Tag: mimikatz

14 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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SOC files: an APT41 attack on government IT services in Africa

Chinese cyberespionage group APT41 conducted a targeted attack against government IT services in Africa. The attackers used various tools including Impacket, Cobalt Strike, and custom malware for lateral movement, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration. They leveraged DLL sideloading technique…

dll sideloading

credential harvesting

data exfiltration

targeted attack

Published: July 21, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Hide Your RDP: Password Spray Leads to RansomHub Deployment

This report details a cyberattack where threat actors gained initial access through a password spray attack on an exposed RDP server. They used Mimikatz and Nirsoft for credential harvesting, and employed living-off-the-land techniques along with tools like Advanced IP Scanner for network discovery…

credential theft

lateral movement

data exfiltration

living-off-the-land

Published: June 30, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 9

Another Confluence Bites the Dust: Falling to ELPACO-team Ransomware

A threat actor exploited an unpatched Confluence server using CVE-2023-22527, gaining initial access. They used Metasploit for command and control, then installed AnyDesk for persistent remote access. The attacker performed extensive network discovery, attempted privilege escalation using various t…

Published: May 19, 2025

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2021-34527, CVE-2020-1472, CVE-2023-22527, CVE-2023-22518

Downloadable IOCs: 33

You've Got Malware: FINALDRAFT Hides in Your Drafts

While investigating REF7707, Elastic Security Labs discovered a new family of previously unknown malware that leverages Outlook as a communication channel via the Microsoft Graph API. This post-exploitation kit includes a loader, a backdoor, and multiple submodules that enable advanced post-exploit…

microsoft graph

Published: February 14, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 9

Attackers exploiting a FortiClient EMS vulnerability in the wild

Kaspersky's GERT team identified an attack exploiting a patched vulnerability (CVE-2023-48788) in FortiClient EMS versions 7.0.1 to 7.0.10 and 7.2.0 to 7.2.2. The attackers used SQL injection to infiltrate a company's network through an exposed Windows server. They deployed remote access tools like…

forticlient ems

credential theft

lateral movement

Published: December 19, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Threat Assessment: Distributors of BlackSuit Ransomware

Ignoble Scorpius, previously known as Royal ransomware, has rebranded as BlackSuit ransomware and increased its activity since March 2024. The group has targeted at least 93 victims globally, with a focus on the construction and manufacturing industries. Their initial ransom demands average 1.6% of…

credential theft

lateral movement

data exfiltration

supply chain attack

Published: November 20, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 2

Investigating a SharePoint Compromise: IR Tales from the Field

An incident response investigation uncovered an attacker who exploited a SharePoint vulnerability (CVE-2024-38094) to gain initial access. The attacker remained undetected for two weeks, moving laterally across the network and compromising the entire domain. Key tactics included installing Horoung …

credential harvesting

lateral movement

domain compromise

fast reverse proxy (frp)

Published: November 5, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 8

EDR Bypass Testing Reveals Extortion Actor's Toolkit

Unit 42 investigated an extortion attempt where threat actors tested an AV/EDR bypass tool on rogue systems with Cortex XDR installed. The actors purchased network access via Atera RMM and used a BYOVD technique for the bypass tool. Researchers gained visibility into the actors' systems, uncovering…

cybercrime forums

threat actor profiling

Published: November 2, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Play Ransomware Engagement

Unit 42 has identified Jumpy Pisces, a North Korean state-sponsored threat group, as a key player in a recent ransomware incident. The group appears to be collaborating with the Play ransomware group, marking a shift in their tactics. This is the first observed instance of Jumpy Pisces using existi…

reconnaissance general bureau

initial access broker

korean people's army

fiddling scorpius

play ransomware

Published: October 30, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Stonefly: Extortion Attacks Continue Against U.S. Targets

In several of the attacks, Stonefly’s custom malware Backdoor.Preft (aka Dtrack, Valefor) was deployed. This tool is exclusively associated with the group. In addition to this, several Stonefly indicators of compromise recently documented by Microsoft were found on the compromised networks. The att…

Published: October 3, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 50

DragonRank, a Chinese-speaking SEO manipulator service provider

Cisco Talos is disclosing a new threat called “DragonRank” that primarily targets countries in Asia and a few in Europe, operating PlugX and BadIIS for search engine optimization (SEO) rank manipulation.

Published: September 12, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 35

StopRansomware: RansomHub Ransomware

RansomHub is a ransomware-as-a-service variant that has targeted over 210 victims across various critical infrastructure sectors since February 2024. It employs a double-extortion model, encrypting systems and exfiltrating data. The ransom note provides victims with a client ID and instructions to …

privilege-escalation

ransomware-as-a-service

double-extortion

data-exfiltration

critical-infrastructure

lateral-movement

Published: August 30, 2024

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2020-1472, CVE-2023-46604, CVE-2023-22515, CVE-2020-0787, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2023-3519, CVE-2023-27997, CVE-2023-48788, CVE-2023-46747

Downloadable IOCs: 14

Meet UULoader: An Emerging and Evasive Malicious Installer

An analysis uncovered a malicious installer dubbed 'UULoader', which employs creative techniques to evade detection, including file header stripping, side-loading legitimate executables, and obfuscation. This multi-staged approach to payload delivery proves effective at evading static detection, as…

Published: August 20, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 23

SmallTiger Malware Used in Attacks Against South Korean Businesses (Kimsuky and Andariel)

This report details a series of attacks targeting South Korean companies, particularly defense contractors, automobile part manufacturers, and semiconductor manufacturers. The threat actor initially deployed malware strains associated with the Kimsuky group, such as MultiRDP and Meterpreter, but la…

webbrowserpassview

Published: June 11, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 19

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