Uncovering RedStinger - Undetected APT cyber operations in Eastern Europe since 2020

This blog post was authored by Malwarebytes' Roberto Santos and Fortinet's Hossein Jazi While the official conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in February 2022, there is a long history of physical conflict between the two nations, including the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia and when t...

Dragon Breath APT Evolves with Double DLL Sideloading

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Dragon Breath APT targets the gambling industry using the double-clean-app technique & DLL sideloading. Chinese-speaking Windows users are being targeted. To receive real-time threat advisories, please...

Dragon Breath APT Group Using Double-Clean-App Technique to Target Gambling Industry

An advanced persistent threat APT actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed adding new layers of complexity to its attacks by adopting a novel DLL side-loading mechanism. "The attack is based on a classic side-loading attack, consisting of a clean application, a malicious loader, and an...

Wanted Dead or Alive: Real-Time Protection Against Lateral Movement

Just a few short years ago, lateral movement was a tactic confined to top APT cybercrime organizations and nation-state operators. Today, however, it has become a commoditized tool, well within the skillset of any ransomware threat actor. This makes real-time detection and prevention of lateral...

Charming Kitten Hackers Utilize New Tactics with BellaCiao Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Iranian APT group, Charming Kitten, is using a new, sophisticated malware called BellaCiao to target specific victims in multiple regions, employing unique communication tactics with its...

APT trends report Q1 2023

For more than five 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; and they provide a representative snapshot of what we have publishe...

Daggerfly APT Deploys MgBot to Target African Telecoms Organization

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Daggerfly advanced persistent threat group has been observed using previously unseen plugins from the MgBot malware framework in a recent campaign. To receive real-time threat advisories, please foll...

Charming Kitten's New BellaCiao Malware Discovered in Multi-Country Attacks

The prolific Iranian nation-state group known as Charming Kitten is actively targeting multiple victims in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and India with a novel malware dubbed BellaCiao, adding to its ever-expanding list of custom tools. Discovered by Bitdefender Labs, BellaCiao is a...

Chinese Hackers Using MgBot Malware to Target International NGOs in Mainland China

The advanced persistent threat APT group referred to as Evasive Panda has been observed targeting an international non-governmental organization NGO in Mainland China with malware delivered via update channels of legitimate applications like Tencent QQ. The attack chains are designed to distribut...

New Tomiris APT Group Targets Governments

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Tomiris is a Russian-speaking advanced persistent threat APT group that has been active since at least 2021 and is known for its use of sophisticated tactics and tools, including zero-day exploits and...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

Winter Vivern APT targets EU with Zimbra flaw

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Winter Vivern abuses CVE-2022-27926 to attack public Zimbra webmail portals of government entities. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow HiveForce Labs on LinkedIn...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 27 March to 2 April 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, they identified a total of Nine attacks that were executed...

Winter Vivern APT Targets European Government Entities with Zimbra Vulnerability

The advanced persistent threat APT actor known as Winter Vivern is now targeting officials in Europe and the U.S. as part of an ongoing cyber espionage campaign. "TA473 since at least February 2023 has continuously leveraged an unpatched Zimbra vulnerability in publicly facing webmail portals tha...

Donot APT Group Targets Government and Military Orgs in South Asia

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Donot group, also known as APT-Q-38, is a state-sponsored threat actor believed to operate out of a South Asian country. They primarily engage in network espionage activities targeting government...

Mélofée: The Latest Malware Targeting Linux Servers

By Deeba Ahmed An unidentified Chinese APT group is suspected of operating the Mélofée malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mélofée: The Latest Malware Targeting Linux Servers...

Mélofée: Researchers Uncover New Linux Malware Linked to Chinese APT Groups

An unknown Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has been linked to a novel piece of malware aimed at Linux servers. French cybersecurity firm ExaTrack, which found three samples of the previously documented malicious software that date back to early 2022, dubbed it Mélofée. The newest of the thr...

Financial cyberthreats in 2022

Financial gain remains the key driver of cybercriminal activity. In the past year, weve seen multiple developments in this area – from new attack schemes targeting contactless payments to multiple ransomware groups continuing to emerge and haunt businesses. However, traditional financial threats ...

Bad Magic APT employs new CommonMagic Framework and PowerMagic Backdoor

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary New Bad magic APT was discovered using a new backdoor called PowerMagic and a malicious framework called CommonMagic to target organizations in the administrative, agriculture, and transportation sectors...