Turla APT Returns with New Malware, Anti-Censorship Angle

The Turla APT has revamped its arsenal in 2019, creating new weapons and tools for targeting government entities. It’s now using booby-trapped anti-internet censorship software as an initial infection vector, suggesting Turla is going after dissident or other civil-society targets. The...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: Buran Ransomware

Recently there was malvertising campaign which would redirect users to RIG exploit kit and then infecting victim’s computer with a new ransomware named as Buran Ransomware. It will drop a ransom note named ‘!!! YOUR FILES ARE ENCRYPTED !!!.txt’ and append victim’s personal ID as extensions to the...

A New Ransomware Is Targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) Devices

A new ransomware family has been found targeting Linux-based Network Attached Storage NAS devices made by Taiwan-based QNAP Systems and holding users' important data hostage until a ransom is paid, researchers told The Hacker News. Ideal for home and small business, NAS devices are dedicated file...

Slackor - A Golang Implant That Uses Slack As A Command And Control Server

A Golang implant that uses Slack as a command and control channel. This project was inspired by Gcat and Twittor. This tool is released as a proof of concept. Be sure to read and understand the Slack App Developer Policy before creating any Slack apps. Setup Note: The server is written in Python ...

This Cryptomining Malware Launches Linux VMs On Windows and macOS

Cybersecurity researchers from at least two firms today unveiled details of a new strain of malware that targets Windows and macOS systems with a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware. It may sound strange, but it's true. Dubbed "LoudMiner" and also "Bird Miner," the attack leverages...

Hackers Favor Weekdays for Attacks, Share Resources Often

Do threat actors carry out phases of their attack on different days of the week? Do threats use the same infrastructure for exploitation and control? These may not be the sort of questions that cybersecurity professional usually think about, but their implications can actually have an important...

Threat Roundup for June 7 to June 14

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between June 07 and June 14. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

New Brute-Force Botnet Targeting Over 1.5 Million RDP Servers Worldwide

Security researchers have discovered an ongoing sophisticated botnet campaign that is currently brute-forcing more than 1.5 million publicly accessible Windows RDP servers on the Internet. Dubbed GoldBrute , the botnet scheme has been designed in a way to escalate gradually by adding every new...

Malicious Package

hulp is a malicious package. It contains malicious codes in its pre-install script that attempt to call home to a Command and Control server to execute arbitrary commands...

Malicious Package

kraken-api is a malicious package. It contains malicious codes in its post-install script which attempt to call home to a Command and Control server to execute arbitrary commands...

Malicious Package

Overview Version 0.1.8 of kraken-api contains malicious code as a postinstall script. When installed, the package calls home to a Command and Control server to execute arbitrary commands. Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised...

Malicious Package

Overview All versions of hulp contain malicious code as a preinstall script. When installed, the package calls home to a Command and Control server to execute arbitrary commands. Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All...

New Linux Malware ‘HiddenWasp’ Borrows from Mirai, Azazel

A new strain of malware targeting Linux systems has been identified by researchers. The malware, dubbed HiddenWasp, is believed to be used as part of a second-stage attack against already-compromised systems and is composed of a rootkit, trojan and deployment script. “The ratio of Linux threats h...

One year later: The VPNFilter catastrophe that wasn't

Cisco Talos first disclosed the existence of VPNFilter on May 23, 2018. The malware made headlines across the globe, as it was a sophisticated piece of malware developed by a nation state, infecting half a million devices, and poised to cause havoc. Yet the attack was averted. The attacker’s...

IT threat evolution Q1 2019

Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Go Zebrocy Zebrocy was first observed being used as a Sofacy backdoor in 2015. However, the collection of cases where this tool has been used mean that we consider it a subset of activity in its own right. On the basis of this threat actor's past behaviour, ...

DNSpionage brings out the Karkoff

Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres authored this post. Update 4/24: The C2 section below now includes details around the XOR element of the C2 communication system. Executive summary In November 2018, Cisco Talos discovered an attack campaign, called DNSpionage, in which threat actors created a n...

Carbanak Source Code Unveils a Startlingly Complex Malware

A look under the hood of FIN7’s notorious Carbanak backdoor – the result of nearly 500 total hours of analysis across 100,000 lines of code and dozens of binaries – shows that the malware is highly sophisticated – more sophisticated than expected. It’s a Cadillac in a sea of golf carts, if you...

Sophisticated 'TajMahal APT Framework' Remained Undetected for 5 Years

Cybersecurity researchers yesterday unveiled the existence of a highly sophisticated spyware framework that has been in operation for at least last 5 years—but remained undetected until recently. DubbedTajMahal by researchers at Kaspersky Lab, the APT framework is a high-tech modular-based malwar...

SAS 2019: Gaza Cybergang Blends Sophistication Levels in Highly Effective Spy Effort

SINGAPORE — Around 240 high-profile victims in 39 countries worldwide have become victims of an APT cyber-espionage attack, led by an organization dubbed the Gaza Cybergang that comprises several groups of varying sophistication. The victims, who were all targeted last year, include political,...

Meet ‘TajMahal,’ A New and Highly Advanced APT Framework

SINGAPORE – Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new, highly sophisticated advanced persistent threat APT framework targeting a single Central Asian diplomatic agency. Malware samples associated with the APT reveal a complex never-before-seen code base, making it extremely hard to detec...