Kimsuky Group’s Intriguing Exploits with AppleSeed Malware

Summary: The Kimsuky group has been actively utilizing weaponized LNK files to deploy the AppleSeed malware. While the group typically relies on spear-phishing attacks for initial access, their recent campaigns have prominently featured the use of shortcut-type malware in LNK file format. AppleSe...

NKAbuse: A New Multiplatform Threat Exploiting the Blockchain Protocol

Summary: A novel malware called NKAbuse stands out as a new, Go-based, multi-platform threat. What makes this malware distinctive is its pioneering use of the peer-to-peer network connectivity protocol NKN New Kind of Network technology for data exchange. This utilization of NKN technology makes...

Decoding MrAnon Stealer’s Plot through Deceptive Emails

Summary: A phishing email campaign employs misleading booking details to lure victims, aiming to deploy a Python-based information stealer known as MrAnon Stealer. This malicious software is designed to pilfer victims credentials, system details, browser sessions, and cryptocurrency extensions...

SugarGh0st RAT A Customized Gh0st Variant in Cyber Espionage

Summary: A malicious campaign deploying the customized SugarGh0st RAT, likely orchestrated by a Chinese-speaking threat actor targeting the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and South Korean users. SugarGh0st, a variant of Gh0st RAT, exhibits advanced features for remote control, keylogging,...

Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities in Juniper Exploited in the Wild

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Juniper Networks Junos OS, with the potential for pre-auth Remote Code Execution when chained in Juniper devices. Juniper Networks has confirmed th...

Iran-Backed Agrius APT’s Attacks on Israeli Institutions

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary In a series of harmful cyberattacks that occurred from January 2023 to October 2023, the Iranian-backed Advanced Persistent Threat APT group known as Agrius targeted Israels education and technology...

Jupyter Infostealer Returns with New Addition to Its Arsenal

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Jupyter Infostealer is a malware variant initially discovered in late 2020. Since then, it has undergone continued evolution, altering its delivery methods and techniques to avoid detection and establish...

ExelaStealer A New Entrant in the InfoStealer Landscape

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ExelaStealer is a newly discovered InfoStealer malware that emerged in August 2023. Its distinctive feature lies in being an open-source tool, customizable for a fee. Primarily coded in Python,...

EvilProxy Phishing Attack Targets Indeed Job Platform

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new phishing campaign has emerged, specifically targeting high-profile US executives. This campaign takes advantage of open redirects from the jobs platform Indeed and employs EvilProxy to pilfer sessi...

Redfly Targets Critical Infrastructure in Asia with ShadowPad Trojan

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Redfly, an espionage group, targeted Asian critical infrastructure, compromising a national grid for six months using ShadowPad. This underscores a rising trend in such attacks, raising global concerns...

Hive Pro Achieves ISO/IEC 27001: 2022 Certification

Hive Pro has achieved ISO 27001: 2022 Certification, Demonstrating A Continuous Commitment to Excellence in Information Security August 8th, 2023 - HERNDON, VA: Hive Pro, a pioneer in the Threat Exposure Management market, is thrilled to announce that they have successfully attained ISO 27001:202...

Unmasking Decoy Dog Malware Toolkit Hiding in DNS Traffic

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Decoy Dog, a sophisticated malware toolkit uses DNS for C2 communication, evading detection with its wildcard-type behavior and encryption methods. Its origin remains mysterious, and the malwares...

Storm-0558 Chinese Threat Actor Targets Email Accounts

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Storm-0558, a China-based threat actor with espionage objectives, has been targeting email data from approximately 25 organizations using tactics like credential harvesting, OAuth token, and phishing...

Hackers Target WooCommerce Payments Plugin to Hijack Websites

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Cybercriminals are orchestrating a widespread campaign to exploit a pivotal WooCommerce Payments plugin, thereby acquiring the privileges of various users, including those with administrator statu...

Hive Pro Secures Second Round of Seed Funding to Expand Headquarters and Enhance Hive Pro Threat Exposure Management Platform

July 12, 2023 - HERNDON, VA: Hive Pro, a pioneer in the Threat Exposure Management market, announced today that they have closed $4 million in their seed funding round from private investors. The successful completion of Hive Pro’s second round of seed funding will support the continued delivery ...

