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Muddy Water Uses SloughRAT in Recent Campaigns

Mar 17, 2022 1:21:56 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, Iran, Muddy Water, Static Kitten, SloughRAT, Canopy

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Background

Iranian threat actor group Muddy Water has been very active in the last few months. In February, CISA issued an
alert warning that the group was conducting a campaign targeting global government and commercial networks. Earlier this month, Cisco’s Talos Intelligence published a blog post on Muddy Water activity targeting Turkey and other countries.

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Daxin Backdoor

Mar 4, 2022 2:06:59 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, China, Owlproxy, Daxin

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Background


Symantec recently published research on Daxin backdoor, which they called the “most advanced” malware they have seen from Chinese threat actors.

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Mythic Leopard Uses CapraRAT to Target Indian Government Officials

Feb 22, 2022 3:20:55 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Espionage, India, APT36, Android, Pakistan, Mythic Leopard, CapraRAT

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Background


Cyble recently released a deep dive analysis of Mythic Leopard espionage activity leveraging CapraRAT Android spyware. This campaign targeted Indian government officials.

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PolySwarm Threat Bulletin: Molerats NimbleMamba Espionage Campaign Targeting MENA Countries

Feb 16, 2022 2:55:24 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Middle East, Molerats, Espionage, Gaza, Gaza Cyber Gang, Nimblemamba

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Background

Proofpoint recently posted their findings on a Molerats espionage campaign leveraging a new implant dubbed NimbleMamba. In this campaign, Molerats employed a complex attack chain that uses a combination of geofencing and URL redirects to legitimate sites to evade detection. Targets of this campaign included Middle Eastern governments, foreign policy think tanks, and an airline.
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