Alleged Chinese Threat Actors Developing Fortinet Zero-Day Exploit for New “BOLDMOVE” Malware Campaign Targeting European and African Organizations

Context On January 19, 2023, Mandiant security researchers published the technical details of malware campaign preparations they’ve reportedly observed since October 2022. Two key points should be noted regarding Mandiant’s assessment: Mandiant has not directly observed exploitation of the vulnerability, or deployment of BOLDMOVE in the wild. Mandiant researchers assess with low confidence that the…

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New Linux Cryptominining Malware Developed with Shc in the Wild

On January 4, 2023, Ahn Lab Security Response Center (ASEC) researchers reported the technical details of a new Linux malware written using Shc delivering a cryptocurrency miner. ASEC researchers assess that the campaign is primarily targeting unspecified systems in South Korea. According to ASEC researchers, the malware authenticates through a dictionary attack on Linux SSH…

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APT37 Leverages Internet Explorer Zero-Day to Target South Korean Users

Context APT37 is a known, sophisticated North Korean state-backed actor that has historically leveraged Internet Explorer zero-days to target North Korean defectors, government officials, journalists, and activists in South Korea. Technical Details CVE-2022-41128 was patched by Microsoft on November 8, 2022. According to Microsoft, “this vulnerability requires that a user with an affected version of…

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Sophisticated Campaign Targeting Cryptocurrency Firms

On December 6, 2022, Microsoft researchers reported technical details of a campaign targeting cryptocurrency organizations globally using what they describe as complex tactics. Community Impact Many retail, travel, and hospitality organizations maintain financial relationships with cryptocurrency firms for business reasons or accept cryptocurrency as payment and maintain relationships with organizing firms for financial reasons. As…

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World Cup 2022 RH-ISAC Cyber Threat Landscape Summary

Context On November 20, 2020, the FIFA World Cup 2022 is scheduled to begin in Qatar. Multiple retail, hospitality, and travel organizations are involved in this event to varying degrees and on various fronts and may be affected, including: Organizations, especially hospitality organizations, with a presence in Qatar Organizations that handle sports betting Organizations that…

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