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A deep dive into Phobos ransomware, recently deployed by 8Base group

Cisco Talos has recently observed an increase in activity conducted by 8Base, a ransomware group that uses a variant of the Phobos ransomware and other publicly available tools to facilitate their operations.

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/deep-dive-into-phobos-ransomware/


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Understanding the Phobos affiliate structure and activity

Cisco Talos identified the most prolific Phobos variants, TTPs and affiliate structure, based on their activity and analysis of over 1,000 samples from VirusTotal dating back to 2019. We assess with moderate confidence Eking, Eight, Elbie, Devos and Faust are the most common variants

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/understanding-the-phobos-affiliate-structure/


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CVE-2023-46604 (Apache ActiveMQ) Exploited to Infect Systems With Cryptominers and Rootkits

We uncovered the active exploitation of the Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability CVE-2023-46604 to download and infect Linux systems with the Kinsing malware (also known as h2miner) and cryptocurrency miner.

https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/k/cve-2023-46604-exploited-by-kinsing.html


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Introducing the Microsoft Defender Bounty Program

We are excited to announce the new Microsoft Defender Bounty Program with awards of up to $20,000 USD.
The Microsoft Defender brand encompasses a variety of products and services designed to enhance the security of the Microsoft customer experience. The Microsoft Defender Bounty Program invites researchers across the globe to identify vulnerabilities in Defender products and services and share them with our team.

https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2023/11/introducing-the-microsoft-defender-bounty-program/


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Attack Signals Possible Return of Genesis Market, Abuses Node.js, and EV Code Signing

The Trend Micro Managed XDR team encountered malicious operations that used techniques similar to the ones used by Genesis Market, a website for facilitating fraud that was taken down in April 2023.

https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/k/attack-signals-possible-return-of-genesis-market.html


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ParaSiteSnatcher: How Malicious Chrome Extensions Target Brazil

We detail the modular framework of malicious Chrome extensions that consist of various highly obfuscated components that leverage Google Chrome API to monitor, intercept, and exfiltrate victim data.

https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/k/parasitesnatcher-how-malicious-chrome-extensions-target-brazil-.html


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WildCard: The APT Behind SysJoker Targets Critical Sectors in Israel

Our research team has identified a new APT group, dubbed “WildCard,” initially detected through its use of the SysJoker malware, which targeted Israel’s educational sector in 2021. WildCard has since expanded its reach, creating sophisticated malware variants disguised as legitimate software, and a recently developed malware called ‘RustDown,’ written in Rust for potential operational advantages....

https://intezer.com/blog/research/wildcard-evolution-of-sysjoker-cyber-threat/


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