Threat actors were observed using Emotet to gain access to the victim’s network and deploy Quantum ransomware to devices on the domain.
Various tools were used for lateral movement, data exfiltration, and remote access including Cobalt Strike, Rclone, Tactical RMM, and AnyDesk.
Legitimate Windows tools such as systeminfo, ping, net, nltest, and whoami were used for local and remote discovery.
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Feb 05, 2023
Trigona Ransomware Analysis
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Feb 02, 2023
Ukraine CERT-UA: Compromised Email Address Used To...
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Feb 01, 2023
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Jan 29, 2023
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Jan 26, 2023
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Jan 26, 2023
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Jan 25, 2023
Emotet Malware Makes a Comeback with New...
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Jan 25, 2023
DragonSpark
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