- In the spotlight this week: New malware known as ElectricFish has been attributed to the North Korean threat collective “Lazarus Group” by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The malware bypasses the authentication protocols used by proxy servers, creating a tunnel to exfiltrate information from a compromised system to an attacker-controlled server.
- Highlights from the week include: the exploitation of a vulnerability in the popular WhatsApp message app to deliver spyware, the dark-web sale of system and network information for three United States-based antivirus companies, and the distribution of “Plead” malware following a man-in-the-middle attack that hijacked a legitimate software update.
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Weekly Intelligence Summary 11 Jul - 18 Jul 2019
Entering the spotlight this week is the new “DoppelPaymer” ransomware, which bears resemblance to the “Indrik Spider”-associated “BitPaymer” ransomware.
Weekly Intelligence Summary 04 Jul - 11 Jul 2019
Two previously unseen malware variants have been attributed to the financially motivated “TA505” in attacks on various organizations worldwide, even as the threat group continues to rely on commonly u
Weekly Intelligence Summary 20 Jun - 27 Jun 2019
A campaign dubbed Operation Soft Cell has been actively compromising telecommunications organizations since early 2017.
Weekly Intelligence Summary 13 Jun - 20 Jun 2019
In the spotlight this week is a cyber-threat campaign involving the abuse of legitimate features in Google Calendar.
Weekly Intelligence Summary 06 Jun - 13 Jun 2019
An indiscriminate malicious cryptocurrency campaign is targeting entities in China using fileless malware techniques, readily available PowerShell exploit tools, and variants of the open-source crypto
Weekly Intelligence Summary 02 May - 09 May 2019
The China-affiliated threat group “APT3” has recently been said to develop its own version of a tool that was likely created by the United States NS) prior to being leaked by the “ShadowBrokers”.
Weekly Intelligence Summary 25 Apr - 02 May 2019
Two separate campaigns draw similarities in the use of uncommon and underreported social engineering and delivery mechanisms to compromise a user’s machine with information stealing malware.
Weekly Intelligence Summary 18 Apr - 25 Apr 2019
In the spotlight: Information about APT34, including victim data, personally identifiable information belonging to the group’s alleged members, and the group’s tools, has been leaked on Telegram.
Weekly Intelligence Summary 11 Apr - 18 Apr 2019
In the spotlight: An unidentified threat actor has obtained data from various personal Outlook, MSN, and Hotmail email accounts by compromising a Microsoft customer support account.
Weekly Intelligence Summary 04 Apr - 11 Apr 2019
“Fin6” has reportedly widened its range of attacks to include ransomware, potentially inciting the threat group to extend targeting beyond retail and hospitality entities.
Weekly Intelligence Summary 28 Mar - 04 Apr 2019
Highlights from the week include: “APT33” targeting American and Saudi engineering and manufacturing organizations, Earl Enterprises restaurants being affected by point of sale (POS) malware, and ...
Weekly Intelligence Summary 21 Mar - 28 Mar 2019
In the spotlight this week, the server of device manufacturer ASUS was compromised by an unknown threat actor, pushing backdoor malware to at least 500,000 users’ devices. Despite the scale, this wa..
Weekly Intelligence Summary 14 Mar - 21 Mar 2019
Highlights from the week include: Threat group “APT-C-27” exploiting a flaw in WinRAR software to target users in the Middle East, a fourth batch of breached data offered for sale on the dark web by
Weekly Intelligence Summary 07 Mar - 14 Mar 2019
Highlights from the week include the targeting of universities’ research facilities by Chinese threat group “APT40”, the attribution of a data breach against a Singapore healthcare center in 2018 to t
Weekly Intelligence Summary 28 Feb - 07 Mar 2019
This week the team looks at Fin6, who has begun regularly targeting card-not-present data on e-commerce websites. Other highlights from this week include Topps disclosing a data breach incident linked
Weekly Intelligence Summary 22 Feb - 01 Mar 2019