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2022-08-25 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC), Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team, Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{mstic:20220825:mercury:a02a670, author = {Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team and Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{MERCURY leveraging Log4j 2 vulnerabilities in unpatched systems to target Israeli organizations}}, date = {2022-08-25}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/08/25/mercury-leveraging-log4j-2-vulnerabilities-in-unpatched-systems-to-target-israeli-organizations}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-08-30} } MERCURY leveraging Log4j 2 vulnerabilities in unpatched systems to target Israeli organizations
MimiKatz
2022-06-13 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20220613:many:7681eda, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{The many lives of BlackCat ransomware}}, date = {2022-06-13}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/06/13/the-many-lives-of-blackcat-ransomware/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-06-15} } The many lives of BlackCat ransomware
BlackCat
2022-05-09 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)
@online{team:20220509:ransomwareasaservice:13ec472, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team and Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)}, title = {{Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself}}, date = {2022-05-09}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/05/09/ransomware-as-a-service-understanding-the-cybercrime-gig-economy-and-how-to-protect-yourself}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-05-17} } Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself
AnchorDNS BlackCat BlackMatter Conti DarkSide HelloKitty Hive LockBit REvil FAKEUPDATES Griffon ATOMSILO BazarBackdoor BlackCat BlackMatter Blister Cobalt Strike Conti DarkSide Emotet FiveHands Gozi HelloKitty Hive IcedID ISFB JSSLoader LockBit LockFile Maze NightSky Pandora Phobos Phoenix Locker PhotoLoader QakBot REvil Rook Ryuk SystemBC TrickBot WastedLocker BRONZE STARLIGHT
2022-05-09 ⋅ Microsoft Security ⋅ Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center, Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{center:20220509:ransomwareasaservice:3dac44d, author = {Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center and Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself}}, date = {2022-05-09}, organization = {Microsoft Security}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/05/09/ransomware-as-a-service-understanding-the-cybercrime-gig-economy-and-how-to-protect-yourself/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-06-02} } Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself
Griffon BazarBackdoor BlackCat BlackMatter Blister Gozi LockBit Pandora Rook SystemBC TrickBot
2022-04-13 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20220413:dismantling:ace8546, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{Dismantling ZLoader: How malicious ads led to disabled security tools and ransomware}}, date = {2022-04-13}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/04/13/dismantling-zloader-how-malicious-ads-led-to-disabled-security-tools-and-ransomware/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-04-14} } Dismantling ZLoader: How malicious ads led to disabled security tools and ransomware
BlackMatter Cobalt Strike DarkSide Ryuk Zloader
2022-03-22 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC), Detection and Response Team (DART), Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{mstic:20220322:dev0537:eea56dc, author = {Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Detection and Response Team (DART) and Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{DEV-0537 (UNC3661) criminal actor targeting organizations for data exfiltration and destruction}}, date = {2022-03-22}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/03/22/dev-0537-criminal-actor-targeting-organizations-for-data-exfiltration-and-destruction/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-08-05} } DEV-0537 (UNC3661) criminal actor targeting organizations for data exfiltration and destruction
RedLine Stealer LAPSUS
2022-02-02 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20220202:evolution:4f55642, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{The evolution of a Mac trojan: UpdateAgent’s progression}}, date = {2022-02-02}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/02/02/the-evolution-of-a-mac-trojan-updateagents-progression/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-02-04} } The evolution of a Mac trojan: UpdateAgent’s progression
UpdateAgent
2022-01-18 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20220118:evolved:87fc647, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{Evolved phishing: Device registration trick adds to phishers’ toolbox for victims without MFA}}, date = {2022-01-18}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/01/26/evolved-phishing-device-registration-trick-adds-to-phishers-toolbox-for-victims-without-mfa/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-01-31} } Evolved phishing: Device registration trick adds to phishers’ toolbox for victims without MFA
WhisperGate
2022-01-15 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft, Microsoft Security Intelligence, Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU), Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART), Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{microsoft:20220115:destructive:77ac2f5, author = {Microsoft and Microsoft Security Intelligence and Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU) and Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) and Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{Destructive malware targeting Ukrainian organizations (DEV-0586)}}, date = {2022-01-15}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/01/15/destructive-malware-targeting-ukrainian-organizations/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-01-18} } Destructive malware targeting Ukrainian organizations (DEV-0586)
