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SEO poisoning campaign aims at delivering RAT, Microsoft warns

Security Affairs

Microsoft 365 Defender data shows that the SEO poisoning technique is effective, given that Microsoft Defender Antivirus has detected and blocked thousands of these PDF documents in numerous environments. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 11, 2021. ” state Microsoft.

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Emotet operators are running Halloween-themed campaigns

Security Affairs

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. doc) attachments or include links to download the bait document. Source Bleeping Computer.

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Microsoft disrupts SEABORGIUM ’s ongoing phishing operations

Security Affairs

More details + TTPs in this MSTIC blog: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) August 15, 2022. The phishing messages used PDF attachments and in some cases, they included links to file or document hosting services, or to OneDrive accounts hosting the PDF documents.

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STRRAT RAT spreads masquerading as ransomware

Security Affairs

Microsoft Security Intelligence researchers uncovered a malware campaign that is spreading a remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as STRRAT. pic.twitter.com/mGow2sJupN — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 19, 2021. STRRAT RAT was first spotted in June 2020 by G DATA who documented its features.

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CISA alert warns of Emotet attacks on US govt entities

Security Affairs

Recent spam campaigns used messages with malicious Word documents, or links to them, pretending to be an invoice, shipping information, COVID-19 information , resumes, financial documents, or scanned documents. pic.twitter.com/POppQ51uMX — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) September 22, 2020.

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Sysrv-K, a new variant of the Sysrv botnet includes new exploits

Security Affairs

Microsoft Security Intelligence team Microsoft reported that a new variant of the Sysrv botnet, tracked as Sysrv-K, now includes exploits for vulnerabilities in the Spring Framework and WordPress. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 13, 2022.

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RevengeRAT and AysncRAT target aerospace and travel sectors

SC Magazine

Microsoft Security Intelligence earlier this week tweeted out that it has been tracking a campaign of remote access trojans (RATs) targeting the aerospace and travel industries with spear-phishing emails that distribute an actively developed loader, which then delivers RevengeRAT or AysncRAT. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images).

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