Apr 27, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a targeted operation against Ukraine that has been found leveraging a nearly seven-year-old flaw in Microsoft Office to deliver Cobalt Strike on compromised systems. The attack chain, which took place at the end of 2023 according to Deep Instinct, employs a PowerPoint slideshow file (“signal-2023-12-20-160512.ppsx”) […]
Executive Summary The Deep Instinct Threat Lab discovered a suspected targeted operation against Ukraine The operation is using CVE-2017-8570 as the initial vector The operation could not be attributed to any known threat actor The operation used a custom loader for Cobalt Strike Beacon Deep Instinct is detecting all stages of the attack Campaign Overview […]
Apr 24, 2024NewsroomMalware / Endpoint Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an ongoing attack campaign that’s leveraging phishing emails to deliver malware called SSLoad. The campaign, codenamed FROZEN#SHADOW by Securonix, also involves the deployment of Cobalt Strike and the ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote desktop software. “SSLoad is designed to stealthily infiltrate systems, gather sensitive information and transmit […]
Key Points Avast discovered and analyzed a malware campaign hijacking an eScan antivirus update mechanism to distribute backdoors and coinminers Avast disclosed the vulnerability to both eScan antivirus and India CERT. On 2023-07-31, eScan confirmed that the issue was fixed and successfully resolved The campaign was orchestrated by a threat actor with possible ties to […]
Veriti Research has discovered a surge in attacks from operators of the Androxgh0st malware family, uncovering over 600 servers compromised primarily in the U.S., India and Taiwan. According to Veriti’s blog post, the adversary behind Androxgh0st had their C2 server exposed, which could allow for a counterstrike by revealing the impacted targets. The researchers then […]
Apr 17, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Web Application Firewall Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that’s exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS devices to deliver ScreenConnect and Metasploit Powerfun payloads. The activity entails the exploitation of CVE-2023-48788 (CVSS score: 9.3), a critical SQL injection flaw that could permit an unauthenticated attacker to […]
Researchers have discovered a sophisticated phishing campaign meticulously crafted to target cryptocurrency users. This elaborate scheme, equipped with the notorious FatalRAT along with supplementary malware like Clipper and Keylogger, was orchestrated by threat actors utilizing DLL side-loading techniques. Source: Infection Chain (Cyble) FatalRAT, renowned as a Remote Access Trojan, grants attackers control over victim systems, […]
Apr 15, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “renewed” cyber espionage campaign targeting users in South Asia with the aim of delivering an Apple iOS spyware implant called LightSpy. “The latest iteration of LightSpy, dubbed ‘F_Warehouse,’ boasts a modular framework with extensive spying features,” the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Team said […]
CISA is collaborating with private industry partners to respond to a recent compromise discovered by independent security researchers impacting Sisense, a company that provides data analytics services. CISA urges Sisense customers to: Reset credentials and secrets potentially exposed to, or used to access, Sisense services. Investigate—and report to CISA—any suspicious activity involving credentials potentially exposed […]