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APTs
Earth Preta Spear-Phishing Governments Worldwide

We break down the cyberespionage activities of advanced persistent threat (APT) group Earth Preta, observed in large-scale attack deployments that began in March. We also show the infection routines of the malware families they use to infect multiple sectors worldwide: TONEINS, TONESHELL, and PUBLOAD.

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Zero trust
Zero Trust: Enforcing Business Risk Reduction Through Security Risk Reduction

Unlike traditional legacy trust models where security is not always present in all cases, Zero Trust revolves around an ”always-on everywhere” approach.

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Cyber threats
Black Basta Ransomware Gang Infiltrates Networks via QAKBOT, Brute Ratel, and Cobalt Strike

We analyzed a QAKBOT-related case leading to a Brute Ratel C4 and Cobalt Strike payload that can be attributed to the threat actors behind the Black Basta ransomware.

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Exploits & Zero-Days
Bridging Security Gaps in WFH and Hybrid Setups

Remote and hybrid workplaces are now the norm. We highlight some risks and threats to these setups and detail recommendations for organizations to keep their diffused labor pool secure.

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New Golang Ransomware Agenda Customizes Attacks

A new piece of ransomware written in the Go language has been targeting healthcare and education enterprises in Asia and Africa. This ransomware is called Agenda and is customized per victim.

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Ransomware & extortion
Ransomware Actor Abuses Genshin Impact Anti-Cheat Driver to Kill Antivirus

We investigate mhyprot2.sys, a vulnerable anti-cheat driver for the popular role-playing game Genshin Impact. The driver is currently being abused by a ransomware actor to kill antivirus processes and services for mass-deploying ransomware.

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Cloud security
Analyzing the Risks of Using Environment Variables for Serverless Management

We examined the potential risks associated with using the serverless environment service for secrets management.

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Cloud security
Using Custom Containers in Serverless Environments for Better Security

After looking at offerings by cloud service providers (CSPs), we examined the possibilities of using a more secure serverless environment by running a custom container.

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Cloud securityDevops
Abusing Argo CD, Helm, and Artifact Hub: An Analysis of Supply Chain Attacks in Cloud-Native Applications

We provide an overview of cloud-native tools and examine how cybercriminals can exploit their vulnerabilities to launch supply chain attacks.

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Cyclops Blink Sets Sights on Asus Routers

This report discusses the technical capabilities of this Cyclops Blink malware variant that targets ASUS routers and includes a list of more than 150 current and historical command-and-control (C&C) servers of the Cyclops Blink botnet.

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