Related Families: OCEANMAP, MASEPIE, STEELHOOK
Verticals Targeted: Government
Fancy Bear Campaign Leverages New Malware
Jan 12, 2024 11:42:16 AM / by The Hivemind posted in Ukraine, Russia, Threat Bulletin, Espionage, Government, Fancy Bear, STEELHOOK, OCEANMAP, MASEPIE
Earth Lusca's SprySOCKS Linux Backdoor
Sep 25, 2023 2:06:11 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, Government, Linux, Backdoor, Mandibule, SprySOCKS, Earth Lusca, Aquatic Panda
Related Families: Mandibule, Cobalt Strike, Trochilus, RedLeaves
Verticals Targeted: Government
Executive Summary
China nexus threat actor group Earth Lusca was observed using a Linux-based backdoor dubbed SprySOCKS to target government entities.
BadBazaar Spyware Variants Delivered Via Trojanized Android Apps
Sep 11, 2023 3:07:00 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, Android, Mobile, BadBazaar, GREF
Executive Summary
Two GREF espionage campaigns used trojanized Android apps to deliver BadBazaar spyware variants.
PicassoLoader
Jul 21, 2023 2:15:50 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Ukraine, Threat Bulletin, Espionage, Belarus, Poland, PicassoLoader, GhostWriter
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.
Cadet Blizzard
Jun 23, 2023 2:09:27 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Russia, Threat Bulletin, Espionage, WhisperGate, Cadet Blizzard, Disruption
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.
Related Families: AhMyth
Executive Summary
AhRAT, an Android RAT, was disguised as the iRecorder app. This malicious version of the iRecorder app is capable of recording audio and exfiltrating files from a victim’s device.
PingPull Linux Variant
May 8, 2023 3:05:38 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, China, PingPull, Gallium, RAT, Sword2033
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.
Recent Turla Activity Targeting Ukraine
Jan 19, 2023 12:39:38 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Ukraine, Russia, Threat Bulletin, Espionage, Venomous Bear, Andromeda, Kopiluwak, Turla, QuietCanary
Related Families: Andromeda, Kopiluwak, QuietCanary
Executive Summary
Mandiant recently reported on a Turla campaign targeting Ukraine. The threat actors used multiple malware families in this campaign, including Kopiluwak, QuietCanary, and Andromeda.