Attack Signals Possible Return of Genesis Market, Abuses Node.js, and EV Code Signing

The Trend Micro Managed XDR team encountered malicious operations that used techniques similar to the ones used by Genesis Market, a website for facilitating fraud that was taken down in April 2023. Read More HERE…

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Threat Actors Leverage File-Sharing Service and Reverse Proxies for Credential Harvesting

We analyzed a phishing campaign involving malicious emails containing a link to a file-sharing solution, which further leads to a PDF document with a secondary link designed to steal login info and session cookies. Read More HERE…

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APT34 Deploys Phishing Attack With New Malware

We observed and tracked the advanced persistent threat (APT) APT34 group with a new malware variant accompanying a phishing attack comparatively similar to the SideTwist backdoor malware. Following the campaign, the group abused a fake license registration form of an African government agency to target a victim in Saudi Arabia. Read More HERE…

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Analyzing a Facebook Profile Stealer Written in Node.js

We analyze an information stealer written in Node.js, packaged into an executable, exfiltrated stolen data via both Telegram bot API and a C&C server, and employed GraphQL as a channel for C&C communication. Read More HERE…

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Revisiting 16shop Phishing Kit, Trend-Interpol Partnership

In this entry, we summarize the security analyses and investigations done on phishing-as-a-service 16shop through the years. We also outline the partnership between Trend Micro and Interpol in taking down the main administrators and servers of this massive phishing campaign. Read More HERE…

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SeroXen Mechanisms: Exploring Distribution, Risks, and Impact

This is the third installment of a three-part technical analysis of the fully undetectable (FUD) obfuscation engine BatCloak and SeroXen malware. In this entry, we document the techniques used to spread and abuse SeroXen, as well as the security risks, impact, implications of, and insights into highly evasive FUD batch obfuscators. Read More HERE…

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SeroXen Incorporates Latest BatCloak Engine Iteration

We looked into the documented behavior of SeroXen malware and noted the inclusion of the latest iteration of the batch obfuscation engine BatCloak to generate a fully undetectable (FUD) .bat loader. This is the second part of a three-part series documenting the abuse of BatCloak’s evasion capabilities and interoperability with other malware. Read More HERE…

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Analyzing the FUD Malware Obfuscation Engine BatCloak

We look into BatCloak engine, its modular integration into modern malware, proliferation mechanisms, and interoperability implications as malicious actors take advantage of its fully undetectable (FUD) capabilities. Read More HERE…

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Water Orthrus’s New Campaigns Deliver Rootkit and Phishing Modules

Water Orthrus has been active recently with two new campaigns. CopperStealth uses a rootkit to install malware on infected systems, while CopperPhish steals credit card information. This blog will provide the structure of the campaign and how they work. Read More HERE…

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