Tag: 2024-09-30

Cyber actors working for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are targeting individuals connected to Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs, including government officials, think tank personnel, journalists, activists, and lobbyists. They use social engineering techniques, impersonating cont…

This investigation tracked infrastructure linked to the APT group Transparent Tribe, identifying 15 malicious hosts on DigitalOcean serving as command-and-control servers for the Mythic exploitation framework. The group employs Linux desktop entry files as an attack vector, targeting individuals in…

A new ransomware threat, dubbed Rast, has emerged targeting Chinese government and enterprises since December 2023. Written in Rust, Rast has infected over 6,800 terminals, successfully encrypting more than 5,700. The Rast gang, named after the ransomware, operates primarily between 20:00 and 05:00…

Microsoft has observed Storm-0501, a financially motivated cybercriminal group, conducting multi-staged attacks targeting hybrid cloud environments. The group compromises on-premises networks, performs lateral movement to cloud environments, exfiltrates data, steals credentials, creates persistent …

Recent weeks have seen a resurgence of North Korean-aligned groups targeting developers through npm packages. The campaign, which began on August 12, 2024, involves multiple groups using various publication patterns and attack types. The malicious packages contain obfuscated JavaScript that downloa…

Threat actors are repurposing digital analytics and advertising tools to evade detection and enhance their malicious campaigns. The report explores how link shorteners, IP geolocation utilities, CAPTCHA systems, and advertising intelligence platforms are being weaponized. It provides insights into …