Play Ransomware Group’s New Linux Variant Targets ESXi, Shows Ties With Prolific Puma

Credit to Author: Cj Arsley Mateo| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Trend Micro threat hunters discovered that the Play ransomware group has been deploying a new Linux variant that targets ESXi environments. Read our blog entry to know more.

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The Potential Impact of the OpenSSH Vulnerabilities CVE-2024–6387 and CVE-2024-6409

Credit to Author: Jagir Shastri| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

We check the OpenSSH vulnerabilities CVE-2024–6387 and CVE-2024-6409, examining their potential real-world impact and the possibility of exploitation for CVE-2024–6387 in x64 systems.

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

Credit to Author: Shubham Singh| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this blog entry, we will discuss how the Jenkins Script Console can be weaponized by attackers for cryptomining activity if not configured properly.

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Mekotio Banking Trojan Threatens Financial Systems in Latin America

Credit to Author: Trend Micro Research| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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.

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Examining Water Sigbin’s Infection Routine Leading to an XMRig Cryptominer

Credit to Author: Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim | Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

We analyze the multi-stage loading technique used by Water Sigbin to deliver the PureCrypter loader and XMRIG crypto miner.

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ICO Scams Leverage 2024 Olympics to Lure Victims, Use AI for Fake Sites

Credit to Author: Cedric Pernet| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this blog we uncover threat actors using the 2024 Olympics to lure victims into investing in an initial coin offering (ICO). Similar schemes have been found to use AI-generated images for their fake ICO websites.

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Behind the Great Wall: Void Arachne Targets Chinese-Speaking Users With the Winos 4.0 C&C Framework

Credit to Author: Peter Girnus| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

We recently discovered a new threat actor group that we dubbed Void Arachne. This group targets Chinese-speaking users with malicious Windows Installer (MSI) files in a recent campaign. These MSI files contain legitimate software installer files for AI software and other popular software but are bundled with malicious Winos payloads.

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Noodle RAT: Reviewing the Backdoor Used by Chinese-Speaking Groups

Credit to Author: Hara Hiroaki| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This blog entry provides an analysis of the Noodle RAT backdoor, which is likely being used by multiple Chinese-speaking groups engaged in espionage and other types of cybercrime.

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