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An Inside Look of APT37's Weaponized Files
APT37, a North Korean threat actor, has been highly active in cyberespionage, targeting South Korean entities with weaponized files. Zscaler's research reveals the group's tactics, including the use of CHM, HTA, HWP, XLL, and macro-enabled Office files to deliver malware and exfiltrate data.
Telecommunications Theft from Chinese Cyberespionage Actor
Operation Tainted Love, led by Chinese cyberespionage group Gallium, targets Middle Eastern telecommunications. The attackers infiltrate Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy webshells, steal credentials, and exfiltrate data. The campaign's tactics and tools indicate a sophisticated espionage operation aimed at sensitive telecommunications data.
An Extensive Infection Campaign Across LATAM
A credential-stealing campaign targeting LATAM since August 2022 has impacted sectors including education, entertainment, financial services, government, media, retail, and technology. The campaign, using malware resembling the Mispadu banking trojan, has compromised over 90,000 credentials from 17,595 unique websites.
BianLian Ransomware Cuts Straight to Extortion
The BianLian ransomware group now focuses solely on data extortion, abandoning encryption. This shift aims to speed up attacks and leverage the threat of data exposure, affecting education, engineering, healthcare, and technology sectors.
Over 860 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Impacted by Ransomware in 2022
Ransomware attacks affected over 860 critical infrastructure organizations in 2022, according to the FBI. The most impacted sectors were healthcare, manufacturing, and government. Prominent ransomware groups included Lockbit, ALPHV/BlackCat, and Hive, contributing to estimated losses of $34.3 million.
CVE-2023-23397: Microsoft Outlook Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Leads to NTLM Relay Attack
Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday reveals CVE-2023-23397, a critical Outlook privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw allows attackers to steal NTLM hashes and authenticate as victims via specially crafted emails. The vulnerability can be triggered automatically, stressing the need for prompt patching.
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