Category: Threat Intelligence
Articles tagged Threat Intelligence
Shai-Hulud strikes again: CHAINDROP worm hits 400+ npm packages
Elastic Security Labs identified the return of Shai-Hulud. Attackers compromised the keyv maintainer and deployed CHAINDROP, a worm that uses stolen npm credentials to backdoor co-owned packages totaling over 1.3 billion monthly downloads.
New North Korean campaign uses fake coding interviews to steal developer credentials
DPRK-aligned hackers hid malware inside SVG flag images to backdoor developer job interview coding tests. Not one antivirus vendor caught it.
How we caught the Axios supply chain attack
Joe Desimone shares the story of how he caught the Axios supply chain attack with a proof of concept tool built in an afternoon.
Elastic Security Labs uncovers BRUSHWORM and BRUSHLOGGER
Elastic Security Labs observed two custom malware components targeting a South Asian financial institution: a modular backdoor with USB-based spreading and a DLL-side-loaded keylogger.
Taking SHELLTER: a commercial evasion framework abused in-the-wild
Elastic Security Labs detected the recent emergence of infostealers using an illicitly acquired version of the commercial evasion framework, SHELLTER, to deploy post-exploitation payloads.
Bit ByBit - emulation of the DPRK's largest cryptocurrency heist
A high-fidelity emulation of the DPRK's largest cryptocurrency heist via a compromised macOS developer and AWS pivots.
From South America to Southeast Asia: The Fragile Web of REF7707
REF7707 targeted a South American foreign ministry using novel malware families. Inconsistent evasion tactics and operational security missteps exposed additional adversary-owned infrastructure.
GrimResource - Microsoft Management Console for initial access and evasion
Elastic researchers uncovered a new technique, GrimResource, which allows full code execution via specially crafted MSC files. It underscores a trend of well-resourced attackers favoring innovative initial access methods to evade defenses.
Invisible miners: unveiling GHOSTENGINE’s crypto mining operations
Elastic Security Labs has identified REF4578, an intrusion set incorporating several malicious modules and leveraging vulnerable drivers to disable known security solutions (EDRs) for crypto mining.
Sinking macOS Pirate Ships with Elastic Behavior Detections
This research looks at a recently found macOS malware campaign using the macOS Endpoint Security Framework paired with the Elastic Agent to hunt and detect the behaviors this malware exhibits.
PIKABOT, I choose you!
Elastic Security Labs observed new PIKABOT campaigns, including an updated version. PIKABOT is a widely deployed loader malicious actors utilize to distribute additional payloads.
