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TargetCompany Ransomware Linux Variant

Jun 10, 2024 2:25:02 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Linux, Asia, APAC, TargetCompany, ESXi

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Verticals Targeted: Healthcare, Finance, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Information Technology, Retail, Transportation, Utilities, Telecommunications

Executive Summary

A new Linux variant of TargetCompany ransomware was recently discovered that uses a custom shell script to deliver and execute payloads in ESXi environments.

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New North Korean Threat Actor Group Moonstone Sleet

Jun 7, 2024 12:58:01 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, North Korea, MoonstoneSleet, YouieLoad, Threat Actor Profile, SplitLoader

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Related Families: SplitLoader, YouieLoad
Verticals Targeted: Education, Software, Information Technology, Defense, Aerospace

Executive Summary

Moonstone Sleet is a newly identified North Korea nexus threat actor group. The group leverages a combination of commonly used North Korean threat actor TTPs, along with their own unique attack methodologies.

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BloodAlchemy Targeted Government Entities in Asia

Jun 3, 2024 1:36:40 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Government, China, Backdoor, Deed RAT, Asia, APAC, ShadowPad, BloodAlchemy

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Related Families: ShadowPad, Deed RAT
Verticals Targeted: Government 

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Venomous Bear’s Lunar Toolset

May 28, 2024 1:05:05 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Russia, Threat Bulletin, Government, Venomous Bear, Turla, LunarMail, LunarWeb, LunarLoader

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Related Families: LunarMail, LunarLoader, LunarWeb
Verticals Targeted: Government 

Executive Summary

Venomous Bear was observed targeting a European Ministry of Foreign Affairs using a new toolset, dubbed the Lunar toolset.

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Velvet Chollima Using Gomir Linux Backdoor

May 24, 2024 11:58:05 AM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, North Korea, Linux, Kimsuky, GoBear, Velvet Chollima, Gomir, Troll Stealer

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Related Families: GoBear, Troll Stealer, BetaSeed, Endor
Verticals Targeted: Government 

Executive Summary

North Korea nexus threat actor group Velvet Chollima was observed using a new Linux backdoor, dubbed Gomir, to target entities in South Korea.

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Ebury Compromised 400K Linux Servers

May 20, 2024 2:59:44 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Stealer, Linux, Backdoor, Cryptocurrency, Ebury, HelimodSteal, HelimodProxy, HelimodRedirect

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Related Families: HelimodSteal, HelimodProxy, HelimodRedirect

Executive Summary

A longstanding botnet campaign is known to deliver Ebury, an OpenSSH backdoor and credential stealer.

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Black Basta Targeting Critical Infrastructure

May 17, 2024 2:19:41 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Critical Infrastructure, Ransomware, Black Basta, Healthcare, Emerging Threat

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Related Families: Qakbot
Verticals Targeted: Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare

Executive Summary

CISA recently issued an advisory warning critical infrastructure entities to harden their defenses against attacks from Black Basta.

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Cuckoo: Part Infostealer, Part Spyware

May 13, 2024 2:20:01 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Infostealer, Spyware, MacOS, Cuckoo

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Executive Summary

Cuckoo is a recently discovered infostealer and spyware hybrid targeting MacOS systems.

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