New ShroudedSnooper actor targets telecommunications firms in the Middle East with novel Implants
Cisco Talos has discovered a new intrusion set we're calling "ShroudedSnooper" consisting of two new implants "HTTPSnoop" and "PipeSnoop" targeting telecommunications firms in the middle-east.
Lazarus Group's infrastructure reuse leads to discovery of new malware
Lazarus Group appears to be changing its tactics, increasingly relying on open-source tools and frameworks in the initial access phase of their attacks, as opposed to strictly employing them in the post-compromise phase.
Lazarus Group exploits ManageEngine vulnerability to deploy QuiteRAT
This is the third documented campaign attributed to this actor in less than a year, with the actor reusing the same infrastructure throughout these operations.
Code leaks are causing an influx of new ransomware actors
Cisco Talos is seeing an increasing number of ransomware variants emerge, since 2021, leading to more frequent attacks and new challenges for cybersecurity professionals, particularly regarding actor attribution.
Talos uncovers espionage campaigns targeting CIS countries, embassies and EU health care agency
Cisco Talos has identified a new espionage oriented threat actor, which we are naming “YoroTrooper,” targeting a multitude of entities in Europe and Turkey.
Beyond the basics: Implementing an active defense
An active defense posture, where the defenders actively use threat intelligence and their own telemetry to uncover potential compromises, is the next stage in the cyber security maturity road. Instead of waiting for detections to trigger, defenders can take initiative and hunt threat actors.
How to instrument system applications on Android stock images
By Vitor Ventura This post is the result of research presented at Recon Montreal 2022. Two slide decks are provided along with this research . One is the presentation showing the whole process and how to do it on Google Play Protect services. The other one is a workshop on how
Alchimist: A new attack framework in Chinese for Mac, Linux and Windows
Cisco Talos discovered a new attack framework including a command and control (C2) tool called "Alchimist" and a new malware "Insekt" with remote administration capabilities.
Lazarus and the tale of three RATs
Cisco Talos assesses with high confidence these attacks have been conducted by the North Korean state-sponsored threat actor Lazarus Group.