The hateful eight: Kaspersky’s guide to modern ransomware groups’ TTPs

We want to familiarize the reader with the different stages of ransomware deployment and provide a visual guide to defending against targeted ransomware attacks. Continue reading The hateful eight: Kaspersky’s guide to modern ransomware groups’ TTPs

APT ToddyCat

ToddyCat is a relatively new APT actor responsible for multiple sets of attacks against high-profile entities in Europe and Asia. Its main distinctive signs are two formerly unknown tools that we call ‘Samurai backdoor’ and ‘Ninja Trojan’. Continue reading APT ToddyCat

‘Unpacking’ technical attribution and challenges for ensuring stability in cyberspace

How is technical attribution carried out? What are the key challenges in conducting reliable technical attribution? How can this be more accessible to the multitude of stakeholders? Below are our reflections on these questions. Continue reading ‘Unpacking’ technical attribution and challenges for ensuring stability in cyberspace

IT threat evolution Q1 2022

Kaspersky IT threat review in Q1 2022: activity of APTs such as MoonBounce, BlueNororff, Lazarus and Roaming Mantis, attacks against Ukraine, phishing kits, Okta hack and more. Continue reading IT threat evolution Q1 2022

Evaluation of cyber activities and the threat landscape in Ukraine

With this article, our core aim is to share a threat landscape overview, which Kaspersky cybersecurity researchers are observing in relation to the conflict, with the wider international community and thus to contribute to broader ongoing cyber-stability discussions of threat-related insights. Continue reading Evaluation of cyber activities and the threat landscape in Ukraine

Lazarus Trojanized DeFi app for delivering malware

We recently discovered a Trojanized DeFi application that was compiled in November 2021. This application contains a legitimate program called DeFi Wallet that saves and manages a cryptocurrency wallet, but also implants a full-featured backdoor. Continue reading Lazarus Trojanized DeFi app for delivering malware