Iran’s Cyber Playbook Shifts From Loud Attacks to Patient, Long-Term Access
A new SentinelOne assessment finds Iran-linked hacking groups increasingly favor quiet, persistent access over destructive attacks, planting footholds in cloud accounts, IT suppliers, and industrial systems that could...
Cavern Manticore: Iranian-Linked APT Abuses SysAid RMM and DLL Sideloading to Deploy Modular C2 Framework
A newly identified Iranian-linked group, Cavern Manticore, is abusing the SysAid RMM platform and DLL sideloading via WinDirStat to deploy a modular C2 framework against Israeli organizations. Check...
Russia’s Turla APT Deploys STOCKSTAY Backdoor Against Ukrainian Government and Military Targets
Russia-linked Turla (FSB Center 16) has been running a long-running espionage campaign deploying a new .NET backdoor called STOCKSTAY against Ukrainian government and military organizations since December 2022....
HazyBeacon APT Campaign Weaponizes AWS Lambda to Hide Command-and-Control Traffic
Qualys researchers have exposed HazyBeacon, a stealthy APT campaign targeting Southeast Asian governments that uses AWS Lambda Function URLs as covert command-and-control relays. By routing malicious traffic through...
Chinese Hackers (UNC6508) Spent Over a Year Spying on US Medical Research Institutions via REDCap
Google GTIG has attributed a 2+ year Chinese cyber-espionage campaign to UNC6508, which exploited REDCap medical research servers across North America. The group deployed a novel modular malware...
China-Linked OP-512 Uses Cryptographically Unique Web Shells in Patient IIS Server Espionage Campaign
ReliaQuest has uncovered OP-512, a new China-linked threat cluster targeting IIS servers with a custom web shell framework that generates cryptographically unique signatures per deployment, evading traditional detection....
JINX-0164: Crypto-Targeting APT Uses LinkedIn Job Lures and Fake Meeting Apps to Deploy macOS Malware and Poison npm Supply Chain
Threat actor JINX-0164 is targeting cryptocurrency developers via fake LinkedIn profiles, luring them into downloading custom macOS malware (AUDIOFIX and MINIRAT) that steals credentials, cloud tokens, and crypto...
GREYVIBE: Russian-Aligned Hackers Use ChatGPT and Google Gemini to Build Cyberweapons Targeting Ukraine
A newly tracked threat actor called GREYVIBE is using generative AI tools including ChatGPT and Google Gemini to develop malware, generate phishing lures, and attack Ukrainian government, military,...