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Anatsa Android Banking Trojan

Jul 3, 2023 12:37:11 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Banking, Financial, Android, Trojan, Banking Trojan, Anatsa

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Verticals Targeted: Financial 

Executive Summary

Anatsa is a banking trojan targeting Android devices that is distributed through the Google Play store, disguised as a seemingly innocuous app.

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Condi DDoS Botnet

Jun 30, 2023 3:05:33 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, DDoS, Mirai, Botnet, CVE-2023-1389, Condi

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Related Families: Mirai

Executive Summary

Condi is a DDoS as a service botnet based on Mirai. It has been observed leveraging CVE-2023-1389 to propagate.

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DcRAT Distributed Via Adult Content Themed Lures

Jun 26, 2023 1:57:42 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Infostealer, RAT, DcRAT, AsyncRAT

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Related Families: AsyncRAT
Verticals Targeted: Consumer Services

Executive Summary

DcRAT is a clone of AsyncRAT and is used for remote access and stealing information. It also has ransomware capabilities. DcRAT has distributed via adult content-themed lures, including lures for OnlyFans pages.

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Cadet Blizzard

Jun 23, 2023 2:09:27 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Russia, Threat Bulletin, Espionage, WhisperGate, Cadet Blizzard, Disruption

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Related Families: WhisperGate
Verticals Targeted: Government, Law Enforcement, Non-profits, Information Technology, Emergency Services

Executive Summary

Cadet Blizzard is a Russia nexus state-sponsored threat actor group with potential ties to the GRU. However, their activity seems to be distinct from other GRU-associated threat actor groups. 

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Asylum Ambuscade

Jun 20, 2023 1:49:52 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Financial, Government, Cryptocurrency, Asylum Ambuscade, SMB, SunSeed, AHKBOT, NODEBOT

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Related Families: SunSeed, AHKBOT, NODEBOT
Verticals Targeted: Government, Cryptocurrency, Financial

Executive Summary

Asylum Ambuscade is a threat actor group known to engage in both cybercrime and espionage activity. Their targets include government, financial, and SMB entities, primarily in Europe and North America. 

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Cl0p Reportedly Using MOVEit 0day (CVE-2023-34362)

Jun 16, 2023 2:33:59 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Microsoft, Cl0p, LemurLoot, CVE-2023-34362, MOVEit

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Associated Families: LemurLoot
Verticals Targeted: Financial, Government

Executive Summary

Industry researchers from multiple vendors observed threat actors leveraging CVE-2023-34362. Microsoft attributed the activity to a Cl0p affiliate dubbed Lace Tempest.

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BlackSuit Ransomware

Jun 12, 2023 2:55:54 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Ransomware, Windows, Linux, Royal, BlackSuit, encryption

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Related Families: Royal

Executive Summary

BlackSuit ransomware targets both Windows and Linux systems and bears a striking resemblance to Royal ransomware.

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CosmicEnergy

Jun 9, 2023 2:23:26 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Critical Infrastructure, ICS, Energy, CosmicEnergy, OT

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Verticals Targeted: Energy, Critical Infrastructure

Executive Summary

CosmicEnergy is a novel malware targeting operational technology (OT) and ICS.

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