Invitation to a Secret Event: Uncovering Earth Yako’s Campaigns

Credit to Author: Hara Hiroaki| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We detail the intrusion set Earth Yako, attributed to the campaign Operation RestyLink or EneLink. This analysis was presented in full at the JSAC 2023 in January 2023.

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Hijacking Your Bandwidth: How Proxyware Apps Open You Up to Risk

Credit to Author: Trend Micro Research| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In this investigation, we analyzed several prominent “passive income” applications and found out that there may be security risks upon participating in these programs.

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DeimosC2: What SOC Analysts and Incident Responders Need to Know About This C&C Framework

Credit to Author: Feike Hacquebord| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This report provides defenders and security operations center teams with the technical details they need to know should they encounter the DeimosC2 C&C framework.

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Black Basta Ransomware Gang Infiltrates networks via QAKBOT, Brute Ratel, and Cobalt Strike

Credit to Author: Ian Kenefick| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We analyzed a QAKBOT-related case leading to a Brute Ratel C4 and Cobalt Strike payload that can be attributed to the threat actors behind the Black Basta ransomware.

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Tracking Earth Aughisky’s Malware and Changes

Credit to Author: CH Lei| Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

For over 10 years, security researchers have been observing and keeping tabs of APT group Earth Aughisky’s malware families and the connections, including previously documented malware that have yet to be attributed.

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Analyzing Penetration-Testing Tools That Threat Actors Use to Breach Systems and Steal Data

Credit to Author: Joelson Soares| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We discovered the use of two Python penetration-testing tools, Impacket and Responder, that malicious actors used to compromise systems and exfiltrate data. We share our key findings in this report.

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