RedLine/Vidar Abuses EV Certificates, Shifts to Ransomware

Credit to Author: Hitomi Kimura| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In this blog, we investigate how threat actors used information-stealing malware with EV code signing certificates and later delivered ransomware payloads to its victims via the same delivery method.

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Analyzing a Facebook Profile Stealer Written in Node.js

Credit to Author: Jaromir Horejsi| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We analyze an information stealer written in Node.js, packaged into an executable, exfiltrated stolen data via both Telegram bot API and a C&C server, and employed GraphQL as a channel for C&C communication.

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Stealthy Android Malware MMRat Carries Out Bank Fraud Via Fake App Stores

Credit to Author: Trend Micro Research| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Trend Micro Mobile Application Reputation Service (MARS) team discovered a new, fully undetected Android banking trojan, dubbed MMRat, that has been targeting mobile users in Southeast Asia since late June 2023.

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Monti Ransomware Unleashes a New Encryptor for Linux

Credit to Author: Nathaniel Morales| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Monti ransomware collective has restarted their operations, focusing on institutions in the legal and governmental fields. Simultaneously, a new variant of Monti, based on the Linux platform, has surfaced, demonstrating notable differences from its previous Linux-based versions.

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Latest Batloader Campaigns Use Pyarmor Pro for Evasion

Credit to Author: Junestherry Dela Cruz| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In June 2023, Trend Micro observed an upgrade to the evasion techniques used by the Batloader initial access malware, which we’ve covered in previous blog entries.

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Related CherryBlos and FakeTrade Android Malware Involved in Scam Campaigns

Credit to Author: Trend Micro Research| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Trend Micro’s Mobile Application Reputation Service (MARS) team discovered two new related Android malware families involved in cryptocurrency-mining and financially-motivated scam campaigns targeting Android users.

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Possible Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Pakistani Government Delivers Shadowpad

Credit to Author: Daniel Lunghi| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We recently found that a modified installer of the E-Office app used by the Pakistani government delivered a Shadowpad sample, suggesting a possible supply-chain attack.

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Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Pakistani Government Delivers Shadowpad

Credit to Author: Daniel Lunghi| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We recently found that an MSI installer built by the National Information Technology Board (NITB), a Pakistani government entity, delivered a Shadowpad sample, suggesting a possible supply-chain attack.

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