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Fin8 Using Sardonic Backdoor

Jul 24, 2023 2:44:05 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, ALPHV, Backdoor, Fin8, Sardonic

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Related Families: ALPHV

Executive Summary

Fin8 was observed leveraging Sardonic backdoor to deliver ALPHV ransomware. 

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PicassoLoader

Jul 21, 2023 2:15:50 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Ukraine, Threat Bulletin, Espionage, Belarus, Poland, PicassoLoader, GhostWriter

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Verticals Targeted: Government, Military, Various

Executive Summary

PicassoLoader, a downloader, was observed targeting government, military, and civilian entities in Ukraine and Poland. CERT-UA attributed this activity to GhostWriter.

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Vixen Panda's Graphican Backdoor

Jul 17, 2023 2:08:32 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Financial, Government, China, Backdoor, Vixen Panda, Graphican

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Related Families: Ketrican, BS2005
Verticals Targeted: Government, Financial

Executive Summary

Vixen Panda was recently observed using the Graphican backdoor to target government, financial, and other entities in the Americas and Europe. It is based on Ketrican and is one of many tools in Vixen Panda’s arsenal.

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CVE-2022-31199 Used in Truebot Attacks

Jul 14, 2023 2:36:23 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Cl0p, Downloader, FlawedGrace, CVE-2022-31199, Truebot

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Related Families: Cl0p

Executive Summary

New Truebot variants have been observed on victim machines that were compromised using CVE-2022-31199. The activity is targeting entities in

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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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