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In January, our analysts made various predictions for the 2023 threat landscape. In this report, we present malware trends and observations that correlate with those predictions.
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Threat actors affiliated with Qakbot were observed distributing Ransom Knight ransomware and Remcos RAT.
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Related Families: Raccoon, Vidar
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Sekoia recently reported on a campaign leveraging fake cracked software sites to deliver information stealers, including Raccoon and Vidar.
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This threat bulletin features PolySwarm analysts’ predictions for the 2023 threat landscape.
Key Takeaways
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This Threat Bulletin is part of PolySwarm’s 2022 Recap series. This report provides highlights of activity perpetrated by Russia-based threat actors in 2022. Russian APT activity in 2022 was heavily focused on targeting Ukraine for espionage and sabotage due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. While the Russian cyber threat landscape includes a wide variety of ransomware and cybercrime threat actors, we have limited the scope of this report to state-sponsored threat actor activity.
Key Takeaways
- This report highlights activity perpetrated by Russia-based APT threat actors in 2022.
- Threat actors featured in this report include Cozy Bear, Fancy Bear, Energetic Bear, Venomous Bear, Primitive Bear, VooDoo Bear, Ember Bear, Saint Bear, UAC-0041, UAC-0088, and UAC-0098.
- PolySwarm tracked malware associated with multiple Russia nexus threat actors in 2022.
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This Threat Bulletin is part of PolySwarm’s 2022 Recap series. This report provides highlights of activity perpetrated by China-based threat actors in 2022.
Key Takeaways
- This report highlights activity perpetrated by China-based threat actors in 2022.
- Threat actors featured in this report include Keyhole Panda, Stone Panda, Deep Panda, Twisted Panda, Vixen Panda, Pirate Panda, Aquatic Panda, Wicked Panda, Mustang Panda, Emissary Panda, Kryptonite Panda, Lotus Panda, TA410, Red Menshen, Scarab, Aoquin Dragon, and Lotus Blossom.
- PolySwarm tracked malware associated with multiple China nexus threat actors in 2022.