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Unveiling SpiceRAT: SneakyChef's latest tool targeting EMEA and Asia
Cisco Talos discovered a new remote access trojan RAT dubbed SpiceRAT, used by the threat actor SneakyChef in a recent campaign targeting government agencies in EMEA and Asia. We observed that SneakyChef launched a phishing campaign, sending emails delivering SugarGh0st and SpiceRAT with the same...
UAC-0099 Using WinRAR Exploit to Target Ukrainian Firms with LONEPAGE Malware
The threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been linked to continued attacks aimed at Ukraine, some of which leverage a high-severity flaw in the WinRAR software to deliver a malware strain called LONEPAGE. "The threat actor targets Ukrainian employees working for companies outside of Ukraine,"...
Aladdin - Payload Generation Technique That Allows The Deseriallization Of A .NET Payload And Execution In Memory
Aladdin is a payload generation technique based on the work of James Forshaw @tiraniddo that allows the deseriallization of a .NET payload and execution in memory. The original vector was documented on https://www.tiraniddo.dev/2017/07/dg-on-windows-10-s-executing-arbitrary.html. By spawning the...
Foxit Reader Javascript exportDataObject HTA file creation vulnerability
Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2023-1834 Foxit Reader Javascript exportDataObject HTA file creation vulnerability November 27, 2023 CVE Number CVE-2023-35985 SUMMARY An arbitrary file creation vulnerability exists in the Javascript exportDataObject API of Foxit Reader 12.1.3.15356 due to a...
Malvertisers Using Google Ads to Target Users Searching for Popular Software
Details have emerged about a malvertising campaign that leverages Google Ads to direct users searching for popular software to fictitious landing pages and distribute next-stage payloads. Malwarebytes, which discovered the activity, said it's "unique in its way to fingerprint users and distribute...
The forgotten malvertising campaign
In recent weeks, we have noted an increase in malvertising campaigns via Google searches. Several of the threat actors we are tracking have improved their techniques to evade detection throughout the delivery chain. We believe this evolution will have a real world impact among corporate users...
Old Loader, New Threat: Exploring XWorm RAT's Distribution and Tactics
Old Loader, New Threat: Exploring XWorm RAT's Distribution and Tactics By Pratik Pachpor and Adarsh S · July 31, 2023 Executive Summary: In March-April 2023, we detected a malicious email campaign delivering .Net based XWorm RAT in which embedded blogspot.com URLs were used as an entry point. Thi...
CERT-UA Uncovers Gamaredon's Rapid Data Exfiltration Tactics Following Initial Compromise
The Russia-linked threat actor known as Gamaredon has been observed conducting data exfiltration activities within an hour of the initial compromise. "As a vector of primary compromise, for the most part, emails and messages in messengers Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal are used, in most cases, using...
Sophisticated DownEx Malware Campaign Targeting Central Asian Governments
Government organizations in Central Asia are the target of a sophisticated espionage campaign that leverages a previously undocumented strain of malware dubbed DownEx. Bitdefender, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said the activity remains active, with evidence likely pointing to the...
ScarCruft's Evolving Arsenal: Researchers Reveal New Malware Distribution Techniques
The North Korean advanced persistent threat APT actor dubbed ScarCruft is using weaponized Microsoft Compiled HTML Help CHM files to download additional malware onto targeted machines. According to multiple reports from AhnLab Security Emergency response Center ASEC, SEKOIA.IO, and Zscaler, the...
YoroTrooper Stealing Credentials and Information from Government and Energy Organizations
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed YoroTrooper has been targeting government, energy, and international organizations across Europe as part of a cyber espionage campaign that has been active since at least June 2022. "Information stolen from successful compromises include credentials...
Post-Macro World Sees Rise in Microsoft OneNote Documents Delivering Malware
In a continuing sign that threat actors are adapting well to a post-macro world, it has emerged that the use of Microsoft OneNote documents to deliver malware via phishing attacks is on the rise. Some of the notable malware families that are being distributed using this method include AsyncRAT,...
New Report Uncovers Emotet's Delivery and Evasion Techniques Used in Recent Attacks
Threat actors associated with the notorious Emotet malware are continually shifting their tactics and command-and-control C2 infrastructure to escape detection, according to new research from VMware. Emotet is the work of a threat actor tracked as Mummy Spider aka TA542, emerging in June 2014 as ...
ModernLoader delivers multiple stealers, cryptominers and RATs
By Vanja Svajcer Cisco Talos recently observed three separate, but related, campaigns between March and June 2022 delivering a variety of threats, including the ModernLoader bot, RedLine information-stealer and cryptocurrency-mining malware to victims. The actors use PowerShell, .NET assemblies,...
Real Player v.20.0.8.310 G2 Control - DoGoToURL() Remote Code Execution Exploit
Exploit Title: Real Player v.20.0.8.310 G2 Control - 'DoGoToURL' Remote Code Execution RCE Exploit Author: Eduardo Braun Prado Vendor Homepage: http://real.com/ Software Link: http://real.com/ Version: v.20.0.8.310 Tested on: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 CVE : N/A Full PoC:...
Real Player v.20.0.8.310 G2 Control - 'DoGoToURL()' Remote Code Execution (RCE)
Exploit Title: Real Player v.20.0.8.310 G2 Control - 'DoGoToURL' Remote Code Execution RCE Google Dork: n/a Date: May 31, 2022 Exploit Author: Eduardo Braun Prado Vendor Homepage: http://real.com/ Software Link: http://real.com/ Version: v.20.0.8.310 Tested on: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 CVE : N/A Full...
Ursnif Malware Banks on News Events for Phishing Attacks
Ursnif aka Gozi, Dreambot, ISFB is one of the most widespread banking trojans. It has been observed evolving over the past few years. Ursnif has shown incredible theft capabilities. In 2020 Ursnif rose to prominence becoming one of the top ten most prolific pieces of malware. Among its core...
AvosLocker Ransomware Variant Using New Trick to Disable Antivirus Protection
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new variant of the AvosLocker ransomware that disables antivirus solutions to evade detection after breaching target networks by taking advantage of unpatched security flaws. "This is the first sample we observed from the U.S. with the capability to...
Lazarus APT Hackers are now using BMP images to hide RAT malware
A spear-phishing attack operated by a North Korean threat actor targeting its southern counterpart has been found to conceal its malicious code within a bitmap .BMP image file to drop a remote access trojan RAT capable of stealing sensitive information. Attributing the attack to the Lazarus Group...
