Threat Actors Adopt Havoc Framework for Post-Exploitation in Targeted Attacks

An open source command-and-control C2 framework known as Havoc is being adopted by threat actors as an alternative to other well-known legitimate toolkits like Cobalt Strike, Sliver, and Brute Ratel. Cybersecurity firm Zscaler said it observed a new campaign in the beginning of January 2023...

FormBook Malware Spreads via Malvertising Using MalVirt Loader to Evade Detection

An ongoing malvertising campaign is being used to distribute virtualized .NET loaders that are designed to deploy the FormBook information-stealing malware. "The loaders, dubbed MalVirt, use obfuscated virtualization for anti-analysis and evasion along with the Windows Process Explorer driver for...

A New Malware Called Album Stealer is Targeting Facebook Users

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Album Stealer is a malware that disguises itself as a photo album and drops decoy adult images while performing malicious activity in the background. It uses a side-loading technique to execute malicious...

Researchers Warn of Kavach 2FA Phishing Attacks Targeting Indian Govt. Officials

A new targeted phishing campaign has zoomed in on a two-factor authentication solution called Kavach that's used by Indian government officials. Cybersecurity firm Securonix dubbed the activity STEPPYKAVACH, attributing it to a threat actor known as SideCopy based on tactical overlaps with prior...

Research sector targeted in new spear phishing attack using Google Drive

By Deeba Ahmed The attackers gain access to the network through decoy documents covering controversial geo-political topics to lure the targeted organizations into downloading and executing the malware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Research sector targeted in new spear...

Researchers Detail New Malware Campaign Targeting Indian Government Employees

The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a new campaign aimed at Indian government organizations with trojanized versions of a two-factor authentication solution called Kavach. "This group abuses Google advertisements for the purpose of malvertising to distribute backdoored versions ...

Hackers Using Rogue Versions of KeePass and SolarWinds Software to Distribute RomCom RAT

The operators of RomCom RAT malware are continuing to evolve their campaigns by distributing rogue versions of software such as SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, KeePass password manager, and PDF Reader Pro via fake copycat websites. Targets of the operation consist of victims in Ukraine an...

North Korea's Lazarus Hackers Targeting macOS Users Interested in Crypto Jobs

The infamous Lazarus Group has continued its pattern of leveraging unsolicited job opportunities to deploy malware targeting Apple's macOS operating system. In the latest variant of the campaign observed by cybersecurity company SentinelOne last week, decoy documents advertising positions for the...

Russian Gamaredon Hackers Target Ukrainian Government Using Info-Stealing Malware

An ongoing espionage campaign operated by the Russia-linked Gamaredon group is targeting employees of Ukrainian government, defense, and law enforcement agencies with a piece of custom-made information stealing malware. "The adversary is using phishing documents containing lures related to the...

Researchers Detail OriginLogger RAT — Successor to Agent Tesla Malware

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 has detailed the inner workings of a malware called OriginLogger, which has been touted as a successor to the widely used information stealer and remote access trojan RAT known as Agent Tesla. A .NET based keylogger and remote access, Agent Tesla has had a long-standing...

CVE-2022-27969

Cynet 360 Web Portal before v4.5 was discovered to allow attackers to access a list of decoy users via a crafted GET request sent to /WebApp/DeceptionUser/GetAllDeceptionUsers...

CVE-2022-27969

Cynet 360 Web Portal before v4.5 was discovered to allow attackers to access a list of decoy users via a crafted GET request sent to /WebApp/DeceptionUser/GetAllDeceptionUsers...

CVE-2022-27969

Cynet 360 Web Portal before v4.5 was discovered to allow attackers to access a list of decoy users via a crafted GET request sent to /WebApp/DeceptionUser/GetAllDeceptionUsers...

CVE-2022-27969

Cynet 360 Web Portal before v4.5 was discovered to allow attackers to access a list of decoy users via a crafted GET request sent to /WebApp/DeceptionUser/GetAllDeceptionUsers...

CVE-2022-27969

CVE-2022-27969 affects Cynet 360 Web Portal prior to v4.5. Root cause: exposed GetAllDeceptionUsers endpoint (/WebApp/DeceptionUser/GetAllDeceptionUsers) that allows retrieving a list of decoy users via a crafted GET request. Impact: unauthorized disclosure of decoy user data. Affected software: ...

Chinese Hackers Target Government Officials in Europe, South America, and Middle East

A Chinese hacking group has been attributed to a new campaign aimed at infecting government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America with a modular malware known as PlugX. Cybersecurity firm Secureworks said it identified the intrusions in June and July 2022, once again demonstrati...

Kimsuky’s GoldDragon cluster and its C2 operations

Kimsuky also known as Thallium, Black Banshee and Velvet Chollima is a prolific and active threat actor primarily targeting Korea-related entities. Like other sophisticated adversaries, this group also updates its tools very quickly. In early 2022, we observed this group was attacking the media a...

APT Lazarus Targets Engineers with macOS Malware

North Korean APT Lazarus is up to its old tricks with a cyberespionage campaign targeting engineers with a fake job posting that attempt to spread macOS malware. The malicious Mac executable used in the campaign targets both Apple and Intel chip-based systems. The campaign, identified by...

New XLoader Botnet Version Using Probability Theory to Hide its C&C Servers

An enhanced version of the XLoader malware has been spotted adopting a probability-based approach to camouflage its command-and-control C&C infrastructure, according to the latest research. "Now it is significantly harder to separate the wheat from the chaff and discover the real C&C servers amon...

Custom PowerShell RAT targets Germans seeking information about the Ukraine crisis

This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi and Jérôme Segura Populations around the world—and in Europe in particular—are following the crisis in Ukraine very closely, and with events unfolding on a daily basis, people are hungry for information. Although all countries have reasons to be...