Verticals Targeted: Government, Utilities
Regions Targeted: US
Related Families: TetraLoader, Cobalt Strike, VShell, AntSword, chinatso/Chopper, Behinder
Verticals Targeted: Government, Defense
Regions Targeted: Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Africa, EU, South America
Related Families: None specified
Executive Summary
Operation RoundPress, a Russia-aligned cyberespionage campaign attributed to Fancy Bear, deploys SpyPress malware via cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities to steal sensitive email data from high-value webmail servers. Active since 2023 and expanding in 2024, the campaign primarily targets Ukrainian government entities and Eastern European defense contractors, exploiting zero-day and known vulnerabilities across platforms like Roundcube, Horde, MDaemon, and Zimbra.
Verticals Targeted: Military, Law Enforcement, Government
Regions Targeted: Ukraine
Executive Summary
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has identified a new phishing campaign by UAC-0226, deploying the GIFTEDCROOK stealer through malicious Excel files to compromise Ukrainian institutions. This operation targets sensitive data from military, law enforcement, and local government entities, leveraging socially engineered lures for execution.
Executive Summary
KoSpy is a sophisticated Android spyware linked to North Korean threat actor Ricochet Chollima. It has been targeting Korean and English-speaking users since March 2022.
Verticals Targeted: Insurance, Aerospace, Transportation, Education, Finance, Technology, Healthcare, Automotive, Hospitality, Energy, Government, Media, Manufacturing, Telecommunications
Executive Summary
An espionage campaign delivering the Voldemort backdoor was recently observed targeting over 70 organizations. The campaign uses a novel attack chain to deliver the malware, leveraging Google Sheets for command and control (C2).
Related Families: Dtrack, Dora RAT, TigerRAT, SmallTiger, LightHand, ValidAlpha
Verticals Targeted: Military, Defense, Engineering, Technology, Education, Construction, Manufacturing, Gambling, Energy
Executive Summary
Last week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted Rim Jong Hyok, an individual allegedly affiliated with Silent Chollima. The group has been active since at least 2014 and is known to conduct espionage operations on behalf of North Korea.
Related Families: Macma, Suzafk
Verticals Targeted: NGO