The Threat Lurking in Data Centers – Hack Power Management Systems, Take All the Power

The Threat Lurking in Data Centers – Hack Power Management Systems, Take All the Power By Trellix · August 12, 2023 This story was also written by Jesse Chick, Philippe Laulheret and Sam Quinn. Summary In a modern working environment where many employees are working from home or in hybrid office...

The Bug Report October 2022 Edition

The Bug Report — October 2022 Edition By Trellix · November 2, 2022 This story was written by Richard Johnson. Do ROP exploits count as jmp scares? Why am I here? Welcome back to the Bug Report: Spooky Edition, and we’ve got bugs crawling out of the walls! Of all the months we do this, we’ve foun...

Log4shell Vulnerability is the Coal in Our Stocking for 2021

Log4Shell Vulnerability is the Coal in our Stocking for 2021 By Steve Povolny and Douglas McKee · January 19, 2022 Overview On December 9, a vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 was released on Twitter along with a PoC on GitHub for the Apache Log4j logging library. The bug was originally disclosed to...

Log4shell Vulnerability is the Coal in Our Stocking for 2021

Log4Shell Vulnerability is the Coal in our Stocking for 2021 By Steve Povolny and Douglas McKee · January 19, 2022 Overview On December 9, a vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 was released on Twitter along with a PoC on GitHub for the Apache Log4j logging library. The bug was originally disclosed to...

RagnarLocker Ransomware Threatens to Release Confidential Information | McAfee Blogs

ARCHIVED STORY RagnarLocker Ransomware Threatens to Release Confidential Information Alexandre Mundo · JUN 09, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The RagnarLocker ransomware first appeared in the wild at the end of December 2019 as part of a campaign against compromised networks targeted by its operators. Th...

Analysis of Black Basta Ransomware Chat Leaks

Analysis of Black Basta Ransomware Chat Leaks By Jambul Tologonov and John Fokker · March 18, 2025 Introduction On Feb 11, 2025 a Telegram user @ExploitWhispers shared via their Telegram channel ‘shopotbasta’ EN: ‘basta whisper’ Black Basta RaaS Ransomware as a Service Matrix chat leaks containin...

Pouring Acid Rain

Pouring Acid Rain By Trellix · April 30, 2024 This blog was written by Max Kersten In two recent major geopolitical conflicts, in Ukraine and in Israel, wipers - malware used to destroy access to files and commonly used to halt telecom operations - were used to destroy digital infrastructure. The...

The evolution of the Kuiper ransomware

Kuiper Ransomware’s Evolution By Max Kersten · January 17, 2024 The Golang-based Kuiper ransomware is presented as an opportunity for other criminals to make money by ransoming one or more targets. Additionally, RobinHood, the actor behind Kuiper, states that help with operations can be provided...

A Door Isn’t a Door When It’s Ajar- Part 1

A Door Isn’t a Door When It’s Ajar - Part 1 By Trellix · August 11, 2022 This story was also written by Steve Povolny and Sam Quinn Contents Executive Summary Target Selection What is it? Reconnaissance & Standard Operations Recon Standard Operations Hardware Hacking Hardware Hacking Shopping Lis...

The Bug Report – October Edition

ARCHIVED STORY The Bug Report – October Edition By Douglas McKee · November 02, 2021 Your Cyber Security Comic Relief Figure 1. Apache server version 2.4.50 CVE-2021-42013 Why am I here? Regardless of the origins, you’ve arrived at Advanced Threat Research team’s monthly bug digest – an overview ...

Researchers Follow the Breadcrumbs: The Latest Vulnerabilities in Windows' Network Stack | McAfee Blogs

ARCHIVED STORY Researchers Follow the Breadcrumbs: The Latest Vulnerabilities in Windows’ Network Stack Steve Povolny · FEB 09, 2021 The concept of a trail of breadcrumbs in the offensive security community is nothing new; for many years, researchers on both sides of the ethical spectrum have...

Model Hacking ADAS to Pave Safer Roads for Autonomous Vehicles

ARCHIVED STORY Model Hacking ADAS to Pave Safer Roads for Autonomous Vehicles Steve Povolny · FEB 19, 2020 The last several years have been fascinating for those of us who have been eagerly observing the steady move towards autonomous driving. While semi-autonomous vehicles have existed for many...

