Tag: icedid

LUNAR SPIDER, a Russian-speaking financially motivated threat group, has resumed operations following law enforcement disruptions. They've shifted from using IcedID to leveraging Latrodectus and Brute Ratel C4 malware, targeting financial services through SEO poisoning malvertising campaigns. The g…

A new infection chain for the Bumblebee loader malware has been discovered, potentially indicating its resurgence after Operation Endgame. The sophisticated downloader, first identified in March 2022, is used by cybercriminals to access corporate networks and deliver payloads like Cobalt Strike bea…

The Latrodectus malware campaign employs a combination of traditional phishing techniques and innovative payload delivery methods to target financial, automotive, and healthcare sectors. The attack chain begins with compromised emails containing malicious PDF or HTML attachments, which redirect use…

This article analyzes four previously undisclosed DNS tunneling campaigns identified through a new campaign monitoring system. The system detects tunneling domains based on common techniques and attributes used in malicious campaigns. Four new campaigns were uncovered: FinHealthXDS (targeting finan…

This report discusses the latest updates to the Latrodectus malware, including a different string deobfuscation approach, a new C2 endpoint, and two new backdoor commands. It provides an in-depth analysis of the new version 1.4, focusing on the new features added or updated in this variant. The rep…

In collaboration with Recorded Future, SentinelLabs has been tracking two distinct activity clusters targeting government and critical infrastructure sectors globally between 2021 and 2023.

This report details an intrusion that commenced with a spam campaign distributing a forked IcedID loader. After gaining initial access, the threat actor deployed ScreenConnect and established Cobalt Strike beacons, enabling remote command execution. They also utilized CSharp Streamer, a capable RAT…

LATRODECTUS is a malware loader gaining popularity among cybercriminals, with strong connections to the ICEDID malware family. It offers standard capabilities for deploying payloads and conducting post-exploitation activities. Initially discovered by Walmart researchers in 2023, it continues evolvi…

Following the 2023 holiday season, Akamai researchers uncovered a significant amount of highly likely malicious activity and domains purporting to be associated with the United States Postal Service (USPS). Akamai researchers compared five months of DNS traffic to the legitimate domain, usps.com, w…

This intrusion started in August 2023 with a phishing campaign that distributed IcedID malware. The phishing operation utilized the Prometheus Traffic Direction System (TDS) to deliver the malware and victims were directed to a fraudulent website, mimicking an Azure download portal.