Managed XDR Exposes Spear-Phishing Campaign Targeting Hospitality Industry Using RedLine Stealer

Credit to Author: Ryan Soliven| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Find out how the Managed XDR team uncovered RedLine Stealer’s evasive spear-phishing campaign that targets the hospitality industry.

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Iron Tiger’s SysUpdate Reappears, Adds Linux Targeting

Credit to Author: Daniel Lunghi| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We detail the update that advanced persistent threat (APT) group Iron Tiger made on the custom malware family SysUpdate. In this version, we also found components that enable the malware to compromise Linux systems.

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Investigating the PlugX Trojan Disguised as a Legitimate Windows Debugger Tool

Credit to Author: Buddy Tancio| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Trend Micro’s Managed Extended Detection and Response (MxDR) team discovered that a file called x32dbg.exe was used to sideload a malicious DLL we identified as a variant of PlugX.

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In Review: What GPT-3 Taught ChatGPT in a Year

Credit to Author: Vincenzo Ciancaglini| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Amidst the uproar and opinions since November 2022, we look at the possibilities and implications of what OpenAI’s ChatGPT presents to the cybersecurity industry using a comparison to earlier products, like its predecessor GPT-3.

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Royal Ransomware expands attacks by targeting Linux ESXi servers

Credit to Author: Nathaniel Morales| Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Ransomware actors have been observed to expand their targets by increasingly developing Linux-based versions. Royal ransomware is following in the same path, a new variant targeting Linux systems emerged and we will provide a technical analysis on this variant in this blog.

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Earth Kitsune Delivers New WhiskerSpy Backdoor via Watering Hole Attack

Credit to Author: Joseph C Chen| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We discovered a new backdoor which we have attributed to the advanced persistent threat actor known as Earth Kitsune, which we have covered before. Since 2019, Earth Kitsune has been distributing variants of self-developed backdoors to targets, primarily individuals who are interested in North Korea.

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Earth Zhulong: Familiar Patterns Target Southeast Asian Firms

Credit to Author: Ted Lee| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In 2022, we discovered Earth Zhulong, a hacking group that has been targeting Asian firms similar to another well-known threat actor. In this article, we unravel their new tactics, techniques and procedures that they apply on their misdeeds.

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Invitation to a Secret Event: Uncovering Earth Yako’s Campaigns

Credit to Author: Hara Hiroaki| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We detail the intrusion set Earth Yako, attributed to the campaign Operation RestyLink or EneLink. This analysis was presented in full at the JSAC 2023 in January 2023.

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Earth Zhulong: Familiar Patterns Target Vietnam

Credit to Author: Ted Lee| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In 2022, we discovered Earth Zhulong, a hacking group that has been targeting Vietnam’s telecom, technology, and media sectors similar to another well-known threat actor. In this article, we unravel their new tactics, techniques and procedures that they apply on their misdeeds.

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