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Chinese APT Clones Legitimate Websites to Deliver Chrome and Windows Zero-Day Exploits
A third Chinese threat actor has been linked to phishing campaigns that cloned trusted websites and chained Chrome and Windows zero-day exploits to deploy a previously undocumented backdoor.
The...
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BlackTech APT Uses New BlueShell Linux Backdoor in Attacks on Japanese Organizations
BlackTech, a long-running China-aligned APT group, has adopted a new Linux backdoor built on the BlueShell open-source RAT to conduct post-intrusion operations against Japanese...
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Armored Likho APT Deploys BusySnake Stealer Against Government and Power Sector Targets
A focused phishing campaign operated by a previously unreported APT we’ve named Armored Likho (also tracked under the provisional alias Eagle Werewolf).
The group...
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Chinese Cyber Operations Shift From APT Groups to Composite Responsibility Model
Chinese state-linked cyber activity has moved decisively away from the neat, single-actor narratives that dominated early attribution toward an ecosystem model in which responsibility...
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Ghostwriter APT Uses Fake Gmail Login Panels to Steal Passwords and 2FA Codes
Ghostwriter (UNC1151) has escalated its long-standing phishing operations by deploying convincing fake Gmail login panels that harvest both passwords and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes,...
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GRU-Linked APT28 Uses MooBot Botnet and Compromised EdgeRouters for Cyber Operations
A notable operational pivot by the GRU-linked intrusion set APT28 (aka Fancy Bear, Sofacy, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm) that combines the MooBot botnet and...
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Chinese APT VerdantBamboo Targets Appliances with BRICKSTORM Malware
BRICKSTORM is a modular remote access trojan (RAT) originally seen in Golang and later in Rust. It uses a wssoft library with pluggable “tasks”...
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Nimbus Manticore APT Uses Fake Jobs to Deliver Custom Malware
A newly observed cyber campaign linked to the Iran-aligned threat group Nimbus Manticore (also tracked as UNC1549 and Smoke Sandstorm) is targeting aerospace and...
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APT Group Patches termsrv.dll to Enable Multiple RDP Sessions
A sustained cyber espionage campaign attributed to the Cloud Atlas advanced persistent threat (APT) group has introduced a stealthy technique that modifies the Windows...
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Iranian APT Uses SEO Poisoning to Spread Fake SQL Developer Malware
A newly observed cyber campaign linked to the Iranian IRGC-affiliated threat group Nimbus Manticore (also tracked as UNC1549) highlights an evolution in both delivery...
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Paper Werewolf APT Spreads EchoGather RAT via Fake Adobe Installer
A sophisticated Russian-language threat cluster known as Paper Werewolf (also tracked as GOFFEE) has launched a fresh wave of targeted cyberattacks against Russian industrial, financial, and...