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Rhysida On The Rampage

Nov 27, 2023 1:24:03 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Government, Healthcare, Technology, Education, Manufacturing, Various

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Verticals Targeted: Education, Government, Manufacturing, Technology, Healthcare, Various

Executive Summary

New Rhysida activity has prompted the release of a joint cybersecurity advisory providing additional details on the ransomware group’s TTPs and operations.

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New MOVEit Activity

Nov 13, 2023 1:31:46 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Government, Defense, CVE-2023-34362, MOVEit, Technology

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Verticals Targeted: Defense, Government, Technology 

Executive Summary

The MOVEit vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-34362, was first observed in May 2023. It has since been observed targeting additional entities, including those in the technology, government, and defense verticals.

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MOIS Affiliated Threat Actor Using Liontail Framework

Nov 6, 2023 12:58:47 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, APT, Financial, Government, Iran, Telecommunications, framework, Military, MOIS, Liontail, OilRig, Scarred Manticore, IT, NGOs

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Verticals Targeted: Government, Defense, Telecommunications, Finance, NGO, IT services  

Executive Summary

Scarred Manticore, a threat actor group associated with Iran’s MOIS, was observed using Liontail framework in an espionage campaign. 

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Stayin Alive Campaign Targets Telecoms and Government Entities in Asia

Oct 27, 2023 1:54:59 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Government, Telecommunications, Asia, CurKeep, StayinAlive, ToddyCat, CurCore, CurLog, CurLu, StylerServ

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Related Families: CurKeep, CurCore, CurLog, CurLu, StylerServ
Verticals Targeted: Telecommunications, Government 

Executive Summary

The Stayin Alive campaign, perpetrated by ToddyCat, was observed targeting telecommunications and government entities in Asia.

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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

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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.

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UNC4841 Targeting Government Entities with Barracuda ESG 0day

Sep 4, 2023 1:24:05 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Government, Defense, Telecommunications, Aerospace, CVE-2023-2868, Military, Technology, DEPTHCHARGE, UNC4841, SKIPJACK, FOXTROT, FOXGLOVE

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Related Families: SKIPJACK, DEPTHCHARGE, FOXTROT,  FOXGLOVE
Verticals Targeted: Government, Military, Defense, Aerospace, Technology, Telecommunications

Executive Summary

UNC4841 was observed using CVE-2023-2868 to target entities in multiple verticals, including government and military.

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Vixen Panda's Graphican Backdoor

Jul 17, 2023 2:08:32 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Financial, Government, China, Backdoor, Vixen Panda, Graphican

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Related Families: Ketrican, BS2005
Verticals Targeted: Government, Financial

Executive Summary

Vixen Panda was recently observed using the Graphican backdoor to target government, financial, and other entities in the Americas and Europe. It is based on Ketrican and is one of many tools in Vixen Panda’s arsenal.

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Asylum Ambuscade

Jun 20, 2023 1:49:52 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Financial, Government, Cryptocurrency, Asylum Ambuscade, SMB, SunSeed, AHKBOT, NODEBOT

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Related Families: SunSeed, AHKBOT, NODEBOT
Verticals Targeted: Government, Cryptocurrency, Financial

Executive Summary

Asylum Ambuscade is a threat actor group known to engage in both cybercrime and espionage activity. Their targets include government, financial, and SMB entities, primarily in Europe and North America. 

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