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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Mispandu Bank Trojan Campaigns Targeting Latin American Organizations for Credential Harvesting

On March 20, 2023, Metabase Q security researchers reported the technical details of more than 20 different campaigns targeting organizations in Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Portugal with the Mispandu bank trojan. According to the report, the campaigns attempt to “steal credentials from users when accessing online banking, schools, government services, social media, gaming, ecommerce, public…

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Winter Vivern Cyberespionage Campaign Targeting Global Telecommunication and Government Organizations

On March 16, 2023, SentinelLabs researchers reported the technical details of a cyberespionage campaign against government and telecommunications companies in multiple enterprises which they attribute to the Winter Vivern threat group. Context SentinelLabs researchers assess that current Winter Vivern activities align closely with Belarussian and Russian government interests. The SentinelLabs report is based on recent…

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Social Engineering Scams Targeting Fashion and Brand Influencers Increasing in Prevalence and Sophistication

Context During the second half of 2022, multiple RH-ISAC member analysts reported observing increases in fraud and phishing activity targeting popular social media figures and user-generated content (UGC) creators (i.e. “influencers”) leveraging member brand names as part of the scams. The fraud activity spikes observed in the past few months have been both prolific and…

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