The Rise of DarkCasino APT Group Exploiting WinRAR 0-Day

Summary: DarkCasino, an APT group with economic motivations, was initially identified in 2021. The group introduced DarkMe, a Trojan Horse program based on Visual Basic. Recently, DarkCasino has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of CVE-2023-38831, an arbitrary code execution vulnerability...

Konni Group Using Russian-Language Malicious Word Docs in Latest Attacks

A new phishing attack has been observed leveraging a Russian-language Microsoft Word document to deliver malware capable of harvesting sensitive information from compromised Windows hosts. The activity has been attributed to a threat actor called Konni, which is assessed to share overlaps with a...

Alert: New WailingCrab Malware Loader Spreading via Shipping-Themed Emails

Delivery- and shipping-themed email messages are being used to deliver a sophisticated malware loader known as WailingCrab. "The malware itself is split into multiple components, including a loader, injector, downloader and backdoor, and successful requests to C2-controlled servers are often...

The Lethal Advancement of DarkGate Malware-as-a-Service

Summary: DarkGate, a formidable Remote Access Trojan RAT, functions as a Malware-as-a-Service MaaS and is masterminded by the elusive RastaFarEye within the underground cybercrime landscape. The latest iteration, DarkGate 5.0.19, advances upon its predecessors with sophisticated evasion technique...

New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Using ZPAQ Compression in Email Attacks

A new variant of the Agent Tesla malware has been observed delivered via a lure file with the ZPAQ compression format to harvest data from several email clients and nearly 40 web browsers. "ZPAQ is a file compression format that offers a better compression ratio and journaling function compared t...

Malicious Apps Disguised as Banks and Government Agencies Targeting Indian Android Users

Android smartphone users in India are the target of a new malware campaign that employs social engineering lures to install fraudulent apps that are capable of harvesting sensitive data. "Using social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, attackers are sending messages designed to lure user...

The Continued Evolution of the DarkGate Malware-as-a-Service

The Continued Evolution of the DarkGate Malware-as-a-Service By Ernesto Fernández Provecho, Pham Duy Phuc, Ciana Driscoll and Vinoo Thomas · November 21, 2023 On September 2023, the Trellix Security Operations Center SOC successfully detected and stopped an attack against Musarubra, the holding...

The Continued Evolution of the DarkGate Malware-as-a-Service

The Continued Evolution of the DarkGate Malware-as-a-Service By Ernesto Fernández Provecho, Pham Duy Phuc, Ciana Driscoll and Vinoo Thomas · November 21, 2023 On September 2023, the Trellix Security Operations Center SOC successfully detected and stopped an attack against Musarubra, the holding...

NetSupport RAT Infections on the Rise - Targeting Government and Business Sectors

Threat actors are targeting the education, government and business services sectors with a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. "The delivery mechanisms for the NetSupport RAT encompass fraudulent updates, drive-by downloads, utilization of malware loaders such as GHOSTPULSE, and various...

DarkGate and PikaBot Malware Resurrect QakBot's Tactics in New Phishing Attacks

Phishing campaigns delivering malware families such as DarkGate and PikaBot are following the same tactics previously used in attacks leveraging the now-defunct QakBot trojan. "These include hijacked email threads as the initial infection, URLs with unique patterns that limit user access, and an...

New PoC Exploit for Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Could Let Attackers Fly Under the Radar

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a new technique that exploits a critical security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to achieve arbitrary code execution in memory. Tracked as CVE-2023-46604 CVSS score: 10.0, the vulnerability is a remote code execution bug that could permit a threat actor to run...

SideCopy Exploiting WinRAR Flaw in Attacks Targeting Indian Government Entities

The Pakistan-linked threat actor known as SideCopy has been observed leveraging the recent WinRAR security vulnerability in its attacks targeting Indian government entities to deliver various remote access trojans such as AllaKore RAT, Ares RAT, and DRat. Enterprise security firm SEQRITE describe...

Quasar RAT Utilizes DLL Side-Loading to Evade Detection

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Quasar RAT is an open-source remote access trojan that has been used by cybercriminals and threat actors for various malicious purposes. The use of DLL side-loading is a sophisticated technique that allo...

Quasar RAT Leverages DLL Side-Loading to Fly Under the Radar

The open-source remote access trojan known as Quasar RAT has been observed leveraging DLL side-loading to fly under the radar and stealthily siphon data from compromised Windows hosts. "This technique capitalizes on the inherent trust these files command within the Windows environment," Uptycs...

CVE-2023-45805 Trojan Lockfilein pdm

pdm is a Python package and dependency manager supporting the latest PEP standards. It's possible to craft a malicious pdm.lock file that could allow e.g. an insider or a malicious open source project to appear to depend on a trusted PyPI project, but actually install another project. A project f...

Vietnamese Hackers Target U.K., U.S., and India with DarkGate Malware

Attacks leveraging the DarkGate commodity malware targeting entities in the U.K., the U.S., and India have been linked to Vietnamese actors associated with the use of the infamous Ducktail stealer. "The overlap of tools and campaigns is very likely due to the effects of a cybercrime marketplace,"...

A New XorDDoS Linux Trojan That Launches Powerful DDoS Attacks

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The XorDDoS Trojan, a Linux-based malware, orchestrates DDoS attacks through infected devices, with a recent campaign detected in 2023. Attackers employ scanning, persistence, and C2 infrastructure...

SpyNote: Beware of This Android Trojan that Records Audio and Phone Calls

The Android banking trojan known as SpyNote has been dissected to reveal its diverse information-gathering features. Typically spread via SMS phishing campaigns, attack chains involving the spyware trick potential victims into installing the app by clicking on the embedded link, according to...

Researchers Unveil ToddyCat's New Set of Tools for Data Exfiltration

The advanced persistent threat APT actor known as ToddyCat has been linked to a new set of malicious tools that are designed for data exfiltration, offering a deeper insight into the hacking crew's tactics and capabilities. The findings come from Kaspersky, which first shed light on the adversary...

Malicious NuGet Package Targeting .NET Developers with SeroXen RAT

A malicious package hosted on the NuGet package manager for the .NET Framework has been found to deliver a remote access trojan called SeroXen RAT. The package, named Pathoschild.Stardew.Mod.Build.Config and published by a user named Disti, is a typosquat of a legitimate package called...