The vulnerability of the corporate platform Microsoft Teams, related to errors in information presentation by the user interface, allows attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of the corporate platform Microsoft Teams is related to errors in information representation by the user interface. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to carry out spear-phishing attacks using specially crafted URLs...

Multiple Hacker Groups Capitalizing on Ukraine Conflict for Distributing Malware

At least three different advanced persistent threat APT groups from across the world have launched spear-phishing campaigns in mid-March 2022 using the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war as a lure to distribute malware and steal sensitive information. The campaigns, undertaken by El Machete, Lyceum, and...

A week in security (March 28 – April 3)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: New UAC-0056 activity: There’s a Go Elephant in the room Globant suffers network breach due to LAPSUS$ compromise Update now! Apple patches two zero-day vulnerabilities that may have been actively exploited Hive ransomware impacts California non-profit health...

New UAC-0056 activity: There’s a Go Elephant in the room

This blog post was authored by Ankur Saini, Roberto Santos and Hossein Jazi. UAC-0056 also known as SaintBear, UNC2589 and TA471 is a cyber espionage actor that has been active since early 2021 and has mainly targeted Ukraine and Georgia. The group is known to have performed a wiper attack in...

Lazarus Trojanized DeFi app for delivering malware

For the Lazarus threat actor, financial gain is one of the prime motivations, with a particular emphasis on the cryptocurrency business. As the price of cryptocurrency surges, and the popularity of non-fungible token NFT and decentralized finance DeFi businesses continues to swell, the Lazarus...

New spear phishing campaign targets Russian dissidents

This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi. -- Updated to clarify the two different campaigns Cobalt Strike and Rat Several threat actors have taken advantage of the war in Ukraine to launch a number of cyber attacks. The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team is actively monitoring these threats...

The vulnerability in the Google Chrome browser user interface allows attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of the Google Chrome browser interface is related to errors in information representation by the user interface. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to carry out spear-phishing attacks using a specially created web page...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s operating system, Microsoft Windows, allows attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s Windows operating system is related to information representation errors in the user interface. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks remotely...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Exchange Server servers, related to the exposure of information, allows attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks and disclose protected information.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Exchange Server servers is related to the exposure of information. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to perform a spear-phishing attack and expose the protected information...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Office software package, related to errors in information presentation at the user interface level, allows attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Office suite is related to errors in information representation by the user interface. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to perform spear-phishing attacks...

U.S. Charges 4 Russian Govt. Employees Over Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

The U.S. government on Thursday released a cybersecurity advisory outlining multiple intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from 2011 to 2018 that targeted the energy sector in the U.S. and beyond. "The Federal Security Service conducted a multi-stage campaign in...

The vulnerability of the Mozilla Firefox browser, related to insufficient warnings about dangerous actions, allows a hacker to execute a spear-phishing attack.

The vulnerability of the Mozilla Firefox browser is related to insufficient warnings about dangerous actions. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spear-phishing attack...

South Korean DarkHotel Hackers Targeted Luxury Hotels in Macau

Luxury hotels in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau were the target of a malicious spear-phishing campaign from the second half of November 2021 and through mid-January 2022. Cybersecurity firm Trellix attributed the campaign with moderate confidence to a suspected South Korean...

DarkHotel APT Targets Wynn, Macao Hotels to Rip Off Guest Data

An advanced persistent threat APT group has been targeting luxury hotels in Macao, China with a spear-phishing campaign aimed at breaching their networks and stealing the sensitive data of high-profile guests staying at resorts, including the Grand Coloane Resort and Wynn Palace. A threat researc...

Google Blows Lid Off Conti, Diavol Ransomware Access-Broker Ops

Google’s Threat Analysis Group TAG has provided a rare look inside the operations of a cybercriminal dubbed “Exotic Lily,” that appears to serve as an initial-access broker for both Conti and Diavol ransomware gangs. Researchers’ analysis exposes the business-like approach the group takes to...

Russian threat actor UAC-0056 targets European countries

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. The Governmental Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has released an alert about a Russian threat actor UAC-0056 SaintBear, UNC2589, TA471 delivering malwares using email attachments. UNC2589 is a cyber...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 resource planning software, related to errors in the user interface’s information presentation, allows a perpetrator to carry out spear-phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 resource planning software is related to errors in information presentation at the user interface level. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to perform spear-phishing attacks remotely...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft SharePoint Server software, related to errors in information presentation on the user interface, allows attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft SharePoint Server software is related to errors in information presentation at the user interface level. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks remotely...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft SharePoint Server software, related to errors in information presentation on the user interface, allows attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft SharePoint Server software is related to errors in information presentation at the user interface level. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks remotely...

Suspected DarkHotel APT Activity Update

Suspected DarkHotel APT activity update One Hotel to rule them all, One Hotel to find them, One Hotel to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. By John Fokker · March 17, 2022 This story was also written by Thibault Seret Introduction: Our advanced threat research team has discovered a...