Understanding the Initial Stages of Web Shell and VPN Threats: An MXDR Analysis

Credit to Author: Ryan Maglaque| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

While cyberattacks that employ web shells and VPN compromise are not particularly novel, they are still prevalent. The recent incidents that Trend Micro MXDR analyzed highlight the importance of behavioral analysis and anomaly detection in security measures.

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Unmasking Prometei: A Deep Dive Into Our MXDR Findings

Credit to Author: Buddy Tancio| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

How does Prometei insidiously operate in a compromised system? This Managed Extended Detection and Response investigation conducted with the help of Trend Vision One provides a comprehensive analysis of the inner workings of this botnet so users can stop the threat in its tracks before it inflicts damage to the system.

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Using gRPC and HTTP/2 for Cryptominer Deployment: An Unconventional Approach

Credit to Author: Abdelrahman Esmail| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this blog entry, we discuss how malicious actors are exploiting Docker remote API servers via gRPC/h2c to deploy the cryptominer SRBMiner to facilitate their mining of XRP on Docker hosts.

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Earth Simnavaz (aka APT34) Levies Advanced Cyberattacks Against Middle East

Credit to Author: Mohamed Fahmy| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Trend Micro’s investigation into the recent activity of Earth Simnavaz provides new insights into the APT group’s evolving tactics and the immediate threat it poses to sectors in the Middle East.

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How to Mitigate the Impact of Rogue AI Risks

Credit to Author: AI Team| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This is the latest blog in an ongoing series on Rogue AI. Keep following for more technical guidance, case studies, and insights.

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Fake LockBit, Real Damage: Ransomware Samples Abuse AWS S3 to Steal Data

Credit to Author: Jaromir Horejsi| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This article uncovers a Golang ransomware abusing AWS S3 for data theft, and masking as LockBit to further pressure victims. The discovery of hard-coded AWS credentials in these samples led to AWS account suspensions.

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