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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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ShroudedSnooper Targeting Telecommunications in the Middle East

Sep 29, 2023 1:35:33 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Middle East, Telecommunications, ShroudedSnooper, HTTPSnoop, PipeSnoop

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Related Families: HTTPSnoop, PipeSnoop
Verticals Targeted: Telecommunications 

Executive Summary

ShroudedSnooper used the novel implants HTTPSnoop and PipeSnoop to target telecommunications entities in the Middle East.

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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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Mint Sandstorm Targets US Critical Infrastructure

May 1, 2023 3:22:04 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Middle East, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Iran, Telecommunications, Charming Kitten, MENA, Energy, Mint Sandstorm, North Africa, Transportation

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Related Families: Drokbk, Soldier
Verticals Targeted:
Critical Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Government, Energy, Transportation. Utilities, Oil & Gas

Executive Summary

Mint Sandstorm was recently observed targeting US critical infrastructure entities. These include seaports, energy companies, transportation systems, and a US utility and gas entity.

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PingPull Targets Telecom, Government, and Financial Verticals

Jun 27, 2022 3:56:10 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Financial, Government, Telecommunications, PingPull, Gallium

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Executive Summary

Palo Alto’s Unit42 recently reported on PingPull, a RAT used by the Gallium threat actor group to target entities in the telecommunications, government, and financial verticals.

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BPFDoor Targets Linux Systems

May 20, 2022 2:44:39 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, China, Linux, Red Menshen, BPFDoor, Telecommunications

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Background

PwC Threat Intelligence recently reported on BPFDoor, a passive network implant for Linux targeting telecommunications providers. The activity was attributed to the Chinese nexus threat actor group Red Menshen.

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