We Be Jammin’ – Bypassing Chamberlain myQ Garage Doors

ARCHIVED STORY We Be Jammin’ – Bypassing Chamberlain myQ Garage Doors Sam Quinn · JAN 06, 2020 The idea of controlling your garage door remotely and verifying that everything is secure at home, or having packages delivered directly into your garage is enticing for many people. The convenience tha...

A Flyby on the CFO's Inbox: Spear-Phishing Campaign Targeting Financial Executives with NetBird Deployment

A Flyby on the CFO's Inbox: Spear-Phishing Campaign Targeting Financial Executives with NetBird Deployment By Trellix · May 28, 2025 This blog was written by Srini Seethapathy Trellix wants to acknowledge thequick response from NetBird following our initial findings. NetBird acted immediately to...

Midnight Blizzard Attack Detection in Trellix Helix

Midnight Blizzard Attack Detection in Trellix Helix By Ian Shefferman · March 18, 2024 On January 25, 2024, Microsoft reported a breach of their systems by the Russian APT group Midnight Blizzard, also known as APT29 and Cozy Bear. The attackers performed a password spray, compromised a Microsoft...

The Psychology of Phishing: Unraveling the Success Behind Phishing Attacks and Effective Countermeasures

The Psychology of Phishing: Unraveling the Success Behind Phishing Attacks and Effective Countermeasures By Tomer Shloman · February 1, 2024 Phishing is one of the most sneaky and widespread attacks in the constantly changing world of cybersecurity threats. This form of cyber attack, deceiving...

The Anatomy of HTML Attachment Phishing

The Anatomy of HTML Attachment Phishing: One Code, Many Variants By Mathanraj Thangaraju, Niranjan Hegde, and Sijo Jacob · June 14, 2023 Introduction Phishing is the malevolent practise of pretending to be a reliable entity in electronic communication to steal sensitive data, such as login...

A Royal Analysis of Royal Ransom

A Royal Analysis of Royal Ransom By Alexandre Mundo, and Max Kersten · April 3, 2023 We would like to thank Advanced Cyber Services team within Trellix Professional Services for the incident response-related data. Emerging in early 2022 as a private group which used multiple strains of ransomware...

The Bug Report – November 2022 Edition

The Bug Report — November 2022 Edition By Trellix · December 07, 2022 This blog was written by Austin Emmitt Like granny always said, “never hack on an empty stomach.” Why am I here? This year I am thankful for some vivifying vulnerabilities and exceptional exploits! The world of enterprise...

Yanluowang Ransomware Leaks Analysis: Organization, Collaboration with HelloKitty, Babuk and Conti

Yanluowang Ransomware Leaks Analysis: Organization, Collaboration with HelloKitty, Babuk and Conti By Jambul Tologonov· November 22, 2022 Introduction On October 31, 2022, Yanluowang’s TOR site was hacked displaying a message “check and mate!! Yanluowang Matrix chat hacked @yanluowangleaks Time’s...

Small Business, Mighty Attack Surface

Small Business, Mighty Attack Surface By Trellix · August 3, 2022 This blog was written by Douglas McKee If given the chance to name the first five businesses that come to mind, what would they be? Maybe if you're close to the security industry you might suggest names like Microsoft, Apple or...

The Bug Report – May 2022 Edition

The Bug Report – May 2022 Edition By Trellix · June 1, 2022 This blog was written by Douglas McKee Your Cybersecurity Comic Relief Source: https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1523579115152064513?s=20&t=jtGMOibQPsPviekQoWKIA Why Am I here? People often come together not only due to common interest...

HVACking: Understanding the Delta Between Security and Reality

ARCHIVED STORY HVACking: Understanding the Delta Between Security and Reality By Douglas McKee · August 09, 2019 The McAfee Labs Advanced Threat Research team is committed to uncovering security issues in both software and hardware to help developers provide safer products for businesses and...

New Stealer Uses Invalid Cert To Compromise Systems

New Stealer Uses Invalid Cert To Compromise Systems By Mohinder Gill, Mallikarjun Wali and Sangram Mohapatro · November 07, 2024 A new Stealer has been making the rounds. Its name: Fickle. Fickle Stealer is a new Rust-based information stealer that spreads through various attack vectors, includin...

The Bug Report - June 2024 Edition

The Bug Report - June 2024 Edition By Jonathan Omakun & Tobi Olawale · June 27, 2024 Why am I Here Welcome back to The Bug Report, the "so hot the server fans are sweating" edition! For those who are new to our monthly adventure, every month, our dedicated Advanced Research Center vulnerability...

