[1/5] #APT group Earth Aughisky (aka #Taidoor) has been active in cyberespionage for over 10 years. The first malware attributed to them was Taidoor, followed by a series of malware that vary according to their targets. Follow this thread: research.trendmicro.com/3EgHWN4
[2/5] Earth Aughisky consistently targets high-value targets in #Taiwan. In recent years, however, this #APT group has expanded to other countries in the region: Japan and Southeast Asia.
[3/5] Our monitoring of #APT group Earth Aughisky noted significant changes in its level and frequency of activities, suggesting a potential internal change in objectives and organization.
[4/5] With the recent expansion of #APT group Earth Aughisky’s targets in Asia, we also observed overlaps with other cyberespionage groups’ malware, reinforcing the potential relationship of these groups with each other.
[5/5] To find more information and details on the malware families, insights, and connections of #APT group Earth Aughisky, read our paper “The Rise of Earth Aughisky: Tracking the Campaigns Taidoor Started.”: research.trendmicro.com/3EgHWN4
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[1/5] APT group #EarthAughisky (aka Taidoor) has been consistently involved in #cyberespionage activities that target organizations in Taiwan for over 10 years. Follow this thread for more.
[2/5] Earth Aughisky’s arsenal and deployments vary according to the sensitivities and perceived values of its targets. The higher the value of the personalities, organizations, and/or systems, the more customizations the malware has and the less deployment sightings.
[3/5] Our tracking of Earth Aughisky in over 10 years has allowed us to track observations and consistencies. However, the group’s level of activity dropped beginning in 2017, coinciding with its expansion of targets in the region:
LATEST NEWS: Both @CISAgov and @FBI just released an advisory on #Conti#ransomware, which they’ve recently observed being used to attack US and international organizations.
#Conti operators use several methods to gain initial access like spear phishing and exploiting public-facing applications, followed by the use of Cobalt Strike. We investigated how Conti #ransomware operators used Cobalt Strike to launch attacks: research.trendmicro.com/3CDba4C
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Aside from Cobalt Strike, #Rclone is another legitimate tool abused by Conti operators in their previous campaigns. We discuss some of the most commonly abused legitimate tools here 👉 research.trendmicro.com/2W8cNaS
LATEST NEWS: Cring #ransomware recently made headlines due to a recent attack that exploited a bug in the 11-year-old version of the Adobe ColdFusion 9 software. Follow this thread and let’s look at the techniques typically wielded by this ransomware.
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[2/5] #Cring ransomware gains initial access through unsecure remote desktop protocol (RDP) or through unpatched vulnerabilities.
[3/5] The threat also abuses tools such as #Mimikatz for credential access and Cobalt Strike for lateral movement. More details on how these tools are abused for ransomware attacks: research.trendmicro.com/3hYEMkT
[1/n] We’re monitoring developments on a new piece of proof-of-concept #ransomware called #Chaos. It’s purportedly a .NET version of #Ryuk, but our analysis shows that its routines are different from Ryuk’s.
[2/n] Earlier versions of #Chaos were actually destructive #trojans that overwrote rather than encrypted files, which meant that victims had no way of restoring their files to their original state.
[3/n] The third version of #Chaos was traditional #ransomware, having the ability to encrypt files via RSA/AES and also providing a decrypter. With this version, the creator asked for donations to support the ongoing development of Chaos.