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RedStinger Targets Critical Infrastructure

May 22, 2023 3:49:00 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Ukraine, Russia, Threat Bulletin, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Transportation, Bad Magic

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Related Families: DboxShell, PowerMagic
Verticals Targeted:
Defense, Critical Infrastructure, Transportation 

Executive Summary

RedStinger, a relatively unknown threat actor group, targeted multiple entities in Ukraine, including those in the defense, transportation, and critical infrastructure verticals.

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Winnti Subgroup Earth Longzhi Uses New TTPs

May 19, 2023 2:28:29 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, China, Winnti, TTPs, Stack Rumbling, Earth Longzhi

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Related Families: Croxloader, SPHijacker, Behinder
Verticals Targeted: Government, Healthcare, Technology, Manufacturing

Executive Summary

Earth Longzhi, a Winnti subgroup, was recently observed using new TTPs, including a novel technique dubbed stack rumbling.

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Reaper Uses New TTPs to Drop RokRAT

May 15, 2023 2:27:27 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, RokRAT, Reaper, Ricochet Chollima, LNK

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Related Families: CloudMensis, RambleOn

Executive Summary

Reaper was recently observed using new TTPs to drop RokRAT. The infection chain leveraged LNK files delivered via the energy sector and politic

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BlueNoroff's RustBucket MacOS Malware

May 12, 2023 3:48:04 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Lazarus, North Korea, Financial, MacOS, Mac, RustBucket, BlueNoroff

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Verticals Targeted: Financial

Executive Summary

North Korea nexus threat actor group BlueNoroff was recently observed using malware to target MacOS systems. Dubbed RustBucket, the malware can be used to communicate with the C2 to download and execute additional payloads.

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PingPull Linux Variant

May 8, 2023 3:05:38 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, China, PingPull, Gallium, RAT, Sword2033

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Related Families: Sword2033

Executive Summary

China nexus threat actor group Gallium was recently observed using a new Linux variant of PingPull in an espionage campaign.

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Tomiris Targets Central Asia in Espionage Campaign

May 5, 2023 2:00:47 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Russia, Threat Bulletin, Kopiluwak, TunnusSched, Roopy, Tomiris, Central Asia, Telemiris, JLORAT

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Related Families: Telemiris, TunnusSched, Roopy, JLORAT, KopiLuwak
Verticals Targeted: Government, Diplomatic Entities

Executive Summary

A Russian-speaking threat actor group dubbed Tomiris was recently observed conducting an espionage campaign targeting countries in Central Asia. The group uses a variety of tools, some of which overlap with the Russian threat actor group Venomous Bear.

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Mint Sandstorm Targets US Critical Infrastructure

May 1, 2023 3:22:04 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Middle East, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Iran, Telecommunications, Charming Kitten, MENA, Energy, Mint Sandstorm, North Africa, Transportation

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Related Families: Drokbk, Soldier
Verticals Targeted:
Critical Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Government, Energy, Transportation. Utilities, Oil & Gas

Executive Summary

Mint Sandstorm was recently observed targeting US critical infrastructure entities. These include seaports, energy companies, transportation systems, and a US utility and gas entity.

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Goldoson Android Adware

Apr 28, 2023 2:51:23 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Android, Mobile, Goldoson, Adware

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Executive Summary

Goldoson, a privacy-invasive and clicker adware, was recently discovered in several popular Android apps in South Korea. It generates revenue for the threat actors via fraudulent recursive visits to hidden ads on the infected device.

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