Advanced Persistent Threat Targeting Vietnamese Human Rights Defenders | Huntress

Huntress identified an intrusion against a non-profit supporting Vietnamese human rights that’s likely spanned years. Jump in as we provide a thorough analysis of this malicious threat actor.

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

Amnesty International hat in Phishing-Mails Hinweise gefunden, dass die Gruppe Ocean Lotus einen in Deutschland lebenden vietnamesischen Blogger ausgespäht hat.
Ocean Lotus: Cyberangriffe auf Aktivisten aus Vietnam in Deutschland
Ocean Lotus: Cyberangriffe auf Aktivisten aus Vietnam in Deutschland

Amnesty International hat in Phishing-Mails Hinweise gefunden, dass die Gruppe Ocean Lotus einen in Deutschland lebenden vietnamesischen Blogger ausgespäht hat.

Mac users warned of more Ocean Lotus malware targeted attacks

Security researchers have warned of the latest incarnation of a backdoor trojan horse that has been used in the past to target Mac users. If you're a Mac user, I really hope you're running anti-virus…

Mac users warned of more Ocean Lotus malware targeted attacks - Security researchers have warned of the latest incarnation of a backdoor trojan horse that has bee... https://grahamcluley.com/mac-users-warned-of-more-ocean-lotus-malware-targeted-attacks/ #oceanlotus #malware #macos
Mac users warned of more Ocean Lotus malware targeted attacks

Security researchers have warned of the latest incarnation of a backdoor trojan horse that has been used in the past to target Mac users. If you're a Mac user, I really hope you're running anti-virus…

Вьетнамская APT-группа наряду с кибершпионскими операциями занялась майнингом #Вьетнам, #майнинг, #APT, #OceanLotus, #Microsoft https://www.securitylab.ru/news/514469.php https://twitter.com/SecurityLabnews/status/1333711194872553472/photo/1
Вьетнамская APT-группа наряду с кибершпионскими операциями занялась майнингом

Похоже, кибершпионы ищут способы получения финансовой выгоды с систем, взломанных в рамках кибершпионских операций.

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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Хакеры используют службу WER в бесфайловых кибератаках #кибератака, #Malwarebytes, #OceanLotus https://www.securitylab.ru/news/512802.php https://twitter.com/SecurityLabnews/status/1313737082171523072/photo/1
Хакеры используют службу WER в бесфайловых кибератаках

За новой вредоносной кампанией предположительно стоит вьетнамская кибершпионская группировка APT32.

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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