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Iran-Linked UNC3313 APT Employed Two Custom Backdoors Against a Middle East Gov Entity
Mandiant Threat Intelligence has been tracking and providing extensive coverage of UNC3313 activity, assessed with moderate confidence to be associated with TEMP.Zagros, to include the group’s malware development of GramDoor and StarWhale payloads. We believe that UNC3313...
Cyber Threat Actors Announce Threats and Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure in Response to Russia/Ukraine Conflict
In response to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, various cyber threat actor groups have been announcing sides and possible threats of action against various parties. Mandiant Threat Intelligence observed some activity with implications for critical infrastructure and operational…
EMOTET Distributes New Payment Card Theft Module and Atera Agent Installers
Mandiant observed UNC3443 EMOTET activity distributing a new payment card stealing module targeting Chrome users.
APT41
APT41 is a Chinese state-sponsored espionage group that also conducts financially motivated activity for personal gain. The group has executed multiple supply chain compromises, gaining access to software companies to inject malicious code into legitimate files before distributing updates.
FIN11
FIN11 is a financially motivated threat group that has conducted some of the largest and longest running malware distribution campaigns observed amongst our FIN groups to date. Mandiant has observed FIN11 attempt to monetize their operations at least once using named point-of-sale (POS) malware and more frequently using CLOP ransomware combined with traditional extortion.
UNC1543
UNC1543 is a financially motivated cluster of activity that distributes FAKEUPDATES, a multi-stage JavaScript dropper that typically masquerades as a browser update. In at least some cases, UNC1543 appears to partner with clients or affiliates who use access obtained by the group to deploy additional malware.
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