SecuriTricks - 2024-05-05

Attack reports

Threat Actors Hack YouTube Channels to Distribute Infostealers

This analysis reveals that malicious groups have been exploiting popular YouTube channels, including some with over 800,000 subscribers, to distribute various infostealer malware strains like Vidar and LummaC2. The attackers upload videos promoting cracked software with links to malicious payloads …

lummac2

Published: May 10, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 13

Malware (XMRig, OrcusRAT, etc.) disguised as MS Office crack

The report details an ongoing malware campaign targeting South Korean users, which disguises malicious payloads as cracked versions of Microsoft Office and other popular software. The attackers are distributing a variety of malware, including downloaders, coin miners, remote access tools (RATs), pr…

Published: May 10, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 12

Protecting Networks from Opportunistic Ivanti Pulse Secure Vulnerability Exploitation

Juniper Threat Labs has observed attempts to exploit Ivanti Pulse Secure authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887), leading to the delivery of Mirai botnet payloads. This analysis explores the vulnerabilities, exploitation methods, observed …

Published: May 10, 2024

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2024-21887, CVE-2023-46805

Downloadable IOCs: 23

Profiling Trafficers: Cerberus

This analysis delves into the activities of a group of malware operators known as Cerberus (formerly Amnesia) Team, who specialize in spreading infostealers, particularly in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. It provides insights into their operations, tactics, and the evolution o…

dracula stealer (samurai)

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Published: May 10, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 24

New Campaigns from Scattered Spider

Scattered Spider, a financially motivated threat actor group, has been conducting aggressive phishing campaigns targeting various industries, particularly the finance and insurance sectors. Their tactics involve creating convincing lookalike domains and login pages to lure victims into revealing cr…

Published: May 10, 2024

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2024-22024

Downloadable IOCs: 118

macOS Cuckoo Stealer | Ensuring Detection and Defense as New Samples Rapidly Emerge

This analysis discusses the emergence of a new macOS malware family called 'Cuckoo Stealer', which acts as an infostealer and spyware. It describes Cuckoo Stealer's main features, logic, and provides indicators of compromise to assist threat hunters and defenders. The malware employs techniques lik…

Published: May 10, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 4

Dissecting REMCOS RAT: An in-depth analysis of a widespread 2024 malware, Part Four

This comprehensive analysis provides a thorough examination of the REMCOS Remote Access Trojan (RAT), a prominent malware threat that gained significant prevalence in 2024. The analysis delves into the malware's configuration structure, command and control capabilities, persistence mechanisms, and …

Published: May 9, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 34

Surge of JavaScript Malware in sites with vulnerable versions of LiteSpeed Cache Plugin

A recent surge of malicious JavaScript code has been observed targeting websites using vulnerable versions of the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress. The malware injects code into critical WordPress files or the database, creating unauthorized admin users like 'wpsupp-user.' It exploits the vulne…

Published: May 9, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 6

Tracking the Surge in Non-PE Cyber Threats

This intelligence report details a sophisticated infection chain that culminates in the deployment of AsyncRAT, a potent malware designed to breach computer systems and steal confidential data. The meticulous analysis unravels the intricate sequence, commencing with a spam email containing a malici…

Published: May 9, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 13

APT28 campaign against Polish government institutions

The CERT Polska team is investigating a large-scale malware campaign carried out by the Russian intelligence group APT28, which has been targeting Polish government institutions in the past year and is believed to be linked to the GRU.

Published: May 8, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 74

Guntior - the story of an advanced bootkit that doesn't rely on Windows disk drivers

Amid the rise of bootkits at the time, a dropper was captured in-the-wild and posted on a malware tracker. The malware was called "Guntior", named after the device object its authors had chosen for it (\Device\Guntior). The name also appears in AV detections.

Published: May 8, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 6

Code Emulation and Cybercrime Infrastructure Discovery

This report details the analysis of a malspam campaign utilizing the Matanbuchus loader, which involved decrypting strings within the malware through emulation techniques. The investigation pivoted to uncover a Russian bulletproof hosting service, Proton66 OOO, that currently hosts various maliciou…

Published: May 8, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 76

Stealer Distributed via Crafted Minecraft Source Pack

This report details the operation of the zEus stealer malware, which is distributed through a crafted Minecraft source pack. The malware collects sensitive information from victims' systems, including login credentials, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets. It employs anti-analysis techniques a…

Published: May 8, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 23

Case of Malware Distribution Linking to Illegal Gambling Website Targeting Korean Web Server

This report examines a malware strain distributed to web servers in South Korea that redirects users to an illegal gambling site. The threat actor installed a Meterpreter backdoor, a port forwarding tool, and an IIS module malware on a compromised web server. The IIS module inspects HTTP headers an…

Published: May 8, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 8

New Pakistan-based Cyber Espionage Group’s Year-Long Campaign Targeting Indian Defense Forces with Android Malware

CYFIRMA researchers identified an Android malware campaign, active for over a year, targeting Indian defense personnel by an unidentified Pakistan-based cyber espionage group. The threat actor utilized Spynote or a modified version called Craxs Rat, obfuscating the app with high complexity. Through…

Published: May 6, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 3

Smart-sex-toy users targeted by clicker trojan

Virus analysts at Doctor Web uncovered an Android application containing a clicker trojan that silently opens advertising sites and clicks on webpages. Such trojans can be used to stealthily display ads, generate click fraud, sign up unsuspecting victims for paid subscriptions or launch DDoS attack…

Published: May 6, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 13

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Attack reports

Threat Actors Hack YouTube Channels to Distribute Infostealers

Malware (XMRig, OrcusRAT, etc.) disguised as MS Office crack

Protecting Networks from Opportunistic Ivanti Pulse Secure Vulnerability Exploitation

Profiling Trafficers: Cerberus

New Campaigns from Scattered Spider

macOS Cuckoo Stealer | Ensuring Detection and Defense as New Samples Rapidly Emerge

Dissecting REMCOS RAT: An in-depth analysis of a widespread 2024 malware, Part Four

Surge of JavaScript Malware in sites with vulnerable versions of LiteSpeed Cache Plugin

Tracking the Surge in Non-PE Cyber Threats

APT28 campaign against Polish government institutions

Guntior - the story of an advanced bootkit that doesn't rely on Windows disk drivers

Code Emulation and Cybercrime Infrastructure Discovery

Stealer Distributed via Crafted Minecraft Source Pack

Case of Malware Distribution Linking to Illegal Gambling Website Targeting Korean Web Server

RemcosRAT Distributed Using Steganography

HijackLoader Updates

LNK File Disguised as Certificate Distributing RokRAT Malware

New Pakistan-based Cyber Espionage Group’s Year-Long Campaign Targeting Indian Defense Forces with Android Malware

Smart-sex-toy users targeted by clicker trojan

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-4491

CVE-2024-4492

CVE-2024-4493

CVE-2024-4494

CVE-2024-4495

CVE-2024-4496

CVE-2024-4497

CVE-2024-34510

CVE-2024-34511

CVE-2024-4500

CVE-2024-4501

CVE-2024-4502

CVE-2024-4503

CVE-2024-34475

CVE-2024-34476

CVE-2024-34478

CVE-2024-34483

CVE-2024-34484

CVE-2024-34486

CVE-2024-34487

CVE-2024-34488

CVE-2024-34489

CVE-2024-34490

CVE-2024-34474

CVE-2024-34500

CVE-2024-34502

CVE-2024-34506

CVE-2024-34507

CVE-2024-34508

CVE-2024-34509

CVE-2024-34515

CVE-2024-34519