Threat analysis

Retrohunting APT37: North Korean APT used VBA self decode technique to inject RokRat - A North Korean threat group has swapped the usual Hangul Office lures for a cleverly packed Office macro.

Social engineering | Threat analysis

Retrohunting APT37: North Korean APT used VBA self decode technique to inject RokRat

January 6, 2021 - A North Korean threat group has swapped the usual Hangul Office lures for a cleverly packed Office macro.

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SolarWinds advanced cyberattack: What happened and what to do now - Possibly the largest hacking operation of 2020 was just unveiled. In this blog we share what we know and what you should do right now.

Threat analysis

SolarWinds advanced cyberattack: What happened and what to do now

December 14, 2020 - Possibly the largest hacking operation of 2020 was just unveiled. In this blog we share what we know and what you should do right now.

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German users targeted with Gootkit banker or REvil ransomware - After a noted absence, the Gootkit banking Trojan returns en masse to hit Germany. In an interesting twist, some of the victims may receive ransomware instead.

Malware | Threat analysis

German users targeted with Gootkit banker or REvil ransomware

November 30, 2020 - After a noted absence, the Gootkit banking Trojan returns en masse to hit Germany. In an interesting twist, some of the victims may receive ransomware instead.

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Malsmoke operators abandon exploit kits in favor of social engineering scheme - Threat actors behind malsmoke, one of the largest malvertising campaigns we've seen in recent months, have switched malware delivery tactics.

Exploits | Threat analysis

Malsmoke operators abandon exploit kits in favor of social engineering scheme

November 16, 2020 - Threat actors behind malsmoke, one of the largest malvertising campaigns we've seen in recent months, have switched malware delivery tactics.

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Release the Kraken: Fileless injection into Windows Error Reporting service - We discovered a new attack that injected its payload—dubbed

Malware | Malwarebytes news | Threat analysis

Release the Kraken: Fileless injection into Windows Error Reporting service

October 6, 2020 - We discovered a new attack that injected its payload—dubbed "Kraken—into the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service as a defense evasion mechanism.

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Inter skimming kit used in homoglyph attacks - Threat actors load credit card skimmers using a known phishing technique called homoglyph attacks.

Threat analysis

Inter skimming kit used in homoglyph attacks

August 6, 2020 - Threat actors load credit card skimmers using a known phishing technique called homoglyph attacks.

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Malspam campaign caught using GuLoader after service relaunch - We discovered a spam campaign distributing GuLoader in the aftermath of the service's relaunch

Malware | Threat analysis

Malspam campaign caught using GuLoader after service relaunch

July 30, 2020 - We discovered a spam campaign distributing GuLoader in the aftermath of the service's relaunch

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Chinese APT group targets India and Hong Kong using new variant of MgBot malware - We uncovered an active campaign in early July that we attribute to a new Chinese APT group attacking India and Hong Kong with MgBot malware.

Threat analysis

Chinese APT group targets India and Hong Kong using new variant of MgBot malware

July 21, 2020 - We uncovered an active campaign in early July that we attribute to a new Chinese APT group attacking India and Hong Kong with MgBot malware.

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Credit card skimmer targets ASP.NET sites - This unusual web skimmer campaign goes after sites running Microsoft's IIS servers with an outdated version of the ASP.NET framework.

Threat analysis

Credit card skimmer targets ASP.NET sites

July 6, 2020 - This unusual web skimmer campaign goes after sites running Microsoft's IIS servers with an outdated version of the ASP.NET framework.

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