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Updated Shadowpad Malware Leads to Ransomware Deployment

Updated Shadowpad Malware Leads to Ransomware Deployment 2025-02-20 at 11:18 By In this blog, we discuss about how Shadowpad is being used to deploy a new undetected ransomware family. They deploy the malware exploiting weak passwords and bypassing multi-factor authentication This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source […]

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Chinese-Speaking Group Manipulates SEO with BadIIS

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Chinese-Speaking Group Manipulates SEO with BadIIS 2025-02-07 at 11:48 By This blog post details our analysis of an SEO manipulation campaign targeting Asia. We also share recommendations that can help enterprises proactively secure their environment. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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Lumma Stealer’s GitHub-Based Delivery Explored via Managed Detection and Response

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Lumma Stealer’s GitHub-Based Delivery Explored via Managed Detection and Response 2025-01-30 at 10:18 By The Managed XDR team investigated a sophisticated campaign distributing Lumma Stealer through GitHub, where attackers leveraged the platform’s release infrastructure to deliver malware such as SectopRAT, Vidar, and Cobeacon. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives

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IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024

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IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024 2025-01-17 at 11:19 By Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News

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How Cracks and Installers Bring Malware to Your Device

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How Cracks and Installers Bring Malware to Your Device 2025-01-10 at 09:35 By Our research shows how attackers use platforms like YouTube to spread fake installers via trusted hosting services, employing encryption to evade detection and steal sensitive browser data. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Information Stealer Masquerades as LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) PoC Exploit

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Information Stealer Masquerades as LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) PoC Exploit 2025-01-09 at 09:17 By Our blog entry discusses a fake PoC exploit for LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) that is being used to distribute information-stealing malware. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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Python-Based NodeStealer Version Targets Facebook Ads Manager

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Python-Based NodeStealer Version Targets Facebook Ads Manager 2024-12-19 at 09:46 By In this blog entry, Trend Micro’s Managed XDR team discuss their investigation into how the latest variant of NodeStealer is delivered through spear-phishing attacks, potentially leading to malware execution, data theft, and the exfiltration of sensitive information via Telegram. This article is an excerpt

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Gafgyt Malware Targeting Docker Remote API Servers

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Gafgyt Malware Targeting Docker Remote API Servers 2024-12-03 at 11:50 By Our researchers identified threat actors exploiting misconfigured Docker servers to spread the Gafgyt malware. This threat traditionally targets IoT devices; this new tactic signals a change in its behavior. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Attackers Target Exposed Docker Remote API Servers With perfctl Malware

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Attackers Target Exposed Docker Remote API Servers With perfctl Malware 2024-10-21 at 18:33 By We observed an unknown threat actor abusing exposed Docker remote API servers to deploy the perfctl malware. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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MDR in Action: Preventing The More_eggs Backdoor From Hatching

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MDR in Action: Preventing The More_eggs Backdoor From Hatching 2024-09-30 at 18:16 By Trend Micro MDR (Managed Detection and Response) team promptly mitigated a more_eggs infection. Using Vision One, MDR illustrated how Custom Filters/Models and Security Playbook can be used to automate the response to more_eggs and similar threats. This article is an excerpt from

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Earth Preta Evolves its Attacks with New Malware and Strategies

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Earth Preta Evolves its Attacks with New Malware and Strategies 2024-09-09 at 10:48 By In this blog entry, we discuss our analysis of Earth Preta’s enhancements in their attacks by introducing new tools, malware variants and strategies to their worm-based attacks and their time-sensitive spear-phishing campaign. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research,

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Earth Lusca Uses KTLVdoor Backdoor for Multiplatform Intrusion

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Earth Lusca Uses KTLVdoor Backdoor for Multiplatform Intrusion 2024-09-04 at 11:02 By While monitoring Earth Lusca, we discovered the threat group’s use of KTLVdoor, a highly obfuscated multiplatform backdoor, as part of a large-scale attack campaign. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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Silent Intrusions: Godzilla Fileless Backdoors Targeting Atlassian Confluence

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Silent Intrusions: Godzilla Fileless Backdoors Targeting Atlassian Confluence 2024-08-30 at 12:16 By Trend Micro discovered that old Atlassian Confluence versions that were affected by CVE-2023-22527 are being exploited using a new in-memory fileless backdoor. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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Threat Actors Target the Middle East Using Fake Palo Alto GlobalProtect Tool

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Threat Actors Target the Middle East Using Fake Palo Alto GlobalProtect Tool 2024-08-29 at 12:16 By Threat actors are targeting users in the Middle East by distributing sophisticated malware disguised as the Palo Alto GlobalProtect tool. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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Cryptojacking via CVE-2023-22527: Dissecting a Full-Scale Cryptomining Ecosystem

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Cryptojacking via CVE-2023-22527: Dissecting a Full-Scale Cryptomining Ecosystem 2024-08-28 at 08:02 By A technical analysis on how CVE-2023-22527 can be exploited by malicious actors for cryptojacking attacks that can spread across the victim’s system. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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A Dive into Earth Baku’s Latest Campaign

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A Dive into Earth Baku’s Latest Campaign 2024-08-09 at 07:16 By Since late 2022, Earth Baku has broadened its scope from the Indo-Pacific region to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Their latest operations demonstrate sophisticated techniques, such as exploiting public-facing applications like IIS servers for initial access and deploying the Godzilla webshell for command

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Social Media Malvertising Campaign Promotes Fake AI Editor Website for Credential Theft

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Social Media Malvertising Campaign Promotes Fake AI Editor Website for Credential Theft 2024-08-01 at 12:16 By We uncovered a malvertising campaign where the threat actor hijacks social media pages, renames them to mimic popular AI photo editors, then posts malicious links to fake websites. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and

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An In-Depth Look at Crypto-Crime in 2023 Part 2

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An In-Depth Look at Crypto-Crime in 2023 Part 2 2024-07-12 at 02:01 By In 2023, the cryptocurrency industry faced a significant increase in illicit activities, including money laundering, fraud, and ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks were especially prevalent and profitable for attackers. However, other forms of criminal activity also saw a rise. This article is an

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Turning Jenkins Into a Cryptomining Machine From an Attacker’s Perspective

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Turning Jenkins Into a Cryptomining Machine From an Attacker’s Perspective 2024-07-05 at 12:02 By In this blog entry, we will discuss how the Jenkins Script Console can be weaponized by attackers for cryptomining activity if not configured properly. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to

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Mekotio Banking Trojan Threatens Financial Systems in Latin America

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Mekotio Banking Trojan Threatens Financial Systems in Latin America 2024-07-04 at 12:16 By We’ve recently seen a surge in attacks involving the Mekotio banking trojan. In this blog entry, we’ll provide an overview of the trojan and what it does. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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