Dridex Returns, Targets MacOS Using New Entry Method
The Dridex variant we analyzed targets MacOS platforms with a new technique to deliver documents embedded with malicious macros to users. Read More HERE…
Trend Micro Research : Endpoints
IcedID Botnet Distributors Abuse Google PPC to Distribute Malware
We analyze the latest changes in IcedID botnet from a campaign that abuses Google pay per click (PPC) ads to distribute IcedID via malvertising attacks. Read More HERE…
A Technical Analysis of CVE-2022-22583 and CVE-2022-32800
This blog entry discusses the technical details of how we exploited CVE-2022-22583 using a different method. We also tackle the technical details of CVE-2022-32800, another SIP-bypass that we discovered more recently, in this report. Read More HERE…
Detecting Windows AMSI Bypass Techniques
We look into some of the implementations that cybercriminals use to bypass the Windows Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) and how security teams can detect threats attempting to abuse it for compromise with Trend Micro Vision One™. Read More HERE…
Diving into an Old Exploit Chain and Discovering 3 new SIP-Bypass Vulnerabilities
More than two years ago, a researcher, A2nkF demonstrated the exploit chain from root privilege escalation to SIP-Bypass up to arbitrary kernel extension loading. In this blog entry, we will discuss how we discovered 3 more vulnerabilities from the old exploit chain. Read More HERE…
Raspberry Robin Malware Targets Telecom, Governments
We found samples of the Raspberry Robin malware spreading in telecommunications and government office systems beginning September. The main payload itself is packed with more than 10 layers for obfuscation and is capable of delivering a fake payload once it detects sandboxing and security analytics tools. Read More HERE…
A Closer Look at Windows Kernel Threats
In this blog entry, we discuss the reasons why malicious actors choose to and opt not to pursue kernel-level access in their attacks. It also provides an overview of kernel-level threats that have been publicly reported from April 2015 to October 2022. Read More HERE…
Agenda Ransomware Uses Rust to Target More Vital Industries
This year, various ransomware-as-a-service groups have developed versions of their ransomware in Rust, including Agenda. Agenda’s Rust variant has targeted vital industries like its Go counterpart. In this blog, we will discuss how the Rust variant works. Read More HERE…
Ransomware Business Models: Future Pivots and Trends
Ransomware groups and their business models are expected to change from what and how we know it to date. In this blog entry, we summarize from some of our insights the triggers that spark the small changes in the short term (“evolutions”) and the bigger deviations (“revolutions”) they can redirect their criminal enterprises to in the long run. Read More HERE…
Probing Weaponized Chat Applications Abused in Supply-Chain Attacks
This report examines the infection chain and the pieces of malware used by malicious actors in supply-chain attacks that leveraged trojanized installers of chat-based customer engagement platforms. Read More HERE…