Awaken Likho is awake: new techniques of an APT group

In July 2021, a campaign was launched primarily targeting Russian government agencies and industrial enterprises. Shortly after the campaign started, Kaspersky began tracking it, and published three reports in August and September 2024 through their threat research subscription on the Read More …

China: Rast ransomware gang aiming at domestic government and enterprises

From December 2023 to the present, QiAnXin Threat Intelligence Center observed that a ransomware written in rust language is very active on the Chinese Internet, and a large number of machines in China have been ransomed, with up to more Read More …

Gleaming Pisces Poisoned Python Packages Campaign Delivers PondRAT Linux and MacOS Backdoors

Unit 42 researchers have been tracking the activity of an ongoing poisoned Python packages campaign delivering Linux and macOS backdoors via infected Python software packages. Unit 42 researchers named these infected software packages PondRAT. They’ve also found Linux variants of Read More …

Loki: a new private agent for the popular Mythic framework

In July 2024, Kaspersky researchers discovered the previously unknown Loki backdoor, which was used in a series of targeted attacks. By analyzing the malicious file and open sources, we determined that Loki is a private version of an agent for the Read More …

TIDRONE Targets Military and Satellite Industries in Taiwan

Since the beginning of 2024, Trend Micro have been receiving incident response cases from Taiwan. Trend Micro researchers track this unidentified threat cluster as TIDRONE. Their research reveals that the threat actors have shown significant interest in military-related industry chains, Read More …

Russian Military Cyber Actors Target U.S. and Global Critical Infrastructure

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) assess that cyber actors affiliated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 161st Specialist Training Center (Unit 29155) are responsible for Read More …

Mallox ransomware: in-depth analysis and evolution

Mallox is a sophisticated and dangerous family of malicious software that has been causing significant damage to organizations worldwide. In 2023, this ransomware strain demonstrated an uptick in attacks, the overall number of discovered Mallox samples exceeding 700. In the Read More …

Stone Wolf employs Meduza Stealer to hack Russian companies

BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence reports an increase in criminal activity employing commercial malware available on underground resources. Recently, the researchers identified a malicious campaign by a cluster later dubbed Stone Wolf. The adversaries send out phishing emails on behalf of a Read More …