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Rhadamanthys Targeting ONG Sector

Mar 8, 2024 1:36:26 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Critical Infrastructure, Stealer, Phishing, Energy, ONG, Oil & Gas, Rhadamanthys

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Verticals Targeted: Oil & Gas, Energy, Critical Infrastructure

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A Brief History of LockBit

Mar 4, 2024 1:46:37 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, LockBit

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Verticals Targeted: Government 

Executive Summary

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.

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Mustang Panda Used DOPLUGS PlugX Variant to Target Asia

Mar 1, 2024 12:24:02 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, China, Asia, APAC, DOPLUGS, Mustang Panda, SMUGX

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Related Families: KillSomeOne, PlugX, Hodur, REDDELTA

Executive Summary

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

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RustDoor MacOS Backdoor

Feb 26, 2024 11:51:18 AM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, ALPHV, Backdoor, MacOS, Mac, Apple, RustDoor, GateDoor

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Related Families: GateDoor
Verticals Targeted: Cryptocurrency

Executive Summary

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

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ALPHV Targeting ONG, Critical Infrastructure Entities

Feb 23, 2024 2:25:34 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Critical Infrastructure, Ransomware, BlackCat, ALPHV, Energy, ONG, Oil & Gas

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Verticals Targeted: Critical Infrastructure, Energy, Oil & Gas

Executive Summary

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

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VajraSpy Android Spyware

Feb 20, 2024 12:02:15 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, APT, Android, Malware, Spyware, Mobile, VajraSpy

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PurpleFox Botnet Targeting Entities in Ukraine

Feb 16, 2024 11:44:26 AM / by The Hivemind posted in Ukraine, Threat Bulletin, Backdoor, Trojan, Botnet, rootkit, Exploit Kit, PurpleFox

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Faust Ransomware

Feb 12, 2024 1:07:27 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Windows, Faust, Phobos

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Related Families: Phobos

Executive Summary

Faust is a newly discovered variant of Phobos ransomware delivered via an office document containing a malicious VBA script.

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