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TA866: A Financially Motivated Group with a Custom Toolset
TA866 targets US and German organizations with phishing emails to distribute custom malware tools like AHK Bot, WasabiSeed, Screenshotter, and Rhadamanthys stealer. Active since October 2022, the group's sophisticated attacks have escalated to tens of thousands of emails daily by January 2023.
BYOVD Combos with the Sliver Framework to Exploit Sunlogin Vulnerabilities
Threat actors exploit Sunlogin vulnerabilities to deploy the Sliver framework and BYOVD malware, disabling security products. ASEC researchers highlight the use of remote code execution vulnerabilities and PowerShell to launch malicious payloads, including GhostRAT and XMRig CoinMiner.
QakBot Pairs with OneNote
QakBot malware campaigns now exploit OneNote, distributing weaponized files through spam emails. Sophos researchers found that recipients are tricked into clicking a link or attachment, leading to QakBot infections via malicious OneNote documents.
NikoWiper Targeted a Ukrainian Energy Company
ESET researchers discovered NikoWiper, a destructive data wiper deployed by Sandworm against a Ukrainian energy company in October 2022. The attack aligns with missile strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, indicating potential coordinated cyber and kinetic efforts by Russian forces.
New DDoS Platform Agitates Healthcare Networks
A new DDoS-as-a-Service platform from the Passion group is intensifying attacks on U.S. healthcare networks. This subscription-based model offers customizable attack methods, challenging defense mechanisms. Passion is aligned with pro-Russian groups Killnet and Anonymous Russia, raising concerns about increasing cyber threats.
Pro-Russia Led DDoS Attacks Draws Concern from Denmark and U.S. Agencies
Pro-Russian hacking groups intensify DDoS attacks on financial, healthcare, and government sectors, causing concerns in Denmark and the U.S. Denmark’s Centre for Cyber Security raises threat levels, and U.S. healthcare systems are on alert. Notable groups like KillNet and NoName057(16) use Telegram to organize these attacks.
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