Cybereason Nocturnus tracks the Iranian APT Moses Staff, which has added a novel Remote Access Trojan named StrifeWater to its ransomware operations and uses it in the initial infection stage. StrifeWater provides capabilities like file listing, shell command …
The Belarusian Cyber Partisans disclosed documents related to a railway-targeting incident and discussed that Curated Intelligence member SttyK would study the methods used. The published material outlines an incident aimed at hindering operations and details …
StellarParticle is CrowdStrike’s tracked campaign tied to COZY BEAR (APT29) and the SolarWinds incident, with activity continuing against multiple organizations. The operation employs novel techniques such as browser cookie theft and O365 service principal hij…
Morphisec identifies a new AsyncRAT delivery campaign that uses an HTML attachment to deliver a base64-encoded ISO file, constructed in-browser and mounted to execute staged loaders. The multi-stage chain includes HTML/JavaScript decoding, reflective .NET inje…
Chaes is a Brazil-only banking trojan that uses a multi-stage delivery chain to steal Chrome credentials and intercept logins to Brazilian banking sites. Avast found Chaes artifacts on over 800 compromised WordPress sites in Brazil (700+ with Brazilian TLDs), …
KONNI RAT has evolved into a stealthier Remote Administration Tool under the Kimsuky umbrella, with ongoing development and updates to evade detection. The post highlights major changes (AES-protected strings and files, a move away from rundll, and enhanced ob…
BlackBerry researchers link the Prophet Spider Initial Access Broker (IAB) group to exploiting the Log4j (Log4Shell) vulnerabilities in VMware Horizon to break into organizations. The article outlines IoCs, observed post-exploitation payloads (cryptomining, Co…
A collaborative analysis by a Qianxin team examines a wave of mht/Web Archive-based attacks delivering malicious DLLs via Office macros on Glitch, noting overlaps with OceanLotus but also distinct traits. The operation uses VBA obfuscation, in-memory DLL loadi…
BRATA continues to evolve with new targets and features, including factory reset, GPS tracking, multi-channel C2 (HTTP and WebSocket), and ongoing monitoring via VNC and keylogging to facilitate unauthorized wire transfers. The report details BRATA variants A,…
Threat actors deliver multiple malware via malicious PowerPoint Add-Ins and a multi-stage chain that uses cloud services to host payloads. The operation blends phishing, LoLBins, VBS, and PowerShell to drop AgentTesla and a cryptocurrency stealer, with stages …
ESET analyzes a watering-hole campaign that delivers a new macOS backdoor named DazzleSpy via a WebKit/Safari exploit chain. Targets were Hong Kong pro-democracy individuals, with infection hosted on amnestyhk.org and other compromised sites like fightforhk.co…
Earth Karkaddan (APT36) is analyzed through its use of CrimsonRAT on Windows and CapraRAT/ObliqueRAT on Android, detailing infection chains based on spear-phishing, USB worms, and malicious macros. The piece also covers C2 communications, persistence mechanism…
Fortinet FortiGuard Labs analyzes a phishing campaign that delivers a STRRAT variant as a direct attachment, bypassing the usual dropper stage. The campaign uses spoofed shipping-themed emails, obfuscated Java payloads, and a mix of C2 communications and crede…
Donot Team (also known as APT-C-35 and SectorE02) is a long-running South Asia-focused threat actor linked to Windows and Android malware, with Amnesty International alleging links to an Indian cybersecurity company that may sell spyware or hackers-for-hire se…
ThreatLabz details a new Molerats APT espionage campaign targeting Middle East actors, delivering a .NET backdoor via macro-enabled Office documents and leveraging Dropbox as the C2 and data-exfiltration channel. The operation shows ties to Spark backdoor acti…