2024 Recap - North Korean Threat Actor Activity
Dec 13, 2024 2:20:52 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, North Korea, Asia, APAC, 2024, Recap
TargetCompany Ransomware Linux Variant
Jun 10, 2024 2:25:02 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Linux, Asia, APAC, TargetCompany, ESXi
Verticals Targeted: Healthcare, Finance, Government, Manufacturing, Education, Information Technology, Retail, Transportation, Utilities, Telecommunications
Executive Summary
A new Linux variant of TargetCompany ransomware was recently discovered that uses a custom shell script to deliver and execute payloads in ESXi environments.
BloodAlchemy Targeted Government Entities in Asia
Jun 3, 2024 1:36:40 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Government, China, Backdoor, Deed RAT, Asia, APAC, ShadowPad, BloodAlchemy
Related Families: ShadowPad, Deed RAT
Verticals Targeted: Government
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
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.
2023 Recap - Threat Actor Activity Highlights - North Korea
Dec 15, 2023 1:37:07 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, North Korea, APAC, 2023 Recap, Chollima
Executive Summary
Several high-profile North Korea nexus threat actor groups have been active in 2023. Reported activities include but are not limited to supply chain attacks, targeting of cryptocurrency, and proliferation of MacOS malware. In this report, PolySwarm highlights cyber activity perpetrated by North Korea nexus threat actor groups in 2023.
PolySwarm 2022 Recap - Threat Actor Activity Highlights: China
Dec 27, 2022 11:35:41 AM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, China, 2022 Recap, Asia, APAC
Executive Summary
This Threat Bulletin is part of PolySwarm’s 2022 Recap series. This report provides highlights of activity perpetrated by China-based threat actors in 2022.
Key Takeaways
- This report highlights activity perpetrated by China-based threat actors in 2022.
- Threat actors featured in this report include Keyhole Panda, Stone Panda, Deep Panda, Twisted Panda, Vixen Panda, Pirate Panda, Aquatic Panda, Wicked Panda, Mustang Panda, Emissary Panda, Kryptonite Panda, Lotus Panda, TA410, Red Menshen, Scarab, Aoquin Dragon, and Lotus Blossom.
- PolySwarm tracked malware associated with multiple China nexus threat actors in 2022.
PolySwarm 2022 Recap - Threat Actor Activity Highlights: North Korea
Dec 21, 2022 1:28:03 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, North Korea, 2022 Recap, Asia, APAC
Executive Summary
This Threat Bulletin is part of PolySwarm’s 2022 Recap series. This report highlights the activity perpetrated by North Korea-based threat actors in 2022.
Key Takeaways
- This report provides highlights of activity perpetrated by North Korea-based threat actors in 2022.
- Threat actors featured in this report include Lazarus Group, BlueNoroff, Reaper, Andariel, Kimsuky, Gwisin, and H0ly Gh0st.
- PolySwarm tracked malware associated with multiple North Korea nexus threat actors in 2022.