Action outlining a PRC state-sponsored cyber group’s activity. The following...

CloudSorcerer – A new APT targeting Russian government entities

In May 2024, we discovered a new advanced persistent threat APT targeting Russian government entities that we dubbed CloudSorcerer. Its a sophisticated cyberespionage tool used for stealth monitoring, data collection, and exfiltration via Microsoft Graph, Yandex Cloud, and Dropbox cloud...

Zyxel parse_config.py Command Injection

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Zyxel parseconfig.py Command Injection', 'Description' = %q This module exploits vulnerabilities in multiple Zyxel devices including the VPN, USG...

Chinese Velvet Ant Hackers Target F5 Devices in Years-Long Espionage

Discover how China-linked Velvet Ant APT exploited F5 BIG-IP devices for years undetected. Sygnia's detailed analysis exposes tactics used to maintain persistence and evade detection, offering crucial insights for organizations to bolster their cybersecurity defenses against similar threats...

How we can separate botnets from the malware operations that rely on them

As I covered in last weeks newsletter, law enforcement agencies from around the globe have been touting recent botnet disruptions affecting the likes of some of the largest threat actors and malware families. Operation Endgame, which Europol touted as the "largest ever operation against botnets,"...

CLSA-2024-1718192341 Update of alt-php

Bump epoch Disable ESM notification after installation: - remove ESM hook for apt-system - remove ESM infra/apps repositories from apt sources list Automatically mark some pytest to skip if FIPS kernel is running in a disabled state they always fail in this mode...

Startup-SBOM - A Tool To Reverse Engineer And Inspect The RPM And APT Databases To List All The Packages Along With Executables, Service And Versions

This is a simple SBOM utility which aims to provide an insider view on which packages are getting executed. The process and objective is simple we can get a clear perspective view on the packages installed by APT currently working on implementing this for RPM and other package managers. This is...

Andariel Hackers Target South Korean Institutes with New Dora RAT Malware

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Andariel has been observed using a new Golang-based backdoor called Dora RAT in its attacks targeting educational institutes, manufacturing firms, and construction businesses in South Korea. "Keylogger, Infostealer, and proxy tools on top of the backdo...

LilacSquid: The stealthy trilogy of PurpleInk, InkBox and InkLoader

By Anna Bennett, Nicole Hoffman, Asheer Malhotra, Sean Taylor and Brandon White. Cisco Talos is disclosing a new suspected data theft campaign, active since at least 2021, we attribute to an advanced persistent threat actor APT were calling "LilacSquid." LilacSquids victimology includes a diverse...

Russian Hackers Shift Tactics, Target More Victims with Paid Malware

By Deeba Ahmed Russian hackers and APT groups are escalating cyberattacks, leveraging readily available malware and broadening their targets beyond governments.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Hackers Shift Tactics, Target More Victims with Paid Malware...

Breaking Down Andariel APT’s Strike on South Korean Entities

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Inside Operation Diplomatic Specter: Chinese APT Group's Stealthy Tactics Exposed

Governmental entities in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia are the target of a Chinese advanced persistent threat APT group as part of an ongoing cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation Diplomatic Specter since at least late 2022. "An analysis of this threat actor's activity reveals long-term...

New APT Group “Unfading Sea Haze” Hits Military Targets in South China Sea

By Waqas Unfading Sea Haze's modus operandi spans over five years, with evidence dating back to 2018, reveals Bitdefender Labs' investigation. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New APT Group "Unfading Sea Haze" Hits Military Targets in South China Sea...

Foxit PDF Reader Flaw Exploited by Hackers to Deliver Diverse Malware Arsenal

Multiple threat actors are weaponizing a design flaw in Foxit PDF Reader to deliver a variety of malware such as Agent Tesla, AsyncRAT, DCRat, NanoCore RAT, NjRAT, Pony, Remcos RAT, and XWorm. "This exploit triggers security warnings that could deceive unsuspecting users into executing harmful...

Kimsuky APT Deploying Linux Backdoor Gomir in South Korean Cyber Attacks

The Kimsuky aka Springtail advanced persistent threat APT group, which is linked to North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau RGB, has been observed deploying a Linux version of its GoBear backdoor as part of a campaign targeting South Korean organizations. The backdoor, codenamed Gomir, is...

LunarWeb and LunarMail: The Secret Weapons of the Turla APT

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PT-2024-3653

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 125.0.6422.60 Chromium versions prior to 126.0.6478.182-alt0.c10.1 Chromium-Gost versions prior to 125.0.6422.112-alt0.c10.1 Yandex-browser-stable version 24.4.3.1111-alt1 Chromium versions prior to...

APT trends report Q1 2024

For more than six years, the Global Research and Analysis Team GReAT at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat APT activity. These summaries are based on our threat intelligence research. They provide a representative snapshot of what we have published and...

James Nutland studies what makes threat actors tick, growing our understanding of the current APT landscape

If state-sponsored actors are after one thing, its to spread fear and uncertainty across the internet. Theres always money to be made targeting individual businesses and organizations, but for James Nutlands work, its always about the bigger picture. And his background in studying counterterroris...