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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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New BBTok Variant

Oct 2, 2023 2:44:45 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Financial, Banker, Banking Trojan, BBTok, Latin America

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Verticals Targeted: Financial

Executive Summary

BBTok, written in Delphi, is a banking trojan that has been active since at least 2020. A new variant was recently observed targeting financial entities in Latin America.

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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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Anatsa Android Banking Trojan

Jul 3, 2023 12:37:11 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Banking, Financial, Android, Trojan, Banking Trojan, Anatsa

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Verticals Targeted: Financial 

Executive Summary

Anatsa is a banking trojan targeting Android devices that is distributed through the Google Play store, disguised as a seemingly innocuous app.

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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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BlueNoroff's RustBucket MacOS Malware

May 12, 2023 3:48:04 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Lazarus, North Korea, Financial, MacOS, Mac, RustBucket, BlueNoroff

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Verticals Targeted: Financial

Executive Summary

North Korea nexus threat actor group BlueNoroff was recently observed using malware to target MacOS systems. Dubbed RustBucket, the malware can be used to communicate with the C2 to download and execute additional payloads.

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Phishing and Android Malware Campaign Targets Indian Banks

Nov 21, 2022 1:12:25 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Financial, India, Android, Phishing, Elibomi, FakeReward, AxBanker, IcRA, IcSpy

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Related Families: Elibomi, FakeReward, AxBanker, IcRAT, IcSpy
Verticals Targeted: Financial

Executive Summary

Trend Micro recently reported on a phishing and Android malware campaign targeting clients of multiple banks in India. The campaign leverages multiple malware families, including Elibomi, FakeReward, AxBanker, IcRAT, and IcSpy.

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Android Droppers on Google Play Store Distribute Banking Trojans

Nov 10, 2022 1:42:53 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Banking, Financial, Android, Trojan, Sharkbot, Brunhilda, Vultur

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Verticals Targeted: Financial

Executive Summary

ThreatFabric recently reported on multiple Android droppers found on the Google Play Store distributing banking trojans.

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