APT32 Hacker Group Attacking Cybersecurity Professionals Poisoning GitHub

The malicious Southeast Asian APT group known as OceanLotus (APT32) has been implicated in a sophisticated attack.

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#APT32 has been exploiting spear-phishing to infiltrate and compromise a Vietnamese human rights organization for over four years. They deployed #CobaltStrike Beacons to steal sensitive data, including Google Chrome cookies and personal information. https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/vietnamese-human-rights-group-targeted.html
Vietnamese Human Rights Group Targeted in Multi-Year Cyberattack by APT32

Vietnamese human rights group targeted by APT32 hackers in multi-year campaign. Malware used to compromise systems and steal data.

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Thanks SC Magazine, for allowing me to provide a little detail on #APT32 and some of the organised crime groups in Vietnam, alongside @WithSecureLabs' recent report on the recent use of #DarkGate #malware.

#APT #DFIR #IncidentResponse

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Hackers target U.S. Facebook biz accounts with potent malware cocktail

Multiple threat actors are using a malware as a service toolset and targeting Facebook business accounts in the U.S., UK and India.

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via: @campuscodi

QiAnXin published a report on the recent attacks of #OceanLotus (#APT32) that targeted Chinese organizations throughout 2021.

The group allegedly used 3 zero-day #vulns:

+1 in an unnamed antivirus product
+2 in an unnamed workstation management system. More here (in Chinese): https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/pd6fUs5TLdBtwUHauclDOQ | #infosec #espionage #malware

APT32 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π°Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΡƒΠ΅Ρ‚ Π²ΡŒΠ΅Ρ‚Π½Π°ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΠ·Π°Ρ‰ΠΈΡ‚Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² с ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ‰ΡŒΡŽ шпионского ПО #APT32, #ΠΊΠΈΠ±Π΅Ρ€ΡˆΠΏΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°ΠΆ, #Π’ΡŒΠ΅Ρ‚Π½Π°ΠΌ https://t.co/MMlV8kq3Xj https://t.co/fVcDCYCj3o

Π˜ΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ‡Π½ΠΈΠΊ: https://twitter.com/SecurityLabnews/status/1364837542676299777

APT32 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π°Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΡƒΠ΅Ρ‚ Π²ΡŒΠ΅Ρ‚Π½Π°ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΠ·Π°Ρ‰ΠΈΡ‚Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² с ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ‰ΡŒΡŽ шпионского ПО

Атаки ΡΠ²Π»ΡΡŽΡ‚ΡΡ Ρ‡Π°ΡΡ‚ΡŒΡŽ Ρ‚Π΅ΠΊΡƒΡ‰Π΅ΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ, Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π° слСТку Π·Π° Π²ΡŒΠ΅Ρ‚Π½Π°ΠΌΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΠ·Π°Ρ‰ΠΈΡ‚Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, Π±Π»ΠΎΠ³Π³Π΅Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ нСкоммСрчСскими организациями.

Facebook связала APT32 с IT-ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ Π²ΠΎ Π’ΡŒΠ΅Ρ‚Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅ #Facebook, #APT32 https://www.securitylab.ru/news/514777.php https://twitter.com/SecurityLabnews/status/1338409700006764544/photo/1
Facebook Shutters Accounts Used in APT32 Cyberattacks - Facebook shut down accounts and Pages used by two separate threat groups to spread malware and con... https://threatpost.com/facebook-accounts-apt32-cyberattacks/162186/ #phishingattack #malwareattack #wateringhole #cyberattack #bangladesh #googleapps #googleplay #facebook #phishing #malware #hacks #apt32
Facebook Shutters Accounts Used in APT32 Cyberattacks

Facebook shut down accounts and Pages used by two separate threat groups to spread malware and conduct phishing attacks.

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MacOS Users Targeted By OceanLotus Backdoor - The new backdoor comes with multiple payloads and new detection evasion tactics. https://threatpost.com/macos-users-targeted-oceanlotus-backdoor/161655/ #vietnamesecyberattack #microsoftword #oceanlotusapt #macosmalware #oceanlotus #ziparchive #backdoor #malware #payload #apt32 #macos
MacOS Users Targeted By OceanLotus Backdoor

The new backdoor variant comes with multiple payloads and new detection evasion tactics.

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Windows Error Reporting: Hacker missbrauchen Dienst fΓΌr Malware-Angriff

Die Sicherheitsforscher von Malwarebytes berichten von einer Angriffsmethode, die den Windows Error Reporting-Dienst missbraucht.

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APT Attack Injects Malware into Windows Error Reporting - The fileless attack uses a phishing campaign that lures victims with information about a worker’s ... https://threatpost.com/apt-attack-malware-windows-error-reporting/159861/ #windowserrorreporting #workersscompensation #detectionevasion #filelessmalware #malwarebytes #websecurity #cyberattack #nationstate #oceanlotus #vietnamese #injection #campaign #malware #vietnam #kraken #apt32 #apt
APT Attack Injects Malware into Windows Error Reporting

The fileless attack uses a phishing campaign that lures victims with information about a worker’s compensation claim.

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