Related Families: Xorist, Laplas Clipper
Executive Summary
Cisco Talos recently reported on threat actor activity leveraging MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper. MortalKombat encrypts files on the infected machine and drops a ransom note instructing victims on how to pay the ransom to recover their files.
Key Takeaways
MortalKombat Ransomware Used in Recent Campaign
Feb 24, 2023 1:57:55 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Cryptocurrency, Laplas Clipper, MortalKombat, Xorist
ESXiArgs Ransomware
Feb 21, 2023 1:20:39 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Linux, ESXiArgs, Babuk, CVE-2021-21974
Related Malware: Babuk
Verticals Targeted: Multiple
Executive Summary
Industry researchers recently reported on ESXiArgs ransomware, which targeted VMware ESXi servers around the globe. After CISA released a recovery script, the threat actors behind ESXiArgs distributed a new variant of the ransomware.
Key Takeaways
Pro-Palestine Group Targets Israeli Chemical Sector
Feb 17, 2023 2:24:12 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Gaza, ICS, Palestine, Chemical, Israel, Electronic, Electronic Quds Force
Verticals Targeted: Chemical
Executive Summary
A recent hacking campaign targeted Israeli chemical sector companies operating in the occupied territories. The threat actor group Electronic Quds Force is responsible for the campaign. This threat bulletin is provided for situational awareness.
Key Takeaways
Emotet’s New TTPs
Feb 13, 2023 12:26:57 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, IcedID, Bumblebee, Emotet, xls
Related Families: Bumblebee, IcedId
Verticals Targeted: Financial
Executive Summary
BlackBerry recently reported on Emotet’s new TTPs, including new email lures, IcedID, and Bumblebee as secondary payloads and evasion methods.
Mimic Ransomware
Feb 7, 2023 12:25:08 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Mimic, Everything.exe, Conti
Related Families: Conti
Executive Summary
Trend Micro recently reported on Mimic ransomware, a ransomware family that abuses Everything APIs.
Key Takeaways
Roaming Mantis Wroba.o Android Malware
Feb 3, 2023 1:20:46 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Android, Shaoye, Xloader, Roaming Mantis, DNS, Wroba.o
Related Families: Wroba.o, Xloader
Executive Summary
Kaspersky SecureList recently reported on a Roaming Mantis campaign using Wroba.o with DNS hijacking to infect routers and Android devices.
Key Takeaways
Hook Android Banking Trojan
Jan 31, 2023 12:25:40 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Banking, Android, RAT, Trojan, Hook, Ermac, DukeEugene
Related Families: Ermac
Verticals Targeted: Financial
Executive Summary
Threat Fabric recently reported on Hook, an Android banking trojan that is a fork of Ermac.
Malicious Lolip0p PyPI Packages Drop Wacatac
Jan 27, 2023 2:58:20 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, PyPI, Supply Chain Attack, Lolip0p, Wacatac
Related Families: Wacatac
Executive Summary
Fortinet recently reported on a supply chain attack in which threat actors leveraged a 0-day attack embedded in three PyPI packages to deliver Wacatac.