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Analyzing The ForcedEntry Zero-Click iPhone Exploit Used By Pegasus

Citizen Lab has released a report on a new iPhone threat dubbed ForcedEntry. This zero-click exploit seems to be able to circumvent Apple's BlastDoor security, and allow attackers access to a device without user interaction.

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Phishing & BEC
APT-C-36 Updates Its Spam Campaign Against South American Entities With Commodity RATs

We have continued tracking APT-C-36, also known as Blind Eagle, since our research on this threat actor in 2019. We share new findings of APT-C-36’s ongoing spam campaign targeting South American entities.

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Cyber threats
#NoFilter: Exposing the Tactics of Instagram Account Hackers

What tactics do Instagram account hackers use? What do these cybercriminals do with stolen accounts? How can users protect their accounts? We look into Instagram account hacking incidents from a security researcher’s perspective and share recommendations for users of Instagram and other social media platforms.

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Cloud security
Security 101: Protecting Serverless and Container Applications with RASP (Runtime Application Self-Protection)

This article zeroes in on certain security considerations that developers need to know and the ways that they can build the best defense for container-based and serverless applications through runtime application self-protection (also known as RASP).

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SHAREit Flaw Could Lead to Remote Code Execution

We discovered vulnerabilities in the SHAREit application. These vulnerabilities can be abused to leak a user’s sensitive data, execute arbitrary code, and possibly lead to remote code execution. The app has over 1 billion downloads.

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Cyber crime
COVID-19 Used in Malicious Campaigns

Threat actors take advantage of the spread of COVID-19 for malicious campaigns. Goods and services related to the virus also appear in underground marketplaces and cybercriminal forums.

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Ransomware & extortion
Ryuk 2020: Distributing Ransomware via TrickBot and BazarLoader

Starting this year, Ryuk began using another dropper called BazarLoader (also known as BazarBackdoor), which is primarily distributed via phishing emails that contain either malicious attachments or links to websites that host malware.

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XCSSET Mac Malware: Infects Xcode Projects, Uses 0Days

Further investigation led us to a developer’s Xcode project that contained XCSSET source malware, which leads to a rabbit hole of malicious payloads. Most notable in our investigation is the discovery of two zero-day exploits.

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Ransomware Report: Avaddon and New Techniques Emerge, Industrial Sector Targeted

In this report, we discussed new ransomware family Avaddon, updates on techniques of other ransomware, and our latest figures.

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Cloud security
Securing the 4 Cs of Cloud-Native Systems: Cloud, Cluster, Container, and Code

Cloud-native security adopts the defense-in-depth approach and divides the security strategies utilized in cloud-native systems into four different layers: cloud, container, cluster, code.

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