The Dark Side of Innovation: Cybercriminals and Their Adoption of GenAI

The Dark Side of Innovation: Cybercriminals and Their Adoption of GenAI By Jambul Tologonov and John Fokker · March 06, 2024 In the ever-evolving threat landscape, the Trellix Advanced Research Center has been at the forefront of understanding and combating the dual-edged sword of Generative...

Storm-0324: An access for the RaaS Threat Actor (Sangria Tempest)

Storm-0324 to Sangria Tempest Leads to Ransomware Capabilities By Trellix · October 5, 2023 This blog was written by Gurumoorthi Ramanathan Executive Summary: In early July 2023, the threat actor that Microsoft calls “Storm-0324” was observed sending a phishing message through Microsoft Teams...

Trellix Advanced Research Center patches 61,000 vulnerable open-source projects

Trellix Advanced Research Center Patches 61,000 Vulnerable Open-Source Projects By Trellix · January 23, 2023 This blog was written by Douglas McKee Late last year, the Trellix Advanced Research Center team uncovered a vulnerability in Python’s tarfile module. As we dug in, we realized this was...

The Bug Report December 2022 Edition

The Bug Report — December 2022 Edition By Trellix · January 4, 2023 This story was also written by John Borrero Rodriguez Everyone gets it Why am I here? Ho Ho Ho! Welcome back to the Bug Report, or a more fitting name for this time of year: The NAUGHTY List! Yes, we checked it twice. It is no...

Limiting the Software Supply Chain Attack Surface

Limiting the Software Supply Chain Attack Surface By Trellix · September 21, 2022 This blog was written by Douglas McKee We often discuss how the intentions of an action matter, and it's clear to see why they do. If I am walking down the sidewalk, distracted by my phone of course and run into a...

Seven Windows Wonders – Critical Vulnerabilities in DNS Dynamic Updates

ARCHIVED STORY Seven Windows Wonders – Critical Vulnerabilities in DNS Dynamic Updates Eoin Carroll · MAR 09, 2021 Overview For the March 2021 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a set of seven DNS vulnerabilities. Five of the vulnerabilities are remote code execution RCE with critical CVSS Common...

The Bug Report - January 2025 Edition

The Bug Report - January 2025 Edition By Jonathan Omakun · January 30, 2025 Why am I here? Ah, January—the month of resolutions, regrets, and, apparently, really bad code. While you’re trying to get back to the gym or cut down on caffeine, attackers have been busy exploiting vulnerabilities faste...

The Bug Report – August 2023 Edition

The Bug Report – August 2023 Edition By Trellix · September 6, 2023 This blog was written by Charles McFarland Why am I here? Welcome back to The Bug Report, the hotter-than-hell Texas edition! For those still unfamiliar with our monthly escapades, every month our trusty Advanced Research Center...

Qakbot Evolves to OneNote Malware Distribution

Qakbot Evolves to OneNote Malware Distribution By Pham Duy Phuc, Raghav Kapoor, John Fokker J.E., Alejandro Houspanossian and Mathanraj Thangaraju · March 07, 2023 Qakbot aka QBot, QuakBot, and Pinkslipbot is a sophisticated piece of malware that has been active since at least 2007. Since the end...

Seven Windows Wonders – Critical Vulnerabilities in DNS Dynamic Updates

ARCHIVED STORY Seven Windows Wonders – Critical Vulnerabilities in DNS Dynamic Updates Eoin Carroll · MAR 09, 2021 Overview For the March 2021 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a set of seven DNS vulnerabilities. Five of the vulnerabilities are remote code execution RCE with critical CVSS Common...

Amadey Exploiting Self-Hosted GitLab to Distribute StealC

Amadey Exploiting Self-Hosted GitLab to Distribute StealC By Rahul Sharma · December 18, 2025 Executive summary Amadey is a malware loader that has been active since 2018, primarily used to distribute second-stage payloads and infostealers. While Amadey has been previously known to distribute...

OneClik: A ClickOnce-Based APT Campaign Targeting Energy, Oil and Gas Infrastructure

OneClik: A ClickOnce-Based Red Team Campaign Simulating APT Tactics in Energy Infrastructure By Nico Paulo Yturriaga and Pham Duy Phuc · Updated : June 30, 2025 The Trellix Advanced Research Center previously uncovered what appeared to be a sophisticated APT malware campaign, which we dubbed...

