Raspberry Robin Malware Targets Telecom, Governments

Credit to Author: Christopher So| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We found samples of the Raspberry Robin malware spreading in telecommunications and government office systems beginning September. The main payload itself is packed with more than 10 layers for obfuscation and is capable of delivering a fake payload once it detects sandboxing and security analytics tools.

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Diving into an Old Exploit Chain and Discovering 3 new SIP-Bypass Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Mickey Jin| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

More than two years ago, a researcher, A2nkF demonstrated the exploit chain from root privilege escalation to SIP-Bypass up to arbitrary kernel extension loading. In this blog entry, we will discuss how we discovered 3 more vulnerabilities from the old exploit chain.

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A Closer Look at Windows Kernel Threats

Credit to Author: Sherif Magdy| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In this blog entry, we discuss the reasons why malicious actors choose to and opt not to pursue kernel-level access in their attacks. It also provides an overview of kernel-level threats that have been publicly reported from April 2015 to October 2022.

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Improve Cyber Security Posture with 2023 Predictions

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

If a stronger cyber security posture is one of your organization’s new year’s resolutions, focus on what matters with these five essential highlights from the Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2023.

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Agenda Ransomware Uses Rust to Target More Vital Industries

Credit to Author: Nathaniel Morales| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This year, various ransomware-as-a-service groups have developed versions of their ransomware in Rust, including Agenda. Agenda’s Rust variant has targeted vital industries like its Go counterpart. In this blog, we will discuss how the Rust variant works.

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Trend Joining App Defense Alliance Announced by Google

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Trend Micro’s participation in Google’s App Defense Alliance will ensure the security of customers by preventing malicious apps from being made available on the Google Play Store.

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Ransomware Business Models: Future Pivots and Trends

Credit to Author: Feike Hacquebord| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ransomware groups and their business models are expected to change from what and how we know it to date. In this blog entry, we summarize from some of our insights the triggers that spark the small changes in the short term (“evolutions”) and the bigger deviations (“revolutions”) they can redirect their criminal enterprises to in the long run.

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