SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

The attackers study their victims carefully and use the information they find to frame social engineering attacks. Since 2018, we have been tracking Roaming Mantis – a threat actor that targets Android devices. When opened, this document eventually downloads a backdoor. Roaming Mantis reaches Europe. Other malware.

Phishing 103

Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 103

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. Although Lyceum still prefers taking advantage of DNS tunneling, it appears to have replaced the previously documented.NET payload with a new C++ backdoor and a PowerShell script that serve the same purpose.

Malware 138

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 138

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

Malware 140

Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 140

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135