Millions of Github Repository susceptible to Repojacking

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Millions of GitHub repositories may be vulnerable to Repojacking, which could lead to large-scale supply chain attacks. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow HiveForce Labs on LinkedIn...

Flea APT Targets Foreign Ministries with New Backdoor.Graphican

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Flea APT15 targeted foreign ministries with their new backdoor, Backdoor.Graphican, leveraging Microsoft Graph API and OneDrive for C&C communication. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follo...

Microsoft’s June 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 78 Vulnerabilities

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Microsofts June 2023 Patch Tuesday addressed 78 flaws, including 38 remote code execution vulnerabilities. Notable fixes included SharePoint and Exchange Server vulnerabilities, while no zero-day...

MEME#4CHAN The Unconventional Phishing Campaign Spreading XWorm

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A persistent cyber threat known as MEME4CHAN has emerged, characterized by an intricate phishing campaign. This cluster of malicious activity employs a distinctive attack chain methodology, successfully...

Water Orthrus Targets Chinese Users with CopperStealth and CopperPhish

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Water Orthrus has recently launched two new campaigns, CopperStealth and CopperPhish, where CopperStealth employs rootkit techniques, while CopperPhish globally distributes a phishing kit through PPI...

New Version of ViperSoftX Malware Targets Password Managers and Cryptocurrency Wallets

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ViperSoftX is an information-stealing malware primarily targeting cryptocurrencies, using sophisticated encryption techniques and monthly changes in command-and-control servers to evade detection. To...

Trigona Ransomware Targets Improperly Managed MS-SQL Servers

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Trigona ransomware is installed on vulnerable MS-SQL servers that are not properly managed, allowing attackers to execute malicious commands and encrypt files without distinguishing file extensions. To...

Desert Falcon Strikes with an Upgraded Arsenal

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Desert Falcons, a cyber-espionage group, has been seen deploying upgraded variants of its malware toolset in strikes against Palestine and Middle Eastern entities. To receive real-time threat advisories,...

Malware Impersonating Websites Spread via Google Ads

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Multiple Malware were found on newly registered websites impersonating various applications, likely originating from malicious Google Search Ads. To receive real-time threat advisories, please...

Two New Vulnerabilities Discovered in TPM 2.0 Library

Threat Level Vulnerability Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary The Trusted Platform Module TPM 2.0 specification, a hardware-based technology used to provide tamper-resistant secure cryptographic functions, is affected by...

Headcrab malware is targeting Redis servers worldwide to mine Monero

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary HeadCrab is a new and severe malware that is infiltrating and residing on servers worldwide. It is a custom-made Redis-based malware that is undetectable by traditional anti-virus solutions and has...

New Ransomware Mimic Emerges in the Wild, Abusing Legitimate Tool for Faster Encryption

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Mimic is a new ransomware that uses the APIs of a legitimate tool called Everything to encrypt target files and has multiple capabilities such as deleting shadow copies, terminating multiple applications...

Brazil’s manufacturing industry under attack by Vice Society ransomware group

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Vice Society ransomware group is a cyber threat group that made headlines in late 2022 and early 2023 for a series of attacks against various targets, including the rapid transit system in San...

VMware addresses Security Flaws in vRealize Log Insight

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary VMware has patched four security flaws in vRealize Log Insight aka Aria Operations for Logs that could potentially expose users to remote code execution attacks and allow an unauthenticated attack...

Black Basta Ransomware Invades US Firms with Qakbot Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary In this latest spear-phishing campaign, the Black Basta ransomware gang employed QakBot malware, aka QBot or Pinkslipbot, to acquire an initial point of entry and migrate laterally through an organizatio...

Vice Society actors target K-12 institutions in US

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Vice Society is an extortion hacking group that emerged in the summer of 2021. The Vice Society does not use a specific ransomware variant. Instead, they used variants of Hello Kitty, Five Hands, and...

Vulnerabilities & Threats that Matter 18 – 24th July

Published Vulnerabilities Interesting Vulnerabilities Active Threat Groups Targeted Countries Targeted Industries ATT&CK TTPs 497 11 2 Worldwide 6 33 For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary The third week of July 2022 witnessed the discovery of 497 vulnerabilities out of...

