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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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Cuttlefish Targeting SOHO Routers

May 10, 2024 2:07:32 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, China, Cuttlefish, HiatusRat, SOHO routers

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Related Families: HiatusRat
Targeted Verticals: Telecommunications, Various

Executive Summary

Cuttlefish is a recently discovered modular malware platform observed targeting networking equipment, including enterprise grade SOHO routers.

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Brokewell Android Banking Trojan

May 6, 2024 2:48:46 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Financial, Android, Trojan, Banker, Banking Trojan, Baron Samedit, Brokewell

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Verticals Targeted: Financial

Executive Summary

Brokewell is a newly discovered Android banking trojan with Device Takeover capabilities. Despite being a newcomer to the threat landscape, Brokewell poses a significant threat to the banking industry.

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