SecuriTricks - screenconnect

Fake Social Security Statement emails trick users into installing remote tool

A phishing campaign is targeting users with fake emails purportedly from the US Social Security Administration. These emails aim to trick recipients into installing ScreenConnect, a legitimate remote access tool that can be misused by cybercriminals. The campaign, attributed to a group called Molat…

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phishing

social security administration

Published: May 1, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Qilin affiliates spear-phish MSP ScreenConnect admin, targeting customers downstream

In January 2025, a Managed Service Provider administrator was targeted by a sophisticated phishing attack impersonating a ScreenConnect authentication alert. The attackers, affiliated with Qilin ransomware and tracked as STAC4365, used an adversary-in-the-middle technique to bypass multi-factor aut…

Published: April 1, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Tooling Increasingly an Attacker's First Choice

Threat actors are increasingly using legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools as initial payloads in email campaigns. This trend aligns with a decrease in the use of traditional loaders and botnets by initial access brokers. RMMs can be exploited for data collection, financial theft,…

Published: March 12, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 15

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…

Published: December 19, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Exploring the Infection Chain: ScreenConnect's Link to AsyncRAT Deployment

In June 2024, eSentire's Threat Response Unit observed several incidents involving users downloading the ScreenConnect remote access client, potentially facilitated through drive-by downloads. Threat actors exploited ScreenConnect to establish unauthorized remote sessions, ultimately deploying the …

Published: July 5, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 77

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Attack reports

Fake Social Security Statement emails trick users into installing remote tool

Qilin affiliates spear-phish MSP ScreenConnect admin, targeting customers downstream

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Tooling Increasingly an Attacker's First Choice

Attackers exploiting a FortiClient EMS vulnerability in the wild

Exploring the Infection Chain: ScreenConnect's Link to AsyncRAT Deployment