Lazarus group evolves its infection chain with old and new malware

Lazarus targets employees of a nuclear-related organization with a bunch of malware, such as MISTPEN, LPEClient, RollMid, CookieTime and a new modular backdoor CookiePlus. Continue reading Lazarus group evolves its infection chain with old and new malware

IT threat evolution Q3 2024

In this part of the malware report we discuss the most remarkable findings of Q3 2024, including APT and hacktivist attacks, ransomware, stealers, macOS malware and so on. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q3 2024

IT threat evolution Q3 2024

In this part of the malware report we discuss the most remarkable findings of Q3 2024, including APT and hacktivist attacks, ransomware, stealers, macOS malware and so on. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q3 2024

APT trends report Q3 2024

The report features the most significant developments relating to APT groups in Q3 2024, including hacktivist activity, new APT tools and campaigns. Continue reading APT trends report Q3 2024

RomCom hackers chained Firefox and Windows zero-days to deliver backdoor

Russia-aligned APT group RomCom was behind attacks that leveraged CVE-2024-9680, a remote code execution flaw in Firefox, and CVE-2024-49039, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler, as zero-days earlier this year. “Chai… Continue reading RomCom hackers chained Firefox and Windows zero-days to deliver backdoor

Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi

Forest Blizzard, a threat group associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, repeatedly breached a US-based organization via compromised computer systems of nearby firms, which they leveraged to authenticate to the target’s e… Continue reading Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi

Advanced threat predictions for 2025

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team monitors over 900 APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) groups and operations. In this piece of KSB series, we review the advanced threat trends from the past year and offer insights into what we can expect in 2025. Continue reading Advanced threat predictions for 2025