The Bug Report - April 2025 Edition

The Bug Report - April 2025 Edition By Jonathan Omakun · May 8, 2025 Why am I here? Ah, spring. The season of blossoms, allergies, and — apparently — auth bypasses, remote code execution, and buffer overflows is in full bloom. Welcome to The Bug Report – April 2025 Edition, where we roll up our...

A Deep Dive into the Latest Version of Lumma InfoStealer

Unmasking the Evolving Threat: A Deep Dive into the Latest Version of Lumma InfoStealer with Code Flow Obfuscation By Mohideen Abdul Khader · April 21, 2025 Summary Lumma Stealer, first identified in 2022, remains a significant threat to this day, continuously evolving its tactics, techniques, an...

The Art of Information Disclosure: A Deep Dive into CVE-2022-37985, a Unique Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Windows Graphics Component

The Art of Information Disclosure: A Deep Dive into CVE-2022-37985, a Unique Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Windows Graphics Component By Bing Sun · May 03, 2023 Overview In October 2022, Microsoft released a security patch to address a unique information disclosure vulnerability in the...

Shining Light on Dark Power: Yet Another Ransomware Gang

Shining Light on Dark Power: Yet Another Ransomware Gang By Pham Duy Phuc, Max Kersten and Tomer Shloman · March 23, 2023 Another day, another ransomware gang. The Dark Power ransomware gang is new on the block, and is trying to make a name for itself. This blog dives into the specifics of the...

CVE-2023-0286: The OpenSSL Who Cried “Severity: High

CVE-2023-0286: The OpenSSL Who Cried “Severity: High” By Mark Bereza · February 9, 2023 This story was also written by John Dunlap. Background It feels like just yesterday that OpenSSL was the subject of widespread scrutiny over two buffer overflow vulnerabilities rated Severity: High. Fortunatel...

The Bug Report - March 2022 Edition

The Bug Report - March 2022 By Charles McFarland · April 6, 2022 Your Cybersecurity Comic Relief Comic from https://geek-and-poke.com/ and remains unedited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Use of this comic does not indicate endorsement by the creator. Why am I here? Welcome back the...

Take a "NetWalk" on the Wild Side

ARCHIVED STORY Take a “NetWalk” on the Wild Side ATR Operational Intelligence Team · AUG 03, 2020 · 25 MIN READ Executive Summary The NetWalker ransomware, initially known as Mailto, was first detected in August 2019. Since then, new variants were discovered throughout 2019 and the beginning of...

A Comprehensive Analysis of HijackLoader and its Infection Chain

A Comprehensive Analysis of HijackLoader and Its Infection Chain By Ryan Weil · August 14, 2025 Initial contact Dodi Repacks is a website that distributes pirated games. The site is listed as safe/trusted on various piracy forums, and users say that "as long as you have an adblocker installed suc...

Trellix Global Defenders: Analysis and Protections for Destructive Wipers

Trellix Global Defenders: Analysis and Protections for Destructive Wipers By Ayed Al Qartah · November 17, 2022 Modern cyber warfare involves the actions of a nation-state or their proxies organized crime and hacker groups to attack and attempt to damage other nations’ computers or information...

Validate the Efficacy of your Endpoint Security Controls Continuously with Breach and Attack Simulations

Validate the efficacy of your Endpoint Security controls continuously with Breach and Attack Simulations By Nicolas Stricher, Trellix XDR solution Architect, EMEA and Doron RosenbergTrellix Senior Sales Engineer, Israel · March 4, 2022 Efficacy of Trellix Endpoint Security At Trellix we are proud...

The Bug Report - February 2022 Edition

The Bug Report - February 2022 By Jesse Chick · March 2, 2022 Your Cybersecurity Comic Relief Image courtesy of https://toggl.com/ Why am I here? Welcome back to the Bug Report, stubby-month edition! For those in the audience unfamiliar with our shtick, every month we compile a shortlist of the t...

Trellix Global Defenders: Invasion of the Information Snatchers - Protecting against RedLine Infostealer

Trellix Global Defenders: Invasion of the Information Snatchers - Protecting against RedLine Infostealer By Taylor Mullins · February 7, 2022 What information are you storing in your Browsers? Storing credentials and other important information in web browsers is a helpful method to not have to...

Digging Up the Past: Windows Registry Forensics Revisited

ARCHIVED STORY Digging Up the Past: Windows Registry Forensics Revisited By David Via · Jan 08, 2019 Introduction FireEye consultants frequently utilize Windows registry data when performing forensic analysis of computer networks as part of incident response and compromise assessment missions. Th...