Tag: Advanced Persistent Threats
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CactusPete APT Hones Toolset, Resurfaces with New Espionage Targets
The China-based APT known as CactusPete has returned with a new campaign aimed at military and financial targets in Eastern Europe, which …
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A week in security (July 20 – 26)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our Lock and Code podcast delved into Bluetooth and beacon technology. We also dug into APT groups …
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Russian cyberops are targeting COVID-19 vaccine R&D, intelligence agencies warn
Western intelligence agencies say they’ve found evidence that Russian cyber espionage is targeting efforts to develop a coronavirus …
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U.S Defence Warns of 3 New Malware Used by North Korean Hackers
Yesterday, on the 3rd anniversary of the infamous global WannaCry ransomware outbreak for which North Korea was blamed, the U.S. government …
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U.S. Universities Hit With ‘Adult Dating’ Spear-Phishing Attack
More than 150,000 emails spreading the Hupigon RAT that use adult dating as a lure have been uncovered, with almost half being sent to U.S. …
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APTs and COVID-19: How advanced persistent threats use the coronavirus as a lure
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has become a global pandemic and this is a golden time for attackers to take advantage of this fear to increase …
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Serious Exchange Flaw Still Plagues 350K Servers
Over 80 percent of exposed Exchange servers are still vulnerable to a severe vulnerability – nearly two months after the flaw was …
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APT33 Mounts Focused, Highly Targeted Botnet Attacks Against U.S. Victims
The Iran-linked, espionage-focused advanced threat group known as APT33 has been spotted using more than a dozen obfuscated botnets to …
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DarkUniverse APT Emerges to Deliver Sophisticated, Targeted Spy Attacks
A sophisticated espionage APT that was active for at least eight years before receding into the shadows has been uncovered — and …
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A week in security (October 28 – November 3)
April 24, 2012 – The fight against malware is a cat-and-mouse game. It is constant and constantly …
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The forgotten domain: Exploring a link between Magecart Group 5 and the Carbanak APT
This blog post was authored by Jérôme Segura, William Tsing, and Adam Thomas. In a previous post, we described the possible overlap …
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Securing the managed service provider (MSP)
Managed service providers (MSPs) have been a boon to midsize enterprise. They allow for offloading technical debt to an agent with the …
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