APT trends report Q2 2023
This is our latest summary of the significant events and findings, focusing on activities that we observed during Q2 2023.
APT (Targeted attacks)
Dissecting TriangleDB, a Triangulation spyware implant
In researching Operation Triangulation, we set ourselves the goal to retrieve as many parts of the exploitation chain as possible. As of now, we have finished analyzing the spyware implant and are ready to share the details.
IT threat evolution Q1 2023
Recent BlueNoroff and Roaming Mantis activities, new APT related to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, ChatGPT and threat intelligence, malvertising through search engines, cryptocurrency theft campaign and fake Tor browser
In search of the Triangulation: triangle_check utility
We developed a dedicated utility to scan the iOS backups and run all the checks for Operation Triangulation indicators.
Meet the GoldenJackal APT group. Don’t expect any howls
GoldenJackal is an APT group, active since 2019, that usually targets government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia. The main feature of this group is a specific toolset of .NET malware, JackalControl, JackalWorm, JackalSteal, JackalPerInfo and JackalScreenWatcher.
CloudWizard APT: the bad magic story goes on
Kaspersky analysis of the CloudWizard APT framework used in a campaign in the region of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.
APT trends report Q1 2023
For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. These summaries are based on our threat intelligence research; and they provide a representative snapshot of what we have published and discussed in greater detail in our private APT reports.
Tomiris called, they want their Turla malware back
We continued to track Tomiris as a separate threat actor over three new attack campaigns between 2021 and 2023, and our telemetry allowed us to shed light on the group. In this blog post, we’re excited to share what we now know of Tomiris with the broader community, and discuss further evidence of a possible connection to Turla.
Following the Lazarus group by tracking DeathNote campaign
The Lazarus group is a high-profile Korean-speaking threat actor with multiple sub-campaigns. In this blog, we’ll focus on an active cluster that we dubbed DeathNote.
Not just an infostealer: Gopuram backdoor deployed through 3CX supply chain attack
A DLL named guard64.dll, which was loaded into the infected 3CXDesktopApp.exe process, was used in recent deployments of a backdoor that we dubbed “Gopuram” and had been tracking internally since 2020.