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An unknown actor targeted an electric utility in southern Africa with Cobalt Strike beacons and DroxiDat, a new variant of the SystemBC payload. We speculate that this incident was in the initial stages of a ransomware attack. Continue reading Focus on DroxiDat/SystemBC
This is our latest summary of the significant events and findings, focusing on activities that we observed during Q2 2023. Continue reading APT trends report Q2 2023
While monitoring the traffic of our own corporate Wi-Fi network, we noticed suspicious activity that originated from several iOS-based phones. We created offline backups of the devices, inspected them and discovered traces of compromise. Continue reading Operation Triangulation: iOS devices targeted with previously unknown malware
GoldenJackal is an APT group, active since 2019, that usually targets government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia. The main feature of this group is a specific toolset of .NET malware, JackalControl, JackalWorm, JackalSteal, JackalPerInfo and JackalScreenWatcher. Continue reading Meet the GoldenJackal APT group. Don’t expect any howls
Kaspersky analysis of the CloudWizard APT framework used in a campaign in the region of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Continue reading CloudWizard APT: the bad magic story goes on
For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. These summaries are based on our threat intelligence research; and they provide a representative snapshot of what we have published and discussed in greater detail in our private APT reports. Continue reading APT trends report Q1 2023
For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. These summaries are based on our threat intelligence research; and they provide a representative snapshot of what we have published and discussed in greater detail in our private APT reports. Continue reading APT trends report Q1 2023
We continued to track Tomiris as a separate threat actor over three new attack campaigns between 2021 and 2023, and our telemetry allowed us to shed light on the group. In this blog post, we’re excited to share what we now know of Tomiris with the broader community, and discuss further evidence of a possible connection to Turla. Continue reading Tomiris called, they want their Turla malware back
The Lazarus group is a high-profile Korean-speaking threat actor with multiple sub-campaigns. In this blog, we’ll focus on an active cluster that we dubbed DeathNote. Continue reading Following the Lazarus group by tracking DeathNote campaign
In October 2022, we identified an active infection of government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions. Continue reading Bad magic: new APT found in the area of Russo-Ukrainian conflict