CVE-2023-31468

An issue was discovered in Inosoft VisiWin 7 through 2022-2.1 Runtime RT7.3 RC3 20221209.5. The "%PROGRAMFILESX86%\INOSOFT GmbH" folder has weak permissions for Everyone, allowing an attacker to insert a Trojan horse file that runs as SYSTEM. 2024-1 is a fixed version...

A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?

Today's ransomware is the scourge of many organizations. But where did it start? If we define ransomware as malware that encrypts files to extort the owner of the system, then the first malware that could be classified as ransomware is the 1989 AIDS Trojan. However, while it encrypted filenames a...

Oracle Linux 6 : glibc (ELSA-2011-1526)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2011-1526 advisory. - Report write error in addmnt even for cached streams 688980, CVE-2011-1089 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the...

QakBot's Endgame: The Final Move Before the Takedown

QakBot's Endgame: The Final Move Before the Takedown By Daksh Kapur, Nico Paulo Yturriaga and Alfred Alvarado · September 06, 2023 Figure 1 Attribution at the bottom Qakbot, known under aliases like QBot, QuakBot, and Pinkslipbot, represents an intricately advanced malware strain that has...

QakBot's Endgame: The Final Move Before the Takedown

QakBot's Endgame: The Final Move Before the Takedown By Daksh Kapur, Nico Paulo Yturriaga and Alfred Alvarado · September 06, 2023 Figure 1 Attribution at the bottom Qakbot, known under aliases like QBot, QuakBot, and Pinkslipbot, represents an intricately advanced malware strain that has...

New SuperBear Trojan Emerges in Targeted Phishing Attack on South Korean Activists

A new phishing attack likely targeting civil society groups in South Korea has led to the discovery of a novel remote access trojan called SuperBear. The intrusion singled out an unnamed activist, who was contacted in late August 2023 and received a malicious LNK file from an address impersonatin...

MMRat Android Trojan Executes Remote Financial Fraud Through Accessibility Feature

A previously undocumented Android banking trojan dubbed MMRat has been observed targeting mobile users in Southeast Asia since late June 2023 to remotely commandeer the devices and perform financial fraud. "The malware, named after its distinctive package name com.mm.user, can capture user input...

U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

The U.S. government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot, a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. The international law enforcement operation involved seizing control over the botnets online infrastructure, and...

New MMRat Android Trojan Uses Fake App Stores for Bank Fraud

By Deeba Ahmed So far, the potent Android trojan MMRat has remained undetected on VirusTotal. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New MMRat Android Trojan Uses Fake App Stores for Bank Fraud...

Stealthy Android Malware MMRat Carries Out Bank Fraud Via Fake App Stores

The Trend Micro Mobile Application Reputation Service MARS team discovered a new, fully undetected Android banking trojan, dubbed MMRat, that has been targeting mobile users in Southeast Asia since late June 2023...

Lazarus Group Uses ManageEngine Exploit to Unlock Path for QuiteRAT

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Lazarus Group, a threat actor associated with North Korea, has been detected utilizing a recently patched critical security vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus. This vulnerability was...

Lazarus Group Exploits Critical Zoho ManageEngine Flaw to Deploy Stealthy QuiteRAT Malware

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been observed exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to distribute a remote access trojan called such as QuiteRAT. Targets include internet backbone infrastructure and healthcare...

Lazarus Group's infrastructure reuse leads to discovery of new malware

In the Lazarus Groups latest campaign, which we detailed in a recent blog, the North Korean state-sponsored actor is exploiting CVE-2022-47966, a ManageEngine ServiceDesk vulnerability to deploy multiple threats. In addition to their "QuiteRAT" malware, which we covered in the blog, we also...

Syrian Threat Actor EVLF Unmasked as Creator of CypherRAT and CraxsRAT Android Malware

A Syrian threat actor named EVLF has been outed as the creator of malware families CypherRAT and CraxsRAT. "These RATs are designed to allow an attacker to remotely perform real-time actions and control the victim device's camera, location, and microphone," Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma said in a...

QwixxRAT: New Remote Access Trojan Emerges via Telegram and Discord

A new remote access trojan RAT called QwixxRAT is being advertised for sale by its threat actor through Telegram and Discord platforms. "Once installed on the victim's Windows platform machines, the RAT stealthily collects sensitive data, which is then sent to the attacker's Telegram bot, providi...

STRRAT a Java-Powered Versatile Remote Access Trojan

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary STRRAT, a Java-based RAT, excels in utilizing a wide array of capabilities. Its latest version, STRRAT 1.6, is notable for employing diverse infection paths and conducting startup host queries to...

New Malware Campaign Targets Inexperienced Cyber Criminals with OpenBullet Configs

A new malware campaign has been observed making use of malicious OpenBullet configuration files to target inexperienced cyber criminals with the goal of delivering a remote access trojan RAT capable of stealing sensitive information. Bot mitigation company Kasada said the activity is designed to...

Reptile Rootkit: Advanced Linux Malware Targeting South Korean Systems

Threat actors are using an open-source rootkit called Reptile to target Linux systems in South Korea. "Unlike other rootkit malware that typically only provide concealment capabilities, Reptile goes a step further by offering a reverse shell, allowing threat actors to easily take control of...

Malicious Apps Use Sneaky Versioning Technique to Bypass Google Play Store Scanners

Threat actors are leveraging a technique called versioning to evade Google Play Store's malware detections and target Android users. "Campaigns using versioning commonly target users' credentials, data, and finances," Google Cybersecurity Action Team GCAT said in its August 2023 Threat Horizons...

How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise

Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious code into mobile apps and evade security scanning tools. Google says it has updated its app malware detection mechanisms in response to the new research. At issue is a...