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Hive0147’s Double Trouble Picanha and Mekotio Attack

Hive0147’s Double Trouble Picanha and Mekotio Attack

Threat Group: Hive0147 Threat Type: Banking Trojan/Downloader Exploited Vulnerabilities: Social engineering, credential theft, phishing Malware Used: Picanha (Downloader), Mekotio (Banking Trojan) Threat Score: High (8.5/10) due to the advanced nature of the malware and its evolving techniques targeting the Latin American financial sector Last Threat Observation: October

UAT-5647’s SingleCamper Malware: A Silent Network Infiltrator

UAT-5647’s SingleCamper Malware: A Silent Network Infiltrator

Threat Group: RomCom (aka UAT-5647) Threat Type: Remote Access Trojan (RAT) Exploited Vulnerabilities: Spear-phishing, network tunneling, credential theft Malware Used: SingleCamper RAT, RustyClaw, MeltingClaw, DustyHammock, ShadyHammock Threat Score: High (8.3/10) — Advanced persistence mechanisms, stealthy network operations, and a dual-focus on espionage and ransomware deployment Last Threat Observation: October

Horus Protector Rewrites the Rules of Cyber Obfuscation

Horus Protector Rewrites the Rules of Cyber Obfuscation

Threat Group: Unknown (French-speaking actors suspected) Threat Type: Fully Undetectable (FUD) Malware Distribution Service Exploited Vulnerabilities: Remote code execution via encoded Visual Basic (VBE) scripts Malware Used: AgentTesla, Remcos, Snake, NjRat, SNAKE Keylogger Threat Score: High (8.5/10) due to its highly obfuscated nature and persistent distribution of multiple

OilRig APT Escalates Cyber Espionage with Windows Kernel Exploits and Persistent Attacks

OilRig APT Escalates Cyber Espionage with Windows Kernel Exploits and Persistent Attacks

Threat Group: OilRig (APT34, Earth Simnavaz, Crambus, Cobalt Gypsy, GreenBug, Helix Kitten, Hazel Sandstorm) Threat Type: Cyberespionage Exploited Vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-30088 (Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation), Microsoft Exchange Web Services Malware Used: Menorah, STEALHOOK, SC5k, OilCheck, ODAgent, OilBooster Threat Score: High (8.5/10) — Exploitation of advanced kernel vulnerabilities and widespread espionage

New Infostealer Malware Yunit Stealer Targets Credentials and Crypto

New Infostealer Malware Yunit Stealer Targets Credentials and Crypto

Threat Group: Freeboox Threat Type: Infostealer Malware Exploited Vulnerabilities: Browser data storage, registry manipulation, scheduled tasks, system utilities Malware Used: Yunit Stealer Threat Score: High (8.7/10) — Due to its advanced evasion techniques, ability to extract sensitive data, and its persistence in critical system areas Last Threat Observation: October

New Vilsa Stealer Malware Infiltrates Systems and Steals Sensitive Data

New Vilsa Stealer Malware Infiltrates Systems and Steals Sensitive Data

Threat Group: - Unknown Threat Type: - Information Stealer Exploited Vulnerabilities: - Virtual Machine Detection, Browser Data Extraction, Cryptocurrency Wallets Malware Used: - Vilsa Stealer, hvnc.py Threat Score: - High (8.5/10) — Due to its advanced encryption, persistence mechanisms, and broad targeting capabilities. Last Threat Observation: - October

KLogExe and FPSpy Signal a New Wave of Espionage by Sparkling Pisces Hackers

KLogExe and FPSpy Signal a New Wave of Espionage by Sparkling Pisces Hackers

Threat Group: Sparkling Pisces (aka Kimsuky, THALLIUM) Threat Type: Keylogger & Backdoor Malware Exploited Vulnerabilities: User exploitation via spear phishing, DLL hijacking Malware Used: KLogExe (keylogger), FPSpy (backdoor) Threat Score: High (8.0/10) — Due to the combination of data exfiltration and its ability to bypass static detection Last Threat

Perfctl Malware Hijacks Linux Servers for Cryptomining and Proxyjacking

Perfctl Malware Hijacks Linux Servers for Cryptomining and Proxyjacking

Threat Group: - Unknown Threat Type: - Cryptomining & Proxyjacking Malware Exploited Vulnerabilities: - Polkit (CVE-2021-4043), Apache RocketMQ (CVE-2023-33246) Malware Used: - Perfctl Threat Score: - High (8/10) Last Threat Observation: - October 3, 2024 Overview: Perfctl is a stealthy and persistent malware targeting Linux servers, leveraging misconfigurations and

RomCom Malware Variant SnipBot Targets IT and Legal Sectors

RomCom Malware Variant SnipBot Targets IT and Legal Sectors

Threat Group: RomCom Threat Type: Remote Access Trojan (RAT) Exploited Vulnerabilities: Social engineering (phishing emails) and PDF exploits Malware Used: SnipBot (RomCom 5.0 variant) Threat Score: High (8.8/10) – due to its advanced command execution capabilities, obfuscation techniques, and wide target range across industries Last Threat Observation: September

Necro Trojan Malware Resurfaces in Google Play and Modded Apps

Necro Trojan Malware Resurfaces in Google Play and Modded Apps

Threat Group: Necro Trojan Operators Threat Type: Android Trojan Downloader Exploited Vulnerabilities: Supply chain attack via SDKs in Android apps Malware Used: Necro Trojan (Trojan-Downloader.AndroidOS.Necro variants) Threat Score: High (8.2/10) — Due to large-scale infiltration and the advanced use of steganography for payload concealment. Last Threat Observation: