UPDATE: Mandiant Initial Analysis of 3CXDesktopApp Supply Chain Attack Confirms North Korean Threat Actor

Context On April 11, 2023, 3CX released the initial results of Mandiant’s incident response and investigation into the supply chain attack that compromised 3CXDesktopApp. According to the report, the activity is attributable to the North Korean threat group UNC4736. Technical Details According to Mandiant: “the attacker infected targeted 3CX systems with TAXHAUL (AKA “TxRLoader”) malware….

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New Report Outlines Challenges in CTI for CISOs and Cyber Leaders

Context On April 6, 2023, CSO reported on a research report from ESG on the challenges that face cyber security leaders when making decisions based on cyber threat intelligence. According to the report, “95% of enterprise organizations (those with more than 1,000 employees) have a threat intelligence budget, and 98% plan to increase spending on…

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New “OpcJacker” Malware Includes Infostealing and Crypto Wallet Replacing Capabilities

Context On March 29, 2023, Trend Micro security researchers reported a new malware they named “OpcJacker.” According to the report, OpcJacker includes multiple capabilities such as: Keylogging Taking screenshots Stealing sensitive data from browsers Loading additional modules Replacing cryptocurrency addresses in the clipboard for hijacking purposes Trend Micro researchers assessed that: The primary objective of…

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Ongoing Campaign Hijacking 3CXDesktopApp to Deliver Infostealer

Context On March 29, 2023, multiple cybersecurity firms began reporting that 3CXDesktopApp, a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) enterprise call routing software, is currently compromised in a supply chain attack. Multiple investigations have reported that an unknown threat actor has trojanized installers for 3CXDesktopApp, to install an information stealing malware….

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FBI IC3 2022 Internet Crime Report Identifies Key BEC and Ransomware Trends

Context On March 27, 2023, the Federal Investigation Bureau released the IC3 2022 Internet Crime Report. The report covers major trends found across complaints investigated by the IC3, which the FBI defines as “an intelligence-driven and threat focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities.” Key Takeaways According to the report key…

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