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Emotet Returns, Now Adopts Binary Padding for Evasion

Following a three-month hiatus, Emotet spam activities resumed in March 2023, when a botnet known as Epoch 4 began delivering malicious documents embedded in Zip files that were attached to the emails.

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Iron Tiger’s SysUpdate Reappears, Adds Linux Targeting

We detail the update that advanced persistent threat (APT) group Iron Tiger made on the custom malware family SysUpdate. In this version, we also found components that enable the malware to compromise Linux systems.

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Invitation to a Secret Event: Uncovering Earth Yako’s Campaigns

We detail the intrusion set Earth Yako, attributed to the campaign Operation RestyLink or EneLink. This analysis was presented in full at the JSAC 2023 in January 2023.

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Malware
Enigma Stealer Targets Cryptocurrency Industry with Fake Jobs

We discovered an active campaign targeting Eastern Europeans in the cryptocurrency industry using fake job lures.

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Ransomware & extortion
New Mimic Ransomware Abuses Everything APIs for its Encryption Process

Trend Micro researchers discovered a new ransomware that abuses the APIs of a legitimate tool called Everything, a Windows filename search engine developed by Voidtools that offers quick searching and real-time updates for minimal resource usage.

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Malware
IcedID Botnet Distributors Abuse Google PPC to Distribute Malware

We analyze the latest changes in IcedID botnet from a campaign that abuses Google pay per click (PPC) ads to distribute IcedID via malvertising attacks.

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APTs
Raspberry Robin Malware Targets Telecom, Governments

We found samples of the Raspberry Robin malware spreading in telecommunications and government office systems beginning September. The main payload itself is packed with more than 10 layers for obfuscation and is capable of delivering a fake payload once it detects sandboxing and security analytics tools.

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Cloud
Linux Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks Enhanced via CHAOS RAT

We intercepted a cryptocurrency mining attack that incorporated an advanced remote access trojan (RAT) named the CHAOS Remote Administrative Tool.

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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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