Hades - Go Shellcode Loader That Combines Multiple Evasion Techniques

Hades is a proof of concept loader that combines several evasion technques with the aim of bypassing the defensive mechanisms commonly used by modern AV/EDRs. Usage The easiest way, is probably building the project on Linux using make. git clone https://github.com/f1zm0/hades && cd hades make The...

BlackCat Ransomware Deploys New Signed Kernel Driver

In this blog post, we will provide details on a BlackCat ransomware incident that occurred in February 2023, where we observed a new capability, mainly used for the defense evasion phase...

New Strain of Sotdas Malware Discovered

Introduction There are numerous malicious codes that are currently active on smart devices, such as Ddosf, Dofloo, Gafgyt, MrBlack, Persirai, Sotdas, Tsunami, Triddy, Mirai, Moose, and Satori, among others. These malicious codes and their variants can intrude into and control smart devices throug...

Inside Qilin Ransomware: Affiliates Take Home 85% of Ransom Payouts

Ransomware affiliates associated with the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service RaaS scheme earn anywhere between 80% to 85% of each ransom payment, according to new findings from Group-IB. The cybersecurity firm said it was able to infiltrate the group in March 2023, uncovering details about the...

CACTUS ransomware evades antivirus and exploits VPN flaws to hack networks

By Deeba Ahmed CACTUS ransomware operators target large-scale commercial organizations with double extortion to steal sensitive data before encryption. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CACTUS ransomware evades antivirus and exploits VPN flaws to hack networks...

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This issue was addressed with a new entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox...

Nimbo-C2 - Yet Another (Simple And Lightweight) C2 Framework

About Nimbo-C2 is yet another simple and lightweight C2 framework. Nimbo-C2 agent supports x64 Windows & Linux. It's written in Nim, with some usage of .NET on Windows by dynamically loading the CLR to the process. Nim is powerful, but interacting with Windows is much easier and robust using...

The Anatomy of a Scalping Bot: NSB Goes Undercover & How it Avoids Detection

In the first blog post, we introduced you to the Nike Shoe Bot NSB, one of the most dangerous scalping bots around. We outlined its purpose, its behavior, and described how we recovered its source code. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at the bots source code, and determine what...

New Version of ViperSoftX Malware Targets Password Managers and Cryptocurrency Wallets

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ViperSoftX is an information-stealing malware primarily targeting cryptocurrencies, using sophisticated encryption techniques and monthly changes in command-and-control servers to evade detection. To...

Vietnamese Threat Actor Infects 500,000 Devices Using 'Malverposting' Tactics

A Vietnamese threat actor has been attributed as behind a "malverposting" campaign on social media platforms to infect over 500,000 devices worldwide over the past three months to deliver variants of information stealers such as S1deload Stealer and SYS01stealer. Malverposting refers to the use o...

Why Your Detection-First Security Approach Isn't Working

Stopping new and evasive threats is one of the greatest challenges in cybersecurity. This is among the biggest reasons why attacks increased dramatically in the past year yet again, despite the estimated $172 billion spent on global cybersecurity in 2022. Armed with cloud-based tools and backed b...

ViperSoftX InfoStealer Adopts Sophisticated Techniques to Avoid Detection

A significant number of victims in the consumer and enterprise sectors located across Australia, Japan, the U.S., and India have been affected by an evasive information-stealing malware called ViperSoftX. ViperSoftX was first documented by Fortinet in 2020, with cybersecurity company Avast...

Attention Online Shoppers: Don't Be Fooled by Their Sleek, Modern Looks — It's Magecart!

An ongoing Magecart campaign has attracted the attention of cybersecurity researchers for leveraging realistic-looking fake payment screens to capture sensitive data entered by unsuspecting users. "The threat actor used original logos from the compromised store and customized a web element known ...

LimeRAT Malware Analysis: Extracting the Config

Remote Access Trojans RATs have taken the third leading position in ANY. RUN's Q1 2023 report on the most prevalent malware types, making it highly probable that your organization may face this threat. Though LimeRAT might not be the most well-known RAT family, its versatility is what sets it...

The Anatomy of a Scalping Bot: NSB Was Copped!

In recent years, scalping bots have become a growing concern for online retailers. In this two-part blog series, we will analyze the inner workings of the Nike Shoe Bot NSB scalping bot, one of the most dangerous scalping bots around. We will take a closer look at the components of NSB, how we...

GuLoader returns with a rotten shipment

GuLoader, a perennial favourite of email-based malware campaigns since 2019, has been seen in the wild once again. GuLoader is a downloader with a chequered history, dating back to somewhere around 2011 in various forms. Two years ago it was one of our most seen malspam attachments. Most popular...

Ransomware Hackers Using AuKill Tool to Disable EDR Software Using BYOVD Attack

Threat actors are employing a previously undocumented "defense evasion tool" dubbed AuKill that's designed to disable endpoint detection and response EDR software by means of a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD attack. "The AuKill tool abuses an outdated version of the driver used by version...

ViperSoftX Updates Encryption, Steals Data

We observed cryptocurrency and information stealer ViperSoftX evading initial loader detection and making its lure more believable by making the initial package loader via cracks, keygens, activators, and packers non-malicious. We also noted more sophisticated encryption and basic anti-analysis...

YouTube Videos Distributing Aurora Stealer Malware via Highly Evasive Loader

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of a highly evasive loader named "in2al5d p3in4er" read: invalid printer that's used to deliver the Aurora information stealer malware. "The in2al5d p3in4er loader is compiled with Embarcadero RAD Studio and targets endpoint workstations...

Automating Qakbot Detection at Scale With Velociraptor

In this blog, you will learn a practical methodology to extract configuration data from recent Qakbot samples. I will provide some background on Qakbot, then walk through decode themes in an easy to visualize manner. Additionally, I'll share a Velociraptor artifact to detect and automate the deco...