The PolySwarm Blog

Related Families: Elking, Eight, Devos, Backmydata, Faust, Perdak, CrySiS, Dharma, SmokeLoader, Cobalt Strike, Bloodhound
Verticals Targeted: Critical Infrastructure, Government, Emergency Services, Education, Healthcare

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CISA recently released an advisory on Phobos ransomware being used to target critical infrastructure entities, including government entities, emergency services, education, public healthcare, and other unspecified entities.

Verticals Targeted: Government, Defense, Finance, Technology, Telecommunications, Aerospace, Pharmaceuticals  

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Multiple industry sources recently reported on KrustyLoader, a Rust-based backdoor with both Windows and Linux variants.

Verticals Targeted: Oil & Gas, Energy, Critical Infrastructure

Verticals Targeted: Government 

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LockBit has been one of the most prolific RaaS families of all time. Despite being all but dismantled by law enforcement earlier this month, the group appears to be back and is setting its sights on government targets.

Related Families: KillSomeOne, PlugX, Hodur, REDDELTA

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Mustang Panda was observed leveraging DOPLUGS to target entities in Asia. DOPLUGS is a custom PlugX variant.

Related Families: GateDoor
Verticals Targeted: Cryptocurrency

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RustDoor is a new MacOS backdoor written in Rust. RustDoor was observed targeting companies in the cryptocurrency sector.

Verticals Targeted: Critical Infrastructure, Energy, Oil & Gas

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ALPHV recently claimed responsibility for a cybersecurity incident targeting Canada's Trans-Northern Pipelines.

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