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Attacks on 5G Infrastructure From Users’ Devices

Attacks on 5G Infrastructure From Users’ Devices 20/09/2023 at 11:03 By Crafted packets from cellular devices such as mobile phones can exploit faulty state machines in the 5G core to attack cellular infrastructure. Smart devices that critical industries such as defense, utilities, and the medical sectors use for their daily operations depend on the speed, […]

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Unsung Hero in Cyber Risk Management

Unsung Hero in Cyber Risk Management 19/09/2023 at 20:49 By Behind the scenes of the world of vulnerability intelligence and threat hunting This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Earth Lusca Employs New Linux Backdoor, Uses Cobalt Strike for Lateral Movement

Earth Lusca Employs New Linux Backdoor, Uses Cobalt Strike for Lateral Movement 18/09/2023 at 14:32 By While monitoring Earth Lusca, we discovered an intriguing, encrypted file on the threat actor’s server — a Linux-based malware, which appears to originate from the open-source Windows backdoor Trochilus, which we’ve dubbed SprySOCKS due to its swift behavior and

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RedLine/Vidar Abuses EV Certificates, Shifts to Ransomware

RedLine/Vidar Abuses EV Certificates, Shifts to Ransomware 13/09/2023 at 14:01 By In this blog, we investigate how threat actors used information-stealing malware with EV code signing certificates and later delivered ransomware payloads to its victims via the same delivery method. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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TrickBot & Conti Sanctions: Implications for CISOs & Boardrooms

TrickBot & Conti Sanctions: Implications for CISOs & Boardrooms 09/09/2023 at 01:01 By Discover what the increased regulatory risk due to recent US and UK sanctions imposed on TrickBot and Conti cybercriminals mean for CISOs and board members. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Analyzing a Facebook Profile Stealer Written in Node.js

Analyzing a Facebook Profile Stealer Written in Node.js 05/09/2023 at 12:33 By We analyze an information stealer written in Node.js, packaged into an executable, exfiltrated stolen data via both Telegram bot API and a C&C server, and employed GraphQL as a channel for C&C communication. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News

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Revisiting 16shop Phishing Kit, Trend-Interpol Partnership

Revisiting 16shop Phishing Kit, Trend-Interpol Partnership 01/09/2023 at 12:04 By In this entry, we summarize the security analyses and investigations done on phishing-as-a-service 16shop through the years. We also outline the partnership between Trend Micro and Interpol in taking down the main administrators and servers of this massive phishing campaign. This article is an excerpt

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Earth Estries Targets Government, Tech for Cyberespionage

Earth Estries Targets Government, Tech for Cyberespionage 30/08/2023 at 12:46 By We break down a new cyberespionage campaign deployed by a cybercriminal group we named Earth Estries. Analyzing the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed, we observed overlaps with the advanced persistent threat (APT) group FamousSparrow as Earth Estries targets governments and organizations in the

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OT and IT Visibility and Efficiency Barriers

OT and IT Visibility and Efficiency Barriers 23/08/2023 at 20:48 By Learn the common OT and IT visibility and efficiency barriers, as well as how to get around them. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Ex-USSS CISO Explains Agencies’ Struggle with Biden EO

Ex-USSS CISO Explains Agencies’ Struggle with Biden EO 21/08/2023 at 20:16 By Ed Cabrera, former CISO of the US Secret Service and current Chief Cybersecurity Officer for Trend Micro, explains why Federal agencies are slow to comply with Biden’s cybersecurity executive order. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View

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The Current Security State of Private 5G Networks

The Current Security State of Private 5G Networks 18/08/2023 at 19:01 By Private 5G networks offer businesses enhanced security, reliability, and scalability. Learn more about why private 5G could be the future of secure networking. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Monti Ransomware Unleashes a New Encryptor for Linux

Monti Ransomware Unleashes a New Encryptor for Linux 14/08/2023 at 11:32 By The Monti ransomware collective has restarted their operations, focusing on institutions in the legal and governmental fields. Simultaneously, a new variant of Monti, based on the Linux platform, has surfaced, demonstrating notable differences from its previous Linux-based versions. This article is an excerpt

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An Overview of the New Rhysida Ransomware Targeting the Healthcare Sector

An Overview of the New Rhysida Ransomware Targeting the Healthcare Sector 09/08/2023 at 12:34 By In this blog entry, we will provide details on Rhysida, including its targets and what we know about its infection chain. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Latest Batloader Campaigns Use Pyarmor Pro for Evasion

Latest Batloader Campaigns Use Pyarmor Pro for Evasion 04/08/2023 at 15:32 By In June 2023, Trend Micro observed an upgrade to the evasion techniques used by the Batloader initial access malware, which we’ve covered in previous blog entries. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Break IT/OT Silos by Expanding SOC Responsibilities

Break IT/OT Silos by Expanding SOC Responsibilities 04/08/2023 at 06:17 By The latest study said that enterprise SOCs are expanding their responsibilities to the OT domain, but major visibility and skills-related challenges are causing roadblocks. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Tech Consolidation – How and When?

Tech Consolidation – How and When? 02/08/2023 at 21:02 By Streamlining IT for business optimal business performance This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Related CherryBlos and FakeTrade Android Malware Involved in Scam Campaigns

Related CherryBlos and FakeTrade Android Malware Involved in Scam Campaigns 28/07/2023 at 12:03 By Trend Micro’s Mobile Application Reputation Service (MARS) team discovered two new related Android malware families involved in cryptocurrency-mining and financially-motivated scam campaigns targeting Android users. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Taking the Fight to the Cyber-Criminals

Taking the Fight to the Cyber-Criminals 18/07/2023 at 03:02 By Trend Micro and INTERPOL collaborate to create a safer digital world This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Pakistani Government Delivers Shadowpad

Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Pakistani Government Delivers Shadowpad 14/07/2023 at 11:17 By We recently found that an MSI installer built by the National Information Technology Board (NITB), a Pakistani government entity, delivered a Shadowpad sample, suggesting a possible supply-chain attack. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Detecting BPFDoor Backdoor Variants Abusing BPF Filters

Detecting BPFDoor Backdoor Variants Abusing BPF Filters 13/07/2023 at 13:02 By An analysis of advanced persistent threat (APT) group Red Menshen’s different variants of backdoor BPFDoor as it evolves since it was first documented in 2021. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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