Expanding Attack Blueprints: 2022 Annual Cybersecurity Report

Credit to Author: Trend Micro Research| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In this blog entry, we shine a spotlight on some of the most critical cybersecurity concerns of 2022, which we discuss in full in our annual cybersecurity report, “Rethinking Tactics: 2022 Annual Security Report.”

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S4x23 Review Part 1: What’s New in OT Security

Credit to Author: Kazuhisa Tagaya| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This blog introduces discussions from S4x23, the ICS security conference in Miami over several posts. The first installment will cover two topics from the academic interviews.

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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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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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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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Attacking The Supply Chain: Developer

Credit to Author: David Fiser| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In this proof of concept, we look into one of several attack vectors that can be abused to attack the supply chain: targeting the developer. With a focus on the local integrated developer environment (IDE), this proof considers the execution of malicious build scripts via injecting commands when the project or build is incorrectly “trusted”.

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“Payzero” Scams and The Evolution of Asset Theft in Web3

Credit to Author: Fyodor Yarochkin| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In this entry, we discuss a Web3 fraud scenario where scammers target potential victims via fake smart contracts, and then take over their digital assets, such as NFT tokens, without paying. We named this scam “Payzero”.

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