Lemon Group’s Cybercriminal Businesses Built on Preinfected Devices

Credit to Author: Fyodor Yarochkin| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

An overview of the Lemon Group’s use of preinfected mobile devices, and how this scheme is potentially being developed and expanded to other internet of things (IoT) devices. This research was presented in full at the Black Hat Asia 2023 Conference in Singapore in May 2023.

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8220 Gang Evolves With New Strategies

Credit to Author: Sunil Bharti| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We observed the threat actor group known as “8220 Gang” employing new strategies for their respective campaigns, including exploits for the Linux utility “lwp-download” and CVE-2017-3506, an Oracle WebLogic vulnerability.

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Water Orthrus’s New Campaigns Deliver Rootkit and Phishing Modules

Credit to Author: Jaromir Horejsi| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Water Orthrus has been active recently with two new campaigns. CopperStealth uses a rootkit to install malware on infected systems, while CopperPhish steals credit card information. This blog will provide the structure of the campaign and how they work.

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Attack on Security Titans: Earth Longzhi Returns With New Tricks

Credit to Author: Ted Lee| Date: Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

After months of dormancy, Earth Longzhi, a subgroup of advanced persistent threat (APT) group APT41, has reemerged using new techniques in its infection routine. This blog entry forewarns readers of Earth Longzhi’s resilience as a noteworthy threat.

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Rapture, a Ransomware Family With Similarities to Paradise

Credit to Author: Don Ovid Ladores| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In March and April 2023, we observed a type of ransomware targeting its victims via a minimalistic approach with tools that leave only a minimal footprint behind. Our findings revealed many of the preparations made by the perpetrators and how quickly they managed to carry out the ransomware attack.

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Attackers Use Containers for Profit via TrafficStealer

Credit to Author: Alfredo Oliveira| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We found TrafficStealer abusing open container APIs in order to redirect traffic to specific websites and manipulate engagement with ads.

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