Tag: cloud

The Scattered Spider cybercriminal group is targeting cloud infrastructures in the insurance and financial sectors using advanced techniques. They exploit leaked authentication tokens, conduct phishing and smishing campaigns, and leverage SIM swapping to bypass multi-factor authentication. The grou…

Unit 42 researchers uncovered an extortion campaign that compromised and extorted multiple victim organizations by leveraging exposed environment variable files containing sensitive credentials. The campaign involved setting up attack infrastructure within victims' Amazon Web Services (AWS) environ…

Cyber threat actors, including nation-state groups, are utilizing legitimate cloud services like Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive for covert operations. These services evade detection by masquerading as trusted entities, enabling data exfiltration and tool deployment. A new Go-based backdoor, Go…

In recent times, there has been a notable rise in the exploitation of legitimate cloud services by threat actors, including nation-state groups. Attackers have realized the potential of these services to provide low-cost infrastructure, evading detection as communication to trusted platforms may no…

This report examines the threat actors behind a 2023 cryptojacking campaign targeting misconfigured Kubernetes clusters, focusing on their evolving techniques to avoid detection. It analyzes the malicious Docker images they deployed, the hardcoded wallet and pool information in the DERO miner binar…

The report describes a malicious campaign where threat actors utilize cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox to distribute malware and collect user information. The attack process starts with a malicious shortcut file (LNK) that executes PowerShell scripts to download decoy documen…

This report details a cryptojacking campaign exploiting exposed Docker remote API servers. Threat actors employ the cmd.cat/chattr Docker image for initial access, utilizing techniques like chroot and volume binding to break out of the container and access host systems. They deploy cryptocurrency m…

Securonix Threat Research has uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign, dubbed CLOUD#REVERSER, that leverages popular cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox for malware delivery, command execution, and data exfiltration. The infection chain starts with a phishing email containing a …

Microsoft security researchers have uncovered an attack campaign exploiting recently disclosed critical vulnerabilities in the OpenMetadata platform to gain unauthorized access to Kubernetes clusters, followed by reconnaissance and the deployment of crypto-mining malware. The vulnerabilities, affec…

The report details a recent cyber attack campaign by the APT-C-28 (ScarCruft) group, known for targeting organizations in Korea and Asia. The campaign utilized a malicious LNK file disguised as a document related to a 'North Korean Human Rights Expert Debate' to deliver the RokRat remote access tro…