Vulnerability in Zimbra that steals clear-text credentials from users

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new vulnerability in Zimbra allows an attacker to steal cleartext credentials from instances via Memcache injection. Over 200,000 users logged in can be impacted by the security flaw...

Major Content Management Systems affected by Multiple vulnerabilities

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Several flaws in well-known content management systems WordPress and Drupal have been uncovered. A content management system, or CMS, is software that allows users to create, manage, and edit website content without requiri...

Pandora Ransomware Targets Multiple Plants around the Globe

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Pandora ransomware is a new operation that targets business networks and obtains data for double-extortion assaults and active since March 2022. DENSO, a Japanese auto parts manufacturers plant in Germany, and Global Wafers...

NIST Cybersecurity Framework and CTEM Alignment

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework gives security leaders a common language for managing cyber risk, but it does not tell teams which exposed asset to fix first on Monday morning. Continuous Threat Exposure Management fills that execution gap. When the NIST cybersecurity framework and CTEM are...

Active Exploitation of SolarWinds Serv-U Flaw for Accessing Private Data

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Summary of Vulnerabilities, Actors & Attacks: May 2024

Vulnerabilities Exploited| Adversaries in Action| Attacks Executed| Targeted Countries| Targeted Industries| MITRE ATT&CK TTPs ---|---|---|---|---|--- 24| 11| 38| 287| 23| 233 Summary In May, the cybersecurity arena garnered significant attention following the identification of eleven zero-day...

Over 2 Million Malicious Repositories Planted on Docker Hub

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Akira Ransomware Nets $42 Million from 250+ Victims

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Over 300k WordPress Sites Affected by Forminator Plugin Flaws

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Vulnerability in PuTTY Client Allows Recovery of Private Key

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Hackers Pocket Payment Data via Magento Exploitation

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Uni5 Xposure: The Top 5 Benefits of Integrating With Patch Management Tools

What Does Uni5 Xposure Do? Uni5 Xposure is a comprehensive security solution tailored to conquer the challenges of risk-based vulnerability management and its evolved form, threat exposure management. Through its robust suite of features, Uni5 Xposure offers a dynamic approach to security...

The Zardoor Backdoor’s Silent Takeover of Saudi Charities

Summary: An espionage operation, designed to distribute a backdoor called Zardoor, was uncovered with evidence suggesting it dates back to March 2021. In May 2023, this meticulously orchestrated campaign specifically targeted non-profit organizations in Saudi Arabia. Threat Level - Amber | Attack...

Deceptive Crypto Sites A Breeding Ground for XPhase Clipper

Summary: A global malware campaign is actively targeting cryptocurrency enthusiasts, employing deceptive websites that masquerade as authentic cryptocurrency applications and ultimately leading to the execution of the XPhase Clipper payload. Threat Level - Amber | Attack Report For a detailed...

Unveiling the Sea Turtle Cyber Espionage Campaign

Summary: Sea Turtle, a Turkey-based Advanced Persistent Threat APT actor, has been active since 2017. The group has primarily targeted European and Middle Eastern organizations, focusing on information theft and DNS hijacking to compromise repositories with valuable and sensitive data. In a recen...

MetaStealer a $125 Ticket to Digital Chaos

Summary: MetaStealer, a nefarious information-stealing malware, initially surfaced in discreet online marketplaces with a pricing structure of USD 125 per month or USD 1000 for an unlimited subscription, subsequently becoming entangled in malvertising campaigns. Threat Level - Red | Attack Report...

Novel Go-Based Malware Unleashes Coordinated Strikes on macOS and Windows

Summary: A recently identified threat known as JaskaGO has surfaced as a new cross-platform information stealer malware. This malware is designed to target and compromise systems running both Windows and Apple macOS operating systems. Threat Level - Red | Attack Report For a detailed threat...

The Kuiper Ransomware Surge and Its Dark Origins

Summary: In a predominantly Russian Dark Web forum, a sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service RaaS project named "KUIPER" was introduced. The Kuiper ransomware, developed in Golang, is compatible with Windows, Linux, and OSX systems, and is associated with a suspected intrusion at a government...