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Nordex Group's Cyber Attack
Nordex Group, a wind turbine manufacturer, experienced a cyberattack on March 31, 2022, leading to a precautionary shutdown of IT systems globally. The company's incident response team, comprising internal and external experts, was activated immediately to contain the issue and assess potential exposure. No further updates have been provided.
ALPHV Ransomware Hits North Carolina A&T University
North Carolina A&T University was targeted by ALPHV ransomware between March 7-11, disrupting vital network services and compromising personal data. Recovery is ongoing, with significant student impact.
APT10/Cicada Espionage Attacks
Symantec reports an expanded espionage campaign by APT10 (Cicada) targeting government and NGO entities across Europe, Asia, and North America. Techniques include exploiting Microsoft Exchange Servers and using tools like Sodamaster and Mimikatz.
Mandiant's Research of FIN7
Mandiant's updated research tracks the evolution of threat group FIN7 from late 2021 to early 2022, revealing its associations with ransomware operations like Maze, Darkside, Blackmatter, and ALPHV/Blackcat. FIN7 targets multiple industries, including financial services, food, medical, technology, transportation, and utilities. Mandiant tracks multiple uncategorized threat groups (UNCs) affiliated with FIN7. The group has refined its tools, with newer intrusions frequently using their PowerShell backdoor, PowerPlant, over older malware like LOADOUT and GRIFFON.
Lambda Malware, Denonia
Cado Security has identified Denonia, a new malware targeting AWS Lambda environments to deploy cryptominers. Written in Go, Denonia uses GitHub libraries and contains XMRig cryptominer software. The malware utilizes DNS over HTTPS (DoH) for encrypted DNS queries. It can also run on select Linux systems. The exact deployment method is unknown, but it may involve compromising AWS Access and Secret Keys to manually deploy into Lambda environments.
Colibri Loader
Malwarebytes has provided an analysis of Colibri Loader, a malware that appeared in underground forums in August 2021. Marketed to those with high traffic and limited time, Colibri Loader was recently observed delivering the Vidar information stealer. The attack chain begins with a malicious document triggering PowerShell to download Colibri Loader via BitsTransfer. Depending on the Windows version (7 or 10), the malware's directory location and scheduled task vary. The Windows 10 version achieves persistence by running PowerShell with a hidden window and exploiting the Get-Variable cmdlet by using a malicious executable named Get-Variable.exe. This technique leverages the default WindowsApps path to execute the malicious binary instead of the legitimate PowerShell cmdlet, demonstrating how adversaries can achieve persistence.
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