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While monitoring its own corporate Wi-Fi network dedicated for mobile devices using the Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform (KUMA), Kaspersky researchers noticed suspicious activity that originated from several iOS-based phones. Since it is impossible to inspect modern iOS devices Read More …
A technique is being used in the distribution of multiple families of malware that obfuscates the end destination of a URL by abusing the URL schema. Mandiant tracks this adversary methodology as “URL Schema Obfuscation”. The technique could increase the Read More …
The Lancefly advanced persistent threat (APT) group is using a custom-written backdoor in attacks targeting organizations in South and Southeast Asia, in activity that has been ongoing for several years. Lancefly may have some links to previously known groups, but Read More …
Today, CISA and partners released a joint advisory for a sophisticated cyber espionage tool used by Russian cyber actors. Hunting Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware provides technical descriptions of the malware’s host architecture and network communications, and mitigations to help detect Read More …
CISA has released a new Malware Analysis Report (MAR) on an infostealer known as ICONICSTEALER. This trojan has been identified as a variant of malware used in the supply chain attack against 3CX’s Desktop App. CISA recommends users and administrators Read More …
The Play ransomware group has developed two custom tools in .NET, namely Grixba and VSS Copying Tool, which it uses to improve the effectiveness of its cyberattacks. The two tools enable attackers to enumerate users and computers in compromised networks, Read More …
Although ransomware is still a hot topic on which Kaspersky will keep on publishing, they also investigate and publish about other threats. Recently we explored the topic of infection methods, including malvertising and malicious downloads. In this blog post, Kaspersky Read More …
Threat actors (TAs) using built-in data exfiltration methods like LOLBAS negate the need to bring in external tools that might be flagged by security software and/or human-based security detection mechanisms. These methods can also hide within the general operating environment, Read More …
The Sharp Panda cyber-espionage hacking group is targeting high-profile government entities in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia with a new version of the ‘Soul’ malware framework. The particular malware was previously seen in espionage campaigns targeting critical Southeast Asian organizations, attributed Read More …
On December 2022, Trend Micro researchers identified a suspicious executable (detected by Trend Micro as Trojan.MSIL.REDCAP.AD) that was dropped and executed on multiple machines. The investigation led them to link this attack to advanced persistent threat (APT) group APT34, and Read More …