WhisperGate DEV-0586
2021-12-11 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)
@online{team:20211211:guidance:fb6acc1, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team and Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)}, title = {{Guidance for preventing, detecting, and hunting for exploitation of the Log4j 2 vulnerability}}, date = {2021-12-11}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/12/11/guidance-for-preventing-detecting-and-hunting-for-cve-2021-44228-log4j-2-exploitation}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-07-25} } Guidance for preventing, detecting, and hunting for exploitation of the Log4j 2 vulnerability
Khonsari NightSky BRONZE STARLIGHT
2021-12-09 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20211209:closer:bace4ec, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{A closer look at Qakbot’s latest building blocks (and how to knock them down)}}, date = {2021-12-09}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/12/09/a-closer-look-at-qakbots-latest-building-blocks-and-how-to-knock-them-down/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-12-13} } A closer look at Qakbot’s latest building blocks (and how to knock them down)
QakBot
2021-11-11 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20211111:html:410a27f, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{HTML smuggling surges: Highly evasive loader technique increasingly used in banking malware, targeted attacks}}, date = {2021-11-11}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/11/11/html-smuggling-surges-highly-evasive-loader-technique-increasingly-used-in-banking-malware-targeted-attacks/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-11-12} } HTML smuggling surges: Highly evasive loader technique increasingly used in banking malware, targeted attacks
AsyncRAT Mekotio NjRAT
2021-10-21 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20211021:frankenphish:0b9f2e9, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{Franken-phish: TodayZoo built from other phishing kits}}, date = {2021-10-21}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/10/21/franken-phish-todayzoo-built-from-other-phishing-kits/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-10-26} } Franken-phish: TodayZoo built from other phishing kits
2021-09-21 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20210921:catching:4621a10, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{Catching the big fish: Analyzing a large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation}}, date = {2021-09-21}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/09/21/catching-the-big-fish-analyzing-a-large-scale-phishing-as-a-service-operation/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-09-22} } Catching the big fish: Analyzing a large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation
2021-09-15 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)
@online{team:20210915:analyzing:bafe767, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team and Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)}, title = {{Analyzing attacks that exploit the CVE-2021-40444 MSHTML vulnerability}}, date = {2021-09-15}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/09/15/analyzing-attacks-that-exploit-the-mshtml-cve-2021-40444-vulnerability}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-05-17} } Analyzing attacks that exploit the CVE-2021-40444 MSHTML vulnerability
EXOTIC LILY
2021-09-15 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)
@online{team:20210915:analyzing:37b6528, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team and Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)}, title = {{Analyzing attacks that exploit the CVE-2021-40444 MSHTML vulnerability}}, date = {2021-09-15}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/09/15/analyzing-attacks-that-exploit-the-mshtml-cve-2021-40444-vulnerability/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-09-19} } Analyzing attacks that exploit the CVE-2021-40444 MSHTML vulnerability
Cobalt Strike
2021-08-26 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20210826:widespread:16ba3cc, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{Widespread credential phishing campaign abuses open redirector links}}, date = {2021-08-26}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/08/26/widespread-credential-phishing-campaign-abuses-open-redirector-links/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-08-31} } Widespread credential phishing campaign abuses open redirector links
2021-07-29 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20210729:when:5d75299, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{When coin miners evolve, Part 2: Hunting down LemonDuck and LemonCat attacks}}, date = {2021-07-29}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/07/29/when-coin-miners-evolve-part-2-hunting-down-lemonduck-and-lemoncat-attacks/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-02-16} } When coin miners evolve, Part 2: Hunting down LemonDuck and LemonCat attacks
Lemon Duck
2021-07-29 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20210729:bazacall:8d79cdf, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{BazaCall: Phony call centers lead to exfiltration and ransomware}}, date = {2021-07-29}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/07/29/bazacall-phony-call-centers-lead-to-exfiltration-and-ransomware/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-08-02} } BazaCall: Phony call centers lead to exfiltration and ransomware
BazarBackdoor Cobalt Strike
2021-07-22 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20210722:when:d734e91, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{When coin miners evolve, Part 1: Exposing LemonDuck and LemonCat, modern mining malware infrastructure}}, date = {2021-07-22}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/07/22/when-coin-miners-evolve-part-1-exposing-lemonduck-and-lemoncat-modern-mining-malware-infrastructure/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-02-16} } When coin miners evolve, Part 1: Exposing LemonDuck and LemonCat, modern mining malware infrastructure
Lemon Duck