Backdoored 3CXDesktopApp Installer Used in Active Threat Campaign

Emergent threats evolve quickly. We will update this blog with new information as it comes to light and we are able to verify it. Erick Galinkin, Ted Samuels, Zach Dayton, Eoin Miller, Caitlin Condon, Stephen Fewer, Spencer McIntyre, and Christiaan Beek all contributed to this blog. On Wednesday,...

New PlugX variant “Talisman” used by famous Chinese APT

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here PlugX is a well-known malware family with samples dating back to as early as 2008. A Chinese state-backed threat actor, RedFoxtrot group, is discovered to use a new variant of the PlugX malware, Talisman. The threat actor grou...

North Korean state-sponsored threat actor Lazarus Group exploiting Chrome Zero-day vulnerability

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here For more than a month before a fix was available, North Korean state hackers known as Lazarus group exploited a zero-day, remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2022-0609 in Google Chromes web browser. The attack mainly targe...

Mustang Panda targets European diplomats using enhanced PlugX backdoor

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Mustang Panda, a Chinese cyberespionage group, has been targeting European diplomats with a revised version of the PlugX backdoor in an ongoing campaign linked to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The group, also known as...

Iranian state-sponsored APT group MuddyWater targeting organizations via malicious executables

THREAT LEVEL: Red. United States Cyber Command USCYBERCOM has warned of an ongoing cyber attack by Iranian state sponsored actor named as MuddyWater. This APT group is currently targeting Middle Eastern countries and has also targeted European and North American nations. The Iranian-backed...

New SEO Poisoning Campaign Distributing Trojanized Versions of Popular Software

An ongoing search engine optimization SEO poisoning attack campaign has been observed abusing trust in legitimate software utilities to trick users into downloading BATLOADER malware on compromised machines. "The threat actor used 'free productivity apps installation' or 'free software developmen...

ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus has been abused in the wild due to a zero-day vulnerability

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. An APT actor is attempting to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus, a self-service password management and single sign-on solution that poses a high risk to critical infrastructure companies,...

CVE-2020-1313

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Update Orchestrator Service improperly handles file operations, aka ‘Windows Update Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability’. Recent assessments: bwatters-r7 at September 18, 2020 9:01pm UTC reported: This...

Applocker Evasion - Windows Presentation Foundation Host

This module will assist you in evading Microsoft Windows Applocker and Software Restriction Policies. This technique utilises the Microsoft signed binary PresentationHost.exe to execute user supplied code. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source:...

Applocker Evasion - MSBuild

This module will assist you in evading Microsoft Windows Applocker and Software Restriction Policies. This technique utilises the Microsoft signed binary MSBuild.exe to execute user supplied code. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source:...

Check Point Endpoint Security Client Command Execution Vulnerability

Check Point Endpoint Security Client is an endpoint security protection software from Check Point Israel. A security vulnerability exists in Check Point Endpoint Security Client versions prior to E81.00 with Anti-Malware blade installed for Windows-based platforms. An attacker with administrator...

Code injection

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with Anti-Malware blade installed, before version E81.00, tries to load a non-existent DLL during an update initiated by the UI. An attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this to gain code execution within a Check Point Software...

CVE-2019-8458

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with Anti-Malware blade installed, before version E81.00, tries to load a non-existent DLL during an update initiated by the UI. An attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this to gain code execution within a Check Point Software...

MacOS Process Code Signing: Signed

Binary data macoscodesignsigned